The (Un)Expected Effects of the Fading FARC in Colombia

Can You Be a Student and Still Learn About the Forest? An examination within the Waorani Nation in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

In the Process of Making

“Welcome! Welcome to Atlanta! Let me know if I can be of any help to you!” announced the airport staff at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. I can see that his heart is as big as, if not bigger than, his smile, for he continuously offered his assistance to those…

A Research Community Far from Home.

I come from Peru, a country of astonishing diversity, but also of deep inequalities. Since arriving at Stanford I have taken every opportunity to connect my work and assignments with Peruvian data and topics; this has helped me remain focused on Peruvian educational…

Higher Education and the Gender Wage Gap in Mexico 2005–2015

As a recipient of a research grant, I would like to express my gratitude to the Freeman Spogli Institute for the funding. With this support, I was able to attend the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2017…

No Time for Waffles

I flew to Atlanta in one of my busiest weeks of winter quarter. During the flight, I could not decide between revising my thesis proposal, coding interviews for a qualitative methods class, preparing for a statistical final, or making adjustments to the survey I was designing to collect data…

Welcome to Atlanta

When I first heard that this year’s Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference was going to be held in Atlanta, GA, I immediately thought to myself, “What a coincidence,” that the city where I began my teaching career three years ago would later become the location of my…

Talking Education in Atlanta

There is always something exciting about attending the Comparative International Education Society (CIES)…