December 2018 Note from the Director We close 2018 having achieved several critical milestones this year including: issuing our thematic paper on the Sustainable Learning Framework, launching the first Refugee Educator Academy courses—both facilitated and self- paced, hosting a variety of webinars featuring thought leaders and innovators from around the globe solidifying new partnerships—including with […]
By Katherine Standefer—VQR—December 13, 2018— The diggers have been gone less than a year. In the grown-over patches on the slope of Mpama South, emptied anchovy tins rust in the dirt beside strips of tarp, thick plastic jugs, and waxy cartons of mango juice squeezed flat at the waist. Over them grows a lace of […]
By Sylvia A. Harvey—The Investigative Fund—December 13, 2018— As the incarceration of mothers increases in the United States, who cares for the children left behind? A clean dusting of snow coats the hoods of cars parked along Philadelphia’s West Norris Street. The trees are mostly bare, withered leaves buried in the corners of benches. This winter […]
By Erin Banco—The Daily Beast—December 13, 2018— The ‘Russia investigation’ is set to go global. In court filings due to drop in 2019, prosecutors will unveil Middle Eastern countries’ attempts to influence U.S. politics. Over the past year, the indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas have largely been connected, in one way or another, to Russia. […]
The Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville, NY is hiring for multiple Guest Service Associate positions. We have openings for both full and part-time seasonal (April through November) positions. Duties Provide concierge service to our guests: Ensure guest satisfaction Answer questions Provide any service requested Attend to safety issues Front Desk work and coordination […]
The Carey Institute in Rensselaerville, NY is seeking a Skilled Worker – Building & Grounds Maintenance. This is a full-time, permanent, year-round position. Competitive pay for the right person Skills: Plumbing Electric Building Systems General Maintenance Ability to work well with others Organized Utilizes time efficiently Please contact Phil Galka, Building & Grounds Manager at 518-797-5100 […]
Join us in congratulating Logan Nonfiction alumni Shane Bauer and Rania Abouzeid for their inclusion on The New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of 2018” list. The list, compiled by the editors of The New York Times Book Review, features the year’s most notable works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. “No Turning Back: Life, Loss, […]
November 2018 We are pleased this month to issue a call for “Letters of Intent” for the evaluation of our Refugee Educator Academy pilot foundations course. Please submit your interest here or share the link with innovative education program evaluators in your Network. Thanks for your help in spreading the word. This month I am […]
Upstate-downstate gathering solidifies sustainability of brewing and agricultural industries Rensselaerville, N.Y. – Helderberg Brewery at the Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville, and Strong Rope Brewery in Brooklyn partnered to host a farmer-brewer meet-up on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Over ten of the state’s largest hop growers met with a group of Brooklyn-based craft […]
By Julie Kasper, Refugee Educator Academy Program Manager—Hechinger Report—October 22, 2018— It’s easy during the current heated U.S. election season to miss reports on devastating national events, like the news that the Trump administration has cut the number of refugees the nation will admit to 30,000 or fewer in the current fiscal year, its lowest level in […]
