The International Visiting Scholars series is a cross-cultural initiative designed to promote global understanding and literacy and an international educational experience for faculty, learners, and administrators at Wheelock and beyond.

Spring 2012

Ann Grimsrud, co-founder of a national program that is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in Norwegian communities, will be hosted by Dr. Petra Hesse. Ms. Grimsrud has aslo has worked at the has worked at the World Bank, in various positions for the Norwegian government, and as an independent consultant.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012: Lecture on, "Norway's National Quality Service Program: A Model of Educational and Healthcare Delivery and Citizen Engagement,"  Brookline Campus

Dr. Chitra Shegar, Assistant Professor in the English Language and Literature Department at the National Institute of Education, Singapore, will be hosted by Dr. Lowry Hemphill and the Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation. Dr. Shegar's expertise lies in literacy instruction and language acquisition and teaching reading and writing to children.
Tuesday, April 11, 2012: Lecture on, "Preparing Bilingual Preschoolers for Success in Early Literacy: Lessons from Singapore," Boston Campus

Dr. Auma Obama, a Technical Advisor at Care International, will be hosted by Diana Cutaia and William Rodriguez. Dr. Obama has extensive knowledge of programs that have shown success in using sport as an intervention to decrease child marriage, sexual crimes against women, HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as using sport to enhance girls self-esteem.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012: Lecture on, "The Role of Sports-Based Youth Development in the Developing World," Boston Campus Center