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Zidouemba s campaign focuses on fundraising, increasing student-athlete presence in the SA and highlighting the philanthropic efforts of Greek life members.
A former candidate for Student Association president is again vying for the role on a platform to increase representation on campus for marginalized groups and create more avenues for the SA to build relationships with students.
Christian Zidouemba, a junior studying international business and international affairs, is centering his run this time around on adding internal roles, like SA director positions to support marginalized students, and pushing for professional development opportunities, like a mentorship program with alumni, he said. Zidouemba said since his last campaign, he has spent time learning the SA bylaws and speaking with top officials about his platform points.
Congrats, GW – you’ve made it 200 years strong.
Since your establishment two centuries ago, you’ve changed nicknames, altered admissions practices and participated in tons of protests. In commemoration of this milestone, the editorial board deliberated GW’s best and worst moments. Opinions editor Hannah Thacker looks into the history of the Colonials moniker; contributing opinions editor Andrew Sugrue lays out the evolution of GW’s tuition costs; culture editor Anna Boone comments on campus expansion; managing editor Parth Kotak breaks down the racial history of GW; managing director Kiran Hoeffner-Shah talks about student activism; design editor Olivia Columbus weighs in on gender equality; and sports editor Emily Maise sheds light on the history of sports.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 | 5:00 – 6:30pm, Hawaii
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 9:30am - 11:00am Yangon
When the East-West Center held its International Media Conference in Yangon in 2014, it was a time of great excitement, hope and inspiration for the country’s media; Myanmar journalists said it was the first time they felt safe to speak freely after nearly 50 years of military rule and a fragile transition to democracy in 2010. Although journalists continued to face challenges during the transition to democracy, the impact of the military coup that imposed a yearlong state of emergency on Feb. 1, 2021, again has journalists fearing for their safety and the survival of an independent media.
Bonhams establishes bicoastal Canadian presence
Cailin Broere brings over 15 years of art market experience with her to Bonhams. Photo: Bonhams.
TORONTO
.- The international auction house Bonhams announces the expansion of its North American presence, with the appointment of Cailin Broere as new Regional Consultant for Vancouver and Western Canada. She joins her counterpart, Kristin Kearney, Director of Bonhams Canada, based out of Toronto. Broere takes up her new post with immediate effect.
Cailin Broere brings over 15 years of art market experience with her to Bonhams. Most recently, for ten years she excelled as a Hong Kong-based art consultant, working internationally with commercial galleries, art fairs, and both private and corporate clients throughout Europe and Asia. She has traveled extensively and organized numerous public and private exhibitions and curatorial projects, with clients including the Mandarin Oriental and the British Consulate of Hong Kong. She joins Bon
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Henderson said while the interviews cannot be considered representative of the entire Uyghur experience, the research project still provides an “informed window” into current life in Xinjiang.
Human rights experts discussed the detention experiences of ethnic Uyghur minorities in China’s Xinjiang region Tuesday.
The Elliott School of International Affairs hosted the event, which featured a discussion about nonprofit news organization Radio Free Asia’s newly published report detailing firsthand accounts of Uyghur harassment and internment. Sean Roberts, an associate professor of the practice of international affairs, moderated the discussion, which was held in collaboration with the school’s Central Asia Program.