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By Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Scholar and Director of Civic Learning and Democracy Initiatives, Association of American Colleges and Universities Bringing Theory to Practice

They work in India's mines to supply the cosmetics and car paint industries. And sometimes they die. Der Spiegel

A recent commencement in Brooklyn was especially meaningful for a young man from Crown Heights, and his mom. John Johnson is an alumnus of Global Citizenship Seminar 8 of the Global Citizenship Alliance that took place last April in Salzburg, Austria. John, a graduate of Kingsborough Community College, also is the recipient of the most prestigious transfer scholarship in the U.S., the Jack Kent Cooke, which will cover his education at the Tish School of Arts at New York University starting this fall. ny1 video

The Fourth annual San Jose State Cultural Showcase returned Wednesday evening to perform several acts in the Student Union. The show featured an array of diverse ethnic performances. The program’s goal was to spread the importance of multiculturalism and to offer a slice of what life is like in many of these regions. Spartan Daily Cultural Showcase video

The EU's achievements are huge. As Brexit begins, don't forget that hundreds of millions still want to be part of it. The Guardian

It has taken all of us to build the web we have, and now it is up to all of us to build the web we want - for everyone. The Guardian

Global Citizenship Alliance alumna Shani Suber, English faculty technology coach at North Lake College of the Dallas County Community College District, completed a project after attending the GCA's Faculty & Administrators Program last summer in Potsdam, Germany. Upon her return, she decided to try the Sole Hope Project - with the support of Candace Eldridge, Adrianne Settles, Global Citizenship Committee, NLC Student Life, NLC Marketing, and NLC International Department.* Faculty and students collected over 300 pairs of jeans on campus and made 370 pairs of shoe patterns. Through the involvement of more than 200 students and employee volunteers, 240.5 pounds of denim scraps were sent to Blue Jeans Go Green to make insulation for homes. Sole Hope *They were instrumental in assisting and completing the project with Shani over countless hours  

Yolanda T. Moses [Co-Chair, Board of Directors of the Global Citizenship Alliance] highlights four areas that institutions and individuals should focus on to encourage diversity and inclusion over the next four years. Inside Higher Ed

Has the EU really lost touch with its citizens? Is it unable to improve people's lives? Yes and no. Across Europe, EU money flows from Brussels into thousands of projects and ideas. Why does nobody notice? Der Spiegel International