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Learn how to navigate the job market for your new career in Workshop 5 in the ONWARDS Career Transitions Series. This workshop guides you through effective job search strategies beyond academic or creative sectors. Topics include identifying relevant opportunities, interpreting job postings, and building an organized job search routine. The session emphasizes self-care, time management, […]
RegisterOne of the most painful aspects of displacement is the way it disconnects us from the people, organizations, and causes that meant so much to us back home. How do we stay personally, professionally, and politically engaged when we are no longer physically present? In this webinar, medical researcher Rasha Azrag (Sudan), literary writer Danson […]
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On March 13, 2025, Carly O’Connell of IIE-SRF moderated an informal conversation with Indigenous scholar and peacebuilder Binalakshmi “Bina” Nepram. The session was not recorded to protect the privacy of those who attended. Nepram’s work focuses on deepening democracy and championing women-led peace, security, and disarmament in Manipur, India, and in seven socio Indigenous regions […]
Learn MoreIn this session intended for artists, writers, and other creative people, facilitator Kelly Olshan teaches participants to define their objectives, then work through strategic planning techniques such as the SMART Goal-Setting and SWOT Analysis to begin to design the career they desire. Kelly Olshan is a Learning Program Officer for the New York Foundation for […]
Learn MoreOn February 13, 2025, Rania Mamoun talked about her life as a displaced Sudanese activist and writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction with scholar Nevine Abraham. Their conversation was in Arabic and was not recorded to protect the privacy of those who attended. Rania completed Something Evergreen Called Life, a poetry manuscript written during COVID-19 quarantine, […]
Learn MoreIn this workshop designed for artists, writers, and scholars, participants learned the basics of US copyright law and how to navigate the world of creative expression through copyright. It was co-facilitated by intellectual property, media, and entertainment attorneys Nancy Wolff and Charity Gates and was moderated by Gracie Golden of the Artistic Freedom Initiative. Nancy […]
Learn MoreThis informal conversation on January 9, 2025 featured Dr. Funmilola Ayeni, a microbiologist who was an IIE Scholar Rescue Fund fellow at Vassar College in 2019-2021 and is now a tenure-track professor. Carly O’Connell of the Scholar Rescue Fund was the host. Dr. Ayeni pursued her undergraduate education at Federal University of Technology in Akure, Nigeria, […]
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