RELATED PROGRAM
Engagement with cultural and religious differences is a centerpiece of the Georgetown educational experience. The Doyle Engaging Difference Program, a collaboration with the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), supports and Berkley Center's Doyle Seminars program, the Junior Year Abroad Program (JYAN), and Doyle student fellows.
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PARTICIPATING STUDENTS
JYAN 2012/2013
> Sarah Baran
> Sophia Berhie
> Mary Borowiec
> Mary Pat Boyle
> Alexandra Buck
> Derek Buyan
> Mariah Byrne
> Austin Cleary
> Emily Coccia
> Jesse Colligan
> Jessica Craige
> Colleen Creeden
> Kristin Cunningham
> Kristin D'Alba
> Margot Dale
> Giuliana DeAngelis
> Patrick Deem
> Nick Dirago
> Darren Espinoza
> Amy Esposito
> Nicholas Fedyk
> Nicole Fleury
> Beata Fogarasi
> Patrick Fogerty
> Galen Foote
> Andrew Greenough
> Kieran Halloran
> Sarah Heath
> Alyssa Huberts
> Aamir Hussain
> Sabrina Katz
> Gavin Laughlin
> Lauren Leccese
> Elisabeth Lembo
> Samantha Lin
> Erica Lin
> Xiaolu Liu
> Patrick McCusker
> Merritt Moran
> Jill Ni
> Mary Oeftering
> Glenn Ojeda
> Leona Pfeiffer
> Beno Picciano
> Margaret Poda
> Adam Ramadan
> Claire Raskob
> Joelle Rebeiz
> Alexandria San Jose
> Elizabeth Schiavoni
> Kathleen Soriano-Taylor
> Madeline Steinberg
> Ben Talus
> Marisa Tersy
> Isabon Thamm
> Jaclyn Udell
> Matthew Westlund
> Audrey Wilson
> Colleen Wood
FACULTY COMMENTS
Comment from Professor Willy de GeyndtThese observations and impressions after two months in Denmark are interesting and show a great curiosity and...
Comment from Professor Ori Soltes
I am struck by the paradox of Strassbourg as described by Joelle. On the one hand it is a city that, historically,...
Comment from Father Stephen Fields, SJ
I'm especially struck by Samantha's putting into practice what she learned from a course that she took with me on the...
Comment from Professor Eric Langenbacher
Identity is a two-way street. Even though most recent theorizing about identity has stressed the individual's...
Comment from Professor Elizabeth Stephen
Xiaolu Liu has highlighted a very perplexing and complex issue: China in Africa. This semester I am teaching a course...
Comment from Professor Elizabeth Stephen
Matt Westlund's blog is very insightful and poses some interesting questions about France. Every country must...
Comment from Professor Jill Neuendorf
I would like to thank Alexandra for her reflective and very insightful blog. Personally, I was struck by Alexandra's...
Comment from Professor Cecily Raynor
I was pleased to read your post, Marisa, and am happy to come to know that you are learning a great deal about the...
Comment from Professor Katrin Sieg
It’s been a delight to hear from Glenn Ojeda, who is currently studying in Dakar, Senegal. I remember Glenn well from...
Comment from Professor Elizabeth Arsenault
Pat uses of one of the most visible social norms—the taboo against wearing shorts in Jordan—as the platform to...
Comment From Professor Eli McCarthy
It's quite impressive to see how the protests and government responses in this blog resembles an aura of mutual...
RELATED MEDIA
CENTER NEWS
June 19, 2013Freedom, Toleration, and the Naturalness of Religion
June 17, 2013
Will Inboden Contrasts Rand Paul and Marco Rubio on International Religious Freedom
RELATED RESOURCES: INTERFAITH
World Methodist Council Statement of Association with the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
Publication
Publication
Benedict XVI on the Ecumenical Movement in a Meeting with Other Christian Leaders in Australia
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Junior Year Abroad Network
The Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects Georgetown students studying abroad in a variety of cultures. Students share reflections on religion, culture, politics, and society in their host countries, commenting on topics ranging from religious freedom and interfaith dialogue to secularization, globalization, democracy, and economics.
Participating students write two academic blogs over the course of the semester and provide commentary on blogs from other students. Upon their return to campus, they will participate in a panel discussion to explore common issues and challenges in their respective countries.
JYAN is now in its seventh year. Over 250 students have traveled to more than 40 countries, blogging about religion and society. Explore this page to read their blogs and comments. JYAN is part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Program.
JYAN is now in its seventh year. Over 250 students have traveled to more than 40 countries, blogging about religion and society. Explore this page to read their blogs and comments. JYAN is part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Program.
Recent Blogs
June 9, 2013
One of the main reasons I chose to go abroad to Salamanca is because it is a true “student city.” Attracting students from all over the world to...
May 26, 2013
Viva la patria! Viva la Argentina!
As I approached Plaza de Mayo on Saturday I was met with shouts of this nature as Argentines gathered to...
May 20, 2013
“Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!” As I walked along, flanked by stretches of pines in the Galician hills, Doc Brown’s words to Marty...
May 16, 2013
“Ay extranjera, ¿qué piensas de la feria?” (Ah foreigner, what do you think of feria?), a smartly dressed woman standing next to camera crew...
May 16, 2013
I had a mix of emotions as I heard the news that the Boston Marathon bombing was the work of two ethnically Chechen men. I was immediately sure...
May 13, 2013
The French don't have a word for "home." La maison, house. Chez nous, at ours. But there isn't really a word that encompasses everything that home...
1 Comment
May 13, 2013
Before the crack of dawn, Rose is already en route to Pinheiros, São Paulo, a neighborhood known for its weekend antique feira and lively music...
May 13, 2013
My program’s focus is on comparative education and thus we have spent time in various regions and cities throughout Chile and Argentina, observing...
May 7, 2013
"Kathleen, tu verra, quand on mange en France, tout ce dont on parle est de bouffant."
My host-father, Jean-Michel, told me this, that the French...
May 3, 2013
As I was growing up, I traveled almost every summer to Europe to visit family—but it was always with my family. After living in the DC metro area...
1 Comment
May 2, 2013
It is no secret that Spain is a country with a strong Catholic influence. From the Reconquista, when the Catholic crusaders “reconquered” Spain...>> All Blogs