Tag: Global experiences
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Event Recap: DC Environmental Film Festival – UNEARTH Film Screening and Panel Discussion
On March 24th, the Earth Commons hosted a powerful screening of UNEARTH as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival, drawing students, faculty, and community members…
April 10, 2025
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Climate in the Public Eye: How the Earth Commons Artist-in-Residence is Continuing the Conversation on Climate Resilience
Cascading jewel tones and fantastical geometric shapes forming a hint of landscape catch your eye when you see Andrea Limauro’s work on walls around D.C.—and, most recently,…
April 10, 2025
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The Intern Dispatches: Field Notes from the Island of Owls and Oranges
I am happy to finally be back home to see my family and friends. But there is no doubt I miss the life I lived in Crete. Sometimes, when I’m sitting in my car, I’ll get…
April 8, 2025
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The Impacts of Community-based Conservation in Santa Marta, Colombia: A Case Study with Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros
In the summer of 2024, I visited the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta to conduct a participatory research project with a community-based organization, Fundación Estación Biológica…
March 28, 2025
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Event Recap: Climate Change and the Security Implications for Greece and its Neighbors
Last week, the Earth Commons Greece and the Columbia Athens Global Centre co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: Climate Change and Security…
February 24, 2025
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Georgetown University: Cultivating a new generation of environmental stewards
As more young people bear witness to the growing effects of climate change, a new generation is becoming determined to take action. The “Choosing Our Future: Education for…
February 19, 2025
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Georgetown University: Empowering students to tackle global environmental challenges
From melting ice caps in the Arctic to record-breaking heat waves across the globe, the effects of climate change are impossible to ignore. In 2023, Europe experienced one of …
September 26, 2024
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Planting Seeds: Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) on Exploring Her Heritage and Environmental Interests in Colombia
Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) is part of the inaugural class earning the B.S. in Environment & Sustainability, a degree collaboratively offered by the College of Arts …
September 26, 2024
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BS-ES Student Stories: Transforming Passion into Action with Georgetown’s New Degree in Environment & Sustainability
As a generation of young people consider their collective future, many consider their own prospects to be intertwined with the future of the planet. As the effects of climate…
June 24, 2024
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Event Recap: Underwater Projects: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
The Earth Commons, in partnership with the Hip Hop Caucus and The Undivide Project, hosted a special screening of Underwater Projects, a compelling film directed by Liz…
March 12, 2022