Word on Campus

'Word on Campus' is a feature launched by the Global Conversation to engage undergraduate and graduate students on global issues. Each time, 3-4 students will be interviewed on a selected issue, and their video responses will be posted on the Global Conversation. Look out for our media producer around campus!

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    The Editors | October 24th, 2012
      Word On Campus asked Brown students and a recent alum to respond to the presidential debates this year, particularly, the final debate on foreign policy.   The students are: Elizabeth Fuerbacher '14  Manas Gautam '12 Sheryl Hado '13...
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    The Editors | May 2nd, 2011
        On Sunday, May 1, 2011, United States president Barack Obama announced to the world that a US army operation in Pakistan had resulted in the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden, ending a ten-year pursuit of a man widely regarded as...
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    The Editors | March 21st, 2011
      "Do you see government as part of the problem or solution in addressing environmental and social issues in Latin America?" To put it mildly, Latin America is one of the regions in which non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations...
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    The Editors | March 11th, 2011
    "Will 21st century Russia be as important on the global arena as it was in the 20th century?" For good or for bad, the USSR was a superpower in the 20th century, dominating the global arena and impossible to ignore. But since the collapse of the...
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    The Editors | March 5th, 2011
    "Do you think popular uprising will lead to real political change in the Middle East?" The world's attention has been fixated on the Middle East since popular uprising in Tunisia resulted in the overthrow of Ben Ali's dictatorial regime. Egypt...
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    The Editors | February 13th, 2011
    "In light of the recent developments in Egypt, what is your opinion of the US supporting allied countries that have autocratic regimes?" is the question asked in this episode of "Word on Campus", a new feature launched by the Global...
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    The Editors | February 12th, 2011
    This is a new feature launched by the Global Conversation to engage students on global issues. Each time, we interview a few students, and get them to talk about a selected issue. In this inaugural episode, we interview 4 students, asking them...