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C&I LECTURE | Faculty
"Beyond Beliefs" - Lani Horn discusses her research into the role of teacher communities in overcoming inequality ...
US NEWS | #7 2008
The College of Education rose to seventh place in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate schools ...
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Spirituality, Hope, and Liberation: What’s an Education student doing in South America and Africa?
It takes a unique individual, someone with foresight, wit, and not a little ambition, to theme his own personal global journey. College of Education student Nathan “Nate” Parham’s blog about his own eight-month adventure is titled, “Whose world is this?: Making sense of how people make sense of the world…”
A UW Bonderman fellow, Nate is traveling to sites of major past political struggle, tracing the routes of the african diaspora. On his journey he will examine how formal and informal education has influenced the way that people survive and move forward into their unique futures.
Bonderman fellows set off on solo journeys that are at least eight months long and take 
them to at least six countries in two major regions of the world. While traveling, students may not pursue academic study, projects, or research.
Nate’s blog, which simultaneously documents his trip and “assures his mom that he is OK,” is an insightful collection of entries, rounded out by captivating photos.
“The focus of my trip is on how spiritual beliefs influence the ways in which people establish a sense of cultural continuity and hope in the so-called "aftermath" of overt political oppression (colonialism, Apartheid, war, etc).”
Why this approach? Nate posits that after reflection on how education influences peoples view of the future, how they map out their existence and move through life, he wants to learn more about this process.
“I hope to gain a better understanding of the similarities across different belief systems both in words and action in an effort to better understand how people make sense of what it means 'to exist humanly' (in the words of Paulo Freire) and learn to navigate the various forces that influence life.”
Learn more about Nate’s learning at: http://natestravel.blogspot.com/
