NEXUS | The IGL Newsletter | Spring 2009

By Piyali Kundu, A’10

The Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship of the Institute for Global Leadership was launched last year and has significantly developed its program offerings this academic year.

MICROLOAN FOUNDATION USA INFORMATION SESSION

Conducted by David Rice,
Founder and Principal, Strategic Policy Concepts

Thursday, November 13; 10:00-11:00 am
Mugar 231

Learn more about MicroLoan foundation USA and related internships and research opportunities.

Coffee and refreshments will be served.

The Fletcher School | Microfinance and Development Venture Capital Club

More Info: http://www.microloanfoundation.org/index.asp

NEXUS | The IGL Newsletter | Fall 2008

Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Marti Ahtisaari Kicks Off Fall Semester Events

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Reconciling Iraq Following up on "Iraq Moving Forward" from January 2007, The Institute for Global Leadership, IGL External Advisory Board Chair Robert Bendetson, and University of Massachusetts/Boston Professor Padraig O'Malley gathered leading senior Iraqis in Helsinki for three days of discussions on principles of future engagement.

Photograph: Sherman Teichman with Former President William Jefferson Clinton in September 2007

This year, through IGL External Advisory Board Member Tim Phillips, the IGL was nominated to attend the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative, hosted by President Bill Clinton and his foundation.

Photograph: Children from Balan, Haiti, Sabina Carlson

This year, Tufts University alumni, Angelos Metaxa (A’91) and Javier Macaya (A’91), now both IGL External Advisory Board Members, joined forces to found EMPOWER at Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership to establish a learning and practical experience platform to engage Tufts students in social entrepreneurship aimed at poverty alleviation.