If you missed it last week, here’s the interview with KUT host Nathan Bernier and CAN students Skylar Moran and Emily Ng. Thank you, KUT, for helping to share our story!
Read MoreAnnouncing The Creative Activist Network!
The times, they are a-changin’ for Students of the World. While the past several years have focused on our very intensive Signature Project program, we have been turning our eyes to how we can scale participation in our mission. To that end, SOW has been working on a new partnership for several months, and we’re [...]
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CNN and SOW
Smokey Robinson announces the “Smoke Alarm”… his social media effort to support & amplify P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water packets. CNN covered the announcement (and there’s a little bit of SOW in there at 1:40) Students of the World UNC.
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PACT features Courtney Spence
Our Executive Director Courtney Spence was invited to a photo shoot with PACT earlier this year to be featured in their spotlight on social good happening in Texas for their upcoming newsletter. We are so excited to share the final product! We were introduced to PACT in January, and since then we’ve simply fallen in [...]
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Kate Simpson: Sharing Progress through Social Media
Kate Simpson shared her passion for social media as a means to tell stories of progress at the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas for the White House Young America Series. “Our generation has an incredible advantage because of the technology we’ve grown up with and have immediate access to. [...]
Read MoreSOW at the White House Young America Series
Students of the World’s very own Kate Simpson spoke on the power of social media at The University of Texas at Austin Tuesday evening for the White House Young America Series. The Daily Texan gives an overview of the event. Read more…
Read MoreBetter World Books Blog Features SOW
We think Better World Books is a great book seller. They’ve raised over $11 million for literacy, they’ve donated over 6 million books, and they’ve reused/upcycled over 70 million books! They are a company that can truely walk the walk, so we were honored when they asked to profile us in a blog post. We’re [...]
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SOW in Tribeza 10 to Watch
SOW Executive Director Courtney Spence is featured in TRIBEZA’s 10 to Watch. “While most co-eds were pulling all-nighters before big exams or staying up all night for recreational pursuits, Courtney Spence was starting a nonprofit.” Read more…
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TEDxPeachtree Talk: Courtney Spence
In November, SOW Executive Director, Courtney Spence participated in a TEDx event in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch her talk below.
Read MoreCourtney Spence in Haiti. One Year After Earthquake.
Courtney is traveling with SOW alumni, Sarah Riazati and Austin videographer, Keith Maitland to capture stories from the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake. Follow their experiences working with the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and others in the Austin American Statesman.
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