An International Educator in Viet Nam
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I have spent my entire career as an international educator and educational entrepreneur working in the public, non-profit, and private sectors in three different countries. Follow this blog to get information and insights on international education.
An International Educator in Viet Nam
4d ago
Here’s the original version of an article I wrote for University World News. Mark A Ashwill 20 July 2024 “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain As someone whose tagline is “an academic by training and an international ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1w ago
This verse by Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) is the finest explication of writing I have ever seen. If you write, this will resonate with you. Writing is one of those precious times when I experience flow, described as “the melting together of action and consciousness; the state of finding a balance between a skill and how challenging ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
Below is a comment I stumbled upon in the Travel/Du lịch section of a Vietnam Reddit thread. It received 535 comments within 20 hours. As someone who has lived here for nearly 19 years and whose first trip was in 1996 in another lifetime, everything she describes rings true, especially for a first-time “female solo ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
Tác giả: Erik Rittenberry/Dịch: Nguyễn Thái Hồng (Cảm ơn cháu!): To Make Living Itself the Highest Art Bên trong mỗi người chúng ta đều tiềm ẩn những khả năng, dẫn lối đến những thế giới cao đẹp hơn. -Rudolf Steiner Hành trình sáng tạo… là sự tự khám phá bản thân trong sự viên mãn ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
Helping people speak up about human rights in Palestine. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what’s the use of seeing? -Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022) To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed, never with the oppressors. -Marek Edelman (1919/1922-2009) – last surviving leader, Warsaw ghetto uprising I love this website ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
How a society treats its most vulnerable is always the measure of its humanity. Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict I saw many scenes like the above in the major US cities I visited earlier this summer. The ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
I had the pleasure of meeting with President Satish Tripathi and Vice Provost for International Education Nojin Kwak, their wives, Kamlesh and Heesook, and Sherene Cheah Milizia, Director of Overseas and Intercultural Programs, during their recent visit to Vietnam. Full disclosure: I’m a Ph.D. alumnus of SUNY’s flagship institution, where I had the honor and ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
Here’s the unabridged version of my most recent University World News article, published last weekend under the (editor’s) title Student recruitment: What a good partnership looks like. Peace, MAA Last December, I participated in a webinar as part of a virtual book tour for Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education – A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
I came across this story on LinkedIn. It’s yet another example of an education agent cheating a client in its headlong pursuit of profit. This is one of the issues that contributed to the crisis affecting Canada and its higher education system. Met with a 30-year-old man from India today. He is working in Canada ..read more
An International Educator in Viet Nam
1M ago
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Here’s my latest for University World News.
Peace, MAA ..read more