Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi gives the keynote address during the 2005-06 EPIIC Symposium, The Politics of Fear
Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC)
When education works, it not only instructs, it inspires. And when education embraces the complexities and consequences of global issues and brings students face to face with those suffering injustice, poverty, human rights abuses, dislocation, and human loss -- as well as with those directly involved in causing and confronting these issues -- it engenders a lifelong dedication to changing lives around the world.
The Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) program at Tufts University does just that...
EPIIC is a carefully integrated, multidisciplinary program. Through its innovative and rigorous curricula and projects, EPIIC prepares young people to play active roles in their communities, whether at the local, national or global level. Many students consider their participation in EPIIC a profoundly formative experience: challenging them to reassess or even jettison prior assumptions or beliefs; expanding their understanding of how historical, cultural and ideological forces can affect both individuals and nations; and inspiring them to pursue careers in public service or international affairs.