Education leaders from Mexico and California convened last week as part of an initiative to identify key areas of research collaboration in an ongoing partnership to build sustained, strategic and equal relationships between educational institutions on both sides of the border. University of California president Janet Napolitano and National Autonomous University of Mexico provost Eduardo Bárzana García chaired the inaugural meeting of the UC-Mexico Initiative Advisory Board. The two-day meeting was held in Ensenada, Mexico, on February 26 and 27, 2015. Janet Napolitano, Geoffrey Cowan, and Eduardo Bárzana García……Continue Reading Cowan joins effort to increase university partnerships between California and Mexico
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LA Times writes about Geoff Cowan’s off-the-grid class
LA Times writes about Geoff Cowan's off-the-grid class…….Continue Reading LA Times writes about Geoff Cowan’s off-the-grid class
California and China, a model for collaboration on climate change
International leaders should build on the success of the partnership between Chinese provinces and the state of California in combating climate change, according to a new report co-authored by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell, the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, and the Asia Society. "The latest agreement in November 2014 between the United States and China to reduce carbon emissions will help set a new course in the effort for greater international cooperation on climate change, but states, provinces, and municipalities also have a vital role to play," reads the report, titled A Vital Partnership: California and China Collaborating on……Continue Reading California and China, a model for collaboration on climate change
Desert Sun covers new report by Sunnylands
The Desert Sun covers new report on the collaboration between California and China on climate change by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell, Annenberg Trust at Sunnylands, and Asia Society…….Continue Reading Desert Sun covers new report by Sunnylands
Geoffrey Baum’s article on higher education published in The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee published CCLP managing director Geoffrey Baum's article on funding for higher education in California…….Continue Reading Geoffrey Baum’s article on higher education published in The Sacramento Bee
U.S. international broadcasters work to achieve credibility, and understanding, in the Middle East
WASHINGTON — "Oh are you working for the CIA now?" That is how Samir Nader, State Department correspondent for Radio Sawa described his friends' reaction when he joined the U.S. radio network beamed to the Middle East. But the key to their acceptance, and their large audiences, is that they are the only full-time correspondents covering the White House, Congress, the Pentagon and the State Department in Arabic language broadcasting. So people in Iraq, Syria and neighboring countries can see and hear that they are getting the news direct from Washington. And they can see that Americans disagree — and……Continue Reading U.S. international broadcasters work to achieve credibility, and understanding, in the Middle East
USC News on CCLP Labor Trafficking report
USC News covers CCLP's new report on labor trafficking…….Continue Reading USC News on CCLP Labor Trafficking report
As I lay dying
Laurie Becklund's op-ed posthumously published in the LA Times…….Continue Reading As I lay dying
Isolation from technology and social networks increases risk of labor trafficking, USC study finds
Download the report (PDF) Migrant workers who are isolated from technology and social networks are more vulnerable to human trafficking, forced labor, and exploitation. These and other findings are detailed in a powerful new report, Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network Society, released today by the Center for Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. This project was made possible by a grant from Humanity United, a U.S.-based foundation dedicated to building peace and advancing human freedom. The report includes the story of a young woman from the Philippines……Continue Reading Isolation from technology and social networks increases risk of labor trafficking, USC study finds
Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network Society
General Overview, Emerging Innovations, and Philippines Case Study Mark Latonero, Ph.D., Bronwyn Wex, Ph.D., Meredith Dank, Ph.D. Download the report (PDF) Migrant workers who are isolated from technology and social networks are more vulnerable to human trafficking, forced labor, and exploitation. These and other findings are detailed in a powerful new report, Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network Society, released today by the Center for Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. This project was made possible by a grant from Humanity United, a U.S.-based foundation dedicated to building……Continue Reading Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network Society