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Free Culture Classes on Cousera

Check out some of these Coursera courses which touch on culture related issues and fields. If you are seeking to get smart on different parts of the world, Coursera is a great tool to help you…

Culture Clashes in China

In the face of widespread unrest over its repression and violence in the Muslim province of Xinjiang, China has launched a series of “strike hard” campaigns to weaken the hold of Islam in the region…

Cultural Diplomacy Supporting American Military Objectives

Marissa Cruz writes about the Army's Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) Program, where cadets spend up to three weeks immersed in foreign cultures, learning more about how others…

Mood Meter App Helps Users Recognize, Understand, Label, and Regulate Emotions

The Mood Meter app is based on RULER, an evidence-based approach to teaching social and emotional learning.

Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) Program

The Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) Program provides a cultural, regional and socio-political framework that sets the stage for leaders to understand, visualize, describe…

For American Students Studying Abroad in China, Cultural Flexibility is Key

Foreign Policy magazine published an article discussing the over 14,000 American students who studied abroad in China in the 2012-13 academic year.

Project Global Officer with 2LT Speilmann

Second Lieutenant Elena Speilmann, Class of 2013, shares her experiences from Project Global Officer.

ISIS Poses a Threat to the Middle East's Cultural Heritage

Though the front lines of this continuing conflict have been waxing and waning, the larger story of ISIS presence in the Middle East is how ISIS has been changing the operational culture of the…

US Female Soldiers Work with Host Nation Security Forces

USSOCOM has recently been developing Female Engagement Teams (FETs) across the Middle East.

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