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Engagement with cultural and religious differences is a centerpiece of the Georgetown educational experience. The Center's undergraduate programs, part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative, seek to deepen that engagement by empowering students as creators, and not just consumers of knowledge.

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JYAN 2011/2012

Caitlin Attal

Lauren Boas Hayes

Jenny Brown

Chloe Chen

Alex D'Agostino

Vivian DiBuono

Anna Drabek

Bonnie Duncan

Lisa Frank

Katherine Henterly

Shea Houlihan

Nadia Ibrahim

Matthew Ippel

Sam Kareff

Joohee Kim

Caitlin Koury

Amanda Lanzillo

Danielle Lee

Mary Lim

Sarah Mac Dougall

Michael Madoff

Jamie Martines

Morgan McDaniel

Eric Mooring

Alexandra Moran

Colin O'Brien

Emily Oehlsen

Sasha Panaram

Ben Santucci

Sam Schneider

Cole Stangler

Alexis Thomas

Kelsey Tsai

Alex Villec

Zoe Weiner

Laura West

Madeline Wiseman

Kera Wright

Ani Zotti


JYAN 2010/2011


JYAN 2009/2010


JYAN 2008/2009


JYAN 2007/2008


JYAN 2006/2007



FACULTY COMMENTS

May 8, 2011
Comment from Prof. Gianni Cicali
I found the article by Sarah Balistreri very, very interesting. Thanks to the article, I have been able to learn more...

May 4, 2011
Comment from Prof. Anna De Fina
I really enjoyed Sarah Balistreri’s depiction of the influence of the church on popular culture in Chile. It made me ...

May 2, 2011
Comment from Prof. Marilyn McMorrow
Sarah, You mention that each one's life or day turns out to be everyone's business. I'm wondering if you find that th...

May 2, 2011
Comment from Prof. Heidi Byrnes
Ashley, I was intrigued about your observations about how underlying structural (and financial) realities of the Germ...

April 30, 2011
Comment from Father Kevin O'Brien
In March, I joined ten Georgetown students on a new alternative spring break experience sponsored by Campus Ministry ...

April 29, 2011
Comment from Prof. Osama Abi-Mershed
In her letter from abroad, Seungah Lee broaches a variety of enticing themes that call for deeper elaboration: the in...

April 25, 2011
Comment by Prof. Katherine Marshall
Emma Kelsey's letter from Spain is a thoughtful coming to terms with the difficult question of how religion and cultu...

April 22, 2011
Comment from Prof. Terry Potter
Becky, you show us that the situation in Egypt has and continues to have wide-ranging effects. The belief in and desi...

April 20, 2011
Comment from Katherine Marshall
Paige Lovejoy's letter about Chile poses the deepest questions about religion's role. She reflects deeply on the link...

April 17, 2011
Comment from Prof. Lauve Steenhuisen
What are the markers of 'identity'? In Caitlin's letter from Ireland, we see them when they are shifting and surface ...

April 16, 2011
Comment from Prof. Robert Lieber
Colin's intervention is thoughtful, but it is essential to add here that the Erdogan regime has gone about curtailing...



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Junior Year Abroad Network


The Berkley Center's Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects Georgetown students studying abroad in a variety of cultures. Students share reflections on religion, politics, and society. JYAN is part of the Doyle Engaging Difference Initiative.

Melody Fox Ahmed, Director of Programs and Operations at the Berkley Center, oversees the Junior Year Abroad Network, along with the Undergraduate Fellows program.


“Japanese people commonly visit both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, observe the holidays of both faiths, and use different ceremonies from each: most funerals in Japan are Buddhist, and traditional Japanese weddings are drawn from Shintoism.”

Hannah Walker on Christmas in Japan



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