by Sean | Nov 24, 2012 | Fulbright, Politics, Sri Lanka, Travel
For the past week the international community has been trying to grapple with a number of questions revolving Sri Lanka’s civil war. Namely, how were they so unaware of the scale of civilian casualties in the final months of the war? It is estimated that 40,000...
by Sean | Nov 5, 2012 | Politics
This past week the news in Sri Lanka has prominently featured two main stories: Hurricane Sandy and the American Presidential Election. Most of the world was following Hurricane Sandy as Cyclone Nilam – which displaced 70,000 Sri Lankans – raged through...
by Sean | Aug 31, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Politics
When I tell people I’ve received a Fulbright there has been two common responses: Congratulations! That’s awesome, where are you going? What’s a Fulbright? The latter is more common than the former, which is quite surprising to me. So here is my...
by Sean | Jul 5, 2012 | Education, Politics
I was recently forwarded the 2012 Texas Republican Platform from a former Professor of mine at Fordham, and I was a little taken aback by what they were advocating for education: Knowledge-Based Education – We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)...