Global Leadership Diploma Announcement!
Announcing the Global Leadership Diploma! At the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, we’re very excited to announce the launch of a brand new program, the Global Leadership Diploma! Over the [...]
The Value of Diversity
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength” Guest Blog by Kelley Haynes-Mendez, Licensed Psychologist & Associate Professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology [...]
Global Citizenship: it’s the little things
Global Citizenship: it’s the little thing Guest Blog by Kelley Haynes-Mendez, Licensed Psychologist & Associate Professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology It’s the [...]
Innovating from the inside out…
“Change is the only constant.” This was one of the key themes I wanted to emphasize as I kicked off the 2-day workshop at the UN Mission in Cap-Haitien, a coastal town in Haiti. The context: the [...]
Transitioning to the Workplace: soft skills in marginalized communities
“See, this is what I was afraid of,’ Kim grumbled, giving a frustrated look to the new text message on her phone. “Her parents won’t let her come. She’s got to stay home and look after the family [...]
Three Entrepreneurial Lessons From an Unorthodox Birthday
A couple of weeks ago, I gave myself a birthday present that some would find atypical –registration to a professional conference. Yes, I’m a nerd. And while there are quite a few things on my [...]
Managing Change Purposefully: From the U.N. to Social Enterprise
As often happens in my world, it all started with a simple e-mail. This particular one came from the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). It said that they were planning for major downsizing and [...]
Navigating Culture: From Accidental Insults to Cultural Understanding
‘Julia, can I speak to you in the other room?’ There was silence around the lunch table that I was sharing with my Brazilian host family at my host grandmother’s special birthday lunch. I [...]
Building Education 2.0
At a workshop I attended a couple of years, we were all asked to come up with a six-word sentence that captures who you are. The sentence I came up with in the few minutes we had for this [...]
Announcing the Hybrid Diploma in Social Innovation!
The University for Peace Centre for Executive Education is proud to announce a brand new Hybrid Diploma in Social Innovation.The Hybrid Diploma in Social Innovation is designed to provide [...]
