Author: The Graduate Press Editorial Team and Staff Writers

by The Graduate Press Editorial Team and Staff Writers December 1, 2020 2
Diversity and Disparity Series Opinion

The Diversity and Disparity of Student Lives at the Institute: The Case of Manuel León

Absolutely, IHEID students have an imperative to critique the Institute一 for example, how can it be that a student coming from a country in crisis with limited personal resources qualifies for $0 in financial assistance? However, IHEID students must also reflect a critical gaze back at themselves and ask important questions about the way we operate as a community. What kind of student stories are visible at IHEID, and what stories get buried? Where do non-elites fit into this community?

by The Graduate Press Editorial Team and Staff Writers November 6, 2020 1
Letters from the Editors Column

The Forest or the Trees: the Journalist’s Dilemma

Certainly, it is important that we have journalists covering big stories like wars, presidential elections, parliamentary affairs, and other national-level issues over local town halls, community center events, and yes – student politics. It’s natural to be attracted to the big picture rather than get bogged down with the details, so that we don’t “miss the forest for the trees”, as they say.