Posts by Philip McFee
Cleveland Council on World Affairs Announces Board of Directors Leadership Transition
The Board of Directors of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs has elected Carter Strang as its new Chairman. He will assume his new role on July 1, 2020. Carter…
Read MoreInternational Connections Fueling the Soul: A Conversation with Honey Bell-Bey
Through professional and learning exchanges, CCWA facilitates professional meetings with international visitors and their local counterparts. As a result of the meetings, conversations, and experiences that they have here in…
Read MoreEpisode 38: One Life Documentary and the Worldwide Plight of Refugees
CCWA moderated a conversation on the global refugee crisis with Akshay Shah, Producer of the One Life documentary, Patrick Kearns, Executive Director of Refugee Response, and Paul Frankmann, current teacher…
Read MoreThree Steps to a Globally Competent Northeast Ohio
In today’s globalized world, countries, cultures and people are more interconnected than ever before and we must all work collectively to address worldwide challenges. Preparing our community for the new…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Citizen Diplomacy
Local Students Develop a Passion for World Affairs through CCWA’s Model United Nations Program
CCWA’s Model United Nations (MUN) program is one of the longest-standing Model UN programs in the world. The program brings together 2,000 Northeast Ohio high school and middle school students…
Read MoreCitizen Exchanges Make a Difference for a Local Non-Profit Leader
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs nominated Danielle Drake for a U.S. Department of State-sponsored outbound exchange to India for three weeks in 2018. The Professional Fellows Program for Governance…
Read MoreBridges to the World Connects Local Classrooms to the World
Launched in 2019, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Bridges to the World professional development program trains middle school and high school educators to confidently integrate global education and current…
Read MoreEpisode 37: Africa: Facts, Fiction, and Reality. Why Does It Matter to the U.S.?
Guest: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Senior Counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group, joined us in February for an overview of economic growth, democratic trends, and new opportunity in Africa.…
Read MoreEpisode 36: Trade, Politics, and the Global Economic Outlook in 2020
Guest: Dr. Marcus Noland Dr. Marcus Noland, Executive Vice President and Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, joined us in January for an overview of U.S. trade policy…
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