In November and December, Fabio Leite, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Lima Campus, taught the virtual workshop “Developing Intercultural Competence: A preparation to study, research or work in another culture or interact with other cultures.” Over 100 Brazilian students and professionals registered to attend the four-part workshop series.
Leite used his experience and the model of intercultural competence developed by Darla Deardorff, a professor from Duke University, to lead participants in reflection exercises aimed at improving participants' abilities to adjust culturally. Leite, a Brazilian living in the United States for over 20 years, has been a professor in psychology at Ohio State for over 15 years and is also the author of "A Long Way From Bitingui: A Journey within the Americas."
On January 31, Joseph Raasdschelders, a professor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, was a keynote speaker at the opening week of graduate programs at the National School of Public Administration. Sixty-five National School of Public Administration faculty and students joined the virtual talk, “Democracy Through Accountability: A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Government Capacity and Citizen Need.” The event was Ohio State’s first engagement with the school.