Archive for September 2019
Fall in Williamstown, 2019
Fall is here! The trees are turning red, yellow, orange, and sometimes just brown. The students are discovering what we mean when we say “winter” out here.. You know, that ten degrees Centigrade isn’t really that cold, by Williamstown standards. We took a walk around town recently and snapped some photos. Come join us for a…
Read MoreOnline Training: Waste Disposal and Sanitation
Planning and Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies Style: MOOC, enrollment whenever, five weeks, 16-17 hours Focus: Introduces integrated sanitation planning, both on a citywide scale and for specific contexts such as informal settlements. Covers different sanitation planning frameworks, as well as different systems and technologies relevant along the sanitation value chain. Includes why systems-thinking…
Read MoreVideo: Esther Duflo On Female Leadership
“Women in Economics and Female Leadership” Video interviewing Esther Duflo VoxDev Video Unsplash.com VoxDev sat down with Esther Duflo to talk about her research in female leadership, and the impact on communities where women were required to assume leadership positions. Her conclusion: when women are included in decision-making, groups benefit. View the video on VoxDev…
Read MoreOnline Course: Policy Lessons from Korea’s Development
Policy Lessons from Korea’s Development Style: MOOC, four weeks, 16-20 hours total Focus: Learning lessons from South Korea’s past development experience, its current strategy, and the policy initiatives the country has been implementing to overcome global and domestic challenges and maintain economic growth in the 21st century. The course considers the factors that contributed to…
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