Global and Comparative Education

GCE Alumni Testimonials

Read testimonials from alumni of the GCE/IEPA MA program. Read more testimonials from students and alumni of the GCE PhD program.

Elizabeth Newton
Elizabeth Newton, ICE MA, 2010

I entered SUSE's International Comparative Education motivated to discover what my pertinent role would be in championing global citizenship and broadening the perspectives of youth in the United States. SUSE's International Comparative Education program was a springboard for me professionally

Corbin Schrader
Corbin Schrader, IEAPA MA, 2010

Before coming to º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, I attended and/or taught within schools in the United States, Mexico, and Germany. Within the U.S., I had classroom experiences as a student or teacher in eight different schools in five states. These disparate experiences revealed how differently, with the same dedication

Matt Schuelka
Matt Schuelka, IEAPA MA, 2010

My path to º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø was anything but linear, but as a º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø alum I am more focused than ever on what I want for my life both professionally and personally. I did not have a lot of international experience going into the IEAPA program, but I did have a M.Ed in Special Education and several years

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Bin Tu, ICE MA, 2010

Armed with a BA in English language and a BS in Psychology from Peking University, I worked for two years with ActionAid International in China prior to coming to the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Graduate School of Education. My job entailed working in a poor county in Northern China on rural development projects and

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Maggie Coffin, ICE MA, 2011

Before attending the International and Comparative Education (ICE) program at º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø, I worked for a study abroad program in South India. After studying abroad in India, Italy, Jamaica and Thailand myself, this position afforded me the opportunity to help American students navigate their own

Lilach Shafir
Lilach Shafir, IEAPA MA, 2011

I am the Associate Director of Experiential Education at American Jewish World Service (AJWS)--an international development human rights organization. I manage a team of talented educators, support curriculum development and shape/lead global justice programs to developing countries; through these

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