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Resident Spotlight: Isabella Mukankusi (Uganda)

Written by International House on February 23, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

Lengths of residency at International House vary from a month to three years. Within these concentrated periods, the opportunities for residents from different countries and disciplines to meet one another are especially valuable, and our global community becomes stronger with each new community member. Joining us for the Spring 2022 semester is Isabella Mukankusi, a human rights lawyer from Uganda who moved to New York to attend the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) in the Institute of the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University, a four-month-long program. Isabella sat with us...

Page Turner Series: Humanity Reimagined with Martin Fiore of EY

Written by International House on February 22, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

Join International House as we welcome author Martin Fiore to Davis Hall on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. With residents attending in person and more of our global community attending online, Fiore will share insights with us on how we can take control of our future to enhance the qualities we cherish in human existence — creativity, empathy, freedom. SPEAKER For years, Martin Fiore, an executive with Ernst & Young LLP (EY), has been advising business leaders about technological trends that are reshaping our world—from artificial intelligence and the rise of autonomous systems to...

Experts on Sustainable Development Share Why We Should Have Hope

Written by International House on February 17, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

On Monday, January 31st, International House welcomed to its virtual stage Jeffrey D. Sachs, world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development, for a candid conversation about sustainability as seen through the lens of politics, business, and civic engagement. In conversation with Sachs was International House Trustee Andy Darrell, the Chief of Strategy, Global Energy and Finance and New York Regional Director for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), who also serves on New York City’s Sustainability Advisory Board....

Resident Spotlight: Fabio Gomes dos Santos (Brazil)

Written by International House on February 17, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

Meet Fabio Gomes dos Santos from Brazil, a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School. Fabio arrived in 2019 to begin his research program, and left New York at the peak of the pandemic. He returned to the House when it reopened for Fall 2021, and has since been an active participant in I-House programming and resident life. We caught up with Fabio to talk about his I-House experience and the work he’s been doing. Tell us about yourself. Where are you from, and what are you studying? I am a Brazilian Visiting Scholar doing part of my JSD research at Columbia Law School. My...

The Expat Success Story: Chinese American Careers in the US

Written by International House on February 4, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

International House is excited to host a four-part series which aims to explore major issues facing the US-China relationship in the years ahead. Distinguished speakers and moderators will host in-depth discussions on the relationship between the world’s two greatest powers – and their citizens. The first session, “Seeking Common Ground: The Future of US-China Relations” was held virtually on March 12, 2021. The event was moderated by I-House Board Chairman Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, with speakers Elizabeth Economy from the Hoover Institution and Daniel Russel of the Asia Society Policy...

A Visit from the Consul General of Japan Brings Culinary Wonder

Written by International House on February 3, 2022. Posted in News Archive.

The International House community was treated to a rare experience on January 24, 2022, when two sous chefs from the private residence of the Consul General of Japan in New York demonstrated “The Art of Japanese Cooking: A Virtual Evening of Culinary Wonder.” The event was streamed live from the I-House kitchen. Chefs Shima Yasugiro and Tsutsumi Shogo prepared two traditional dishes: Ohitashi with spinach and mushrooms (simmered vegetable with dashi) and traditional sukiyaki with wagyu beef, recipes for which were provided in advance for Zoom attendees. During opening...