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Nicaragua – Letter to the Editor

25 April 2018

Aurora Martinez

My name is Aurora Martinez. I’m 17 years old. I’m from Nicaragua and I’m studying at the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West, in Montezuma, NM. The...

TEDx UWC-USA Talk: Consumerism

19 January 2019
Karolina Sweczcyk  ’20 is a first-year student from Poland who challenged our community to buy and consume less in her TEDx talk. “It’s not only about how much and what...

Response To Brazilian Election: Bolsanaro

4 February 2019
As part of a student-led group, Global Issues Solidarity UWC-USA, students from Brazil share their opinions on the socio-political situation in Brazil after the presidential election of 2018. In this...

Mangrove Project – Morgan Bakinowski ’19

6 February 2019
Morgan Bakinowski ’19 developed and implemented a mangrove restoration project in her home community recently that involved (in true UWC fashion) education for local students, volunteerism for community members, and...

Reflections on Project Week: Tucson and the Border

26 March 2019

Claudia Gonzalez-Vazquez '20 (U.S./Mexico)

[This is a student reflection of a Project Week Trip from March 2019. Students drove from Montezuma, NM to Tucson, AZ to learn about and hear the many perspectives of...

Five Things Everyone Can Do to Live the Sustainability Part of the UWC Mission

1 April 2019

Salli Sarvela '19, Finland

UWC Mission Statement: “UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.” As a part of UWC-USA’s experimental education (exed) program, the...

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