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This year has been unlike any other. We are struggling through a global pandemic that brings health and economic anxieties. Even as social distancing and cancelation of events have isolated us from each other, we have been reminded of how interconnected we are as the coronavirus marched across the globe. We have had to make difficult choices and ask difficult questions. We are asking ourselves, how do we respond to a year like this? The students, faculty, and staff of the University of the Valley of Guatemala (UVG) have been asking these tough questions as well. Like experts around the globe, [...]

June 4, 2020 Dear USFUVG Friends, The world has experienced several significant challenges lately, affecting our physical and mental health, our economy, our health system, and more recently, our values on social equality.  The brutal and disturbing deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and others before them, as well as the racist confrontation in Central Park directed toward Christian Cooper, have shaken our society, demanding equality and justice to address the long-standing structural and systemic discriminatory attitudes and actions in the United States.    As an organization that works with educators and supports students of different cultures, we [...]