If you’ve spent time in the field of global health, you’ve probably been asked the question, “Why focus your time internationally, when there is so much need here at home?” While it is an interesting and certainly important question, I think it rests on an assumption that is fundamentally flawed. Quite simply, the question creates
Tag: Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer holds a number of impressive titles – most people would feel fulfilled with just one. It takes five full scrolls to reach the bottom of his biography page on Harvard’s website. To name a few, he is Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and founder
It is essential to connect with a specific community and identify its needs before you jump in to help, said musician Will Butler at a campus event kicking off The Civically Engaged Young Alumni Week yesterday evening. Butler, who is a 2005 Weinberg graduate and a multi-instrumentalist in the award-winning band The Arcade Fire, whose