Every academic year as I enter the classroom, I find a newer generation of students. I look at their years of birth and think to myself, “Oh My God, this is the year I got my Bachelor’s degree and now here they are at the bachelor’s level,” or “wow I feel so ancient when I…
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“It there is a heaven on earth, it is here…it is here…it is here.” Srinagar has been the fascination of many. So, this summer when I got an opportunity to travel to this most famous “go to” Hindi movie shooting location of the 70’s and 80’s, my heart jumped to it. As the name suggests,…
read moreThe topic for my class recently was globalization and how ethical it is. This was a peer-to-peer session where a group of students presented the topic for 20 minutes, showed a YouTube video to substantiate their point of view, and had a balloon-popping question/answer session at the end of every section. I found their activity…
read moreAristotle said, “Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.” Good relationships are key to living through an excellent human experience. However, in this day and age, there is much distrust. We have mostly turned suspicious of the other. Everyone today is guilty of judging and analyzing others and…
read moreWe have come far in our quest for education. The journey of knowledge and exploration is quite fascinating and deeply speaks about the interconnectedness and the interdependence of the world. As human beings discovered things and experienced life as it happened, they felt a need to record the outcomes so that the information could be…
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“Within you lies indomitable power.” — Swami Vivekananda As human beings we need to realize that we are a powerhouse of energy, and vibration. Undefeatable power lives within us waiting to be awakened. All we need to understand is how to harness it for our self and then teach the same to others. You may…
read moreWe have a come long way since the invention of shoes, from walking barefoot until today. The journey of shoes is an interesting one. There have been many quotes on shoes, and lessons that have come out from owning shoes. For example, “I used to complain for not having shoes, until I saw a man…
read moreAt Harvard University, Nayan Chanda, Founder of Yale Global Online said “Globalization means reconnecting the human community.” He further mentioned that globalization has been an age-old process. For centuries, we as a race have been migrating to different lands, exchanging goods, services and ideas to improve our lives. “With globalization our interconnectedness and interdependence have…
read moreWhat is the future of learning? It is a question that can intrigue, excite and be discussed on many levels and platforms. From an academic standpoint, one may ask, whose future of learning? What context, in which continent, country and city? Is there any past research available and why is this inquiry important now? Therefore,…
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Recently, there has been uproar about modifying a three year degree program to a four year one in India. There were arguments for and against the introduction of a four year undergraduate program. While the four year college education would help students who aspire to go abroad for higher studies, the same would mean a…
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