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  • Mia Leko '22 RGLP Reflection: Cross-cultural Experiences

    March 9, 2021

    Cross-cultural experiences broaden our view of what ‘normal’ is. By being too closed off into one’s own culture, ethnocentrism takes over. Having cross-cultural experiences, especially at a young age, teaches people about different customs, languages, foods, ideas, religions, etc. The list of understandings that a person gains through having a simple conversation with someone outside their culture is endless. It’s an awesome and easy way to learn about the world without actually traveling the world. This is why programs like study abroad are so important.

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  • Kaia Reznicek '23 RGLP Reflection

    March 9, 2021

    I grew up in a multicultural household of cultures that should supposedly have been drastically different yet with parents who carried these supposed dissimilarities in remarkably similar ways. They were both immigrants and consequently their drive and ambition for a good life for their families constantly shined through. However, I always felt that the rich mesh of culture and experience was always diluted by my setting. I grew up in a very white Boulder, CO where I began to understand my half-Chineseness as one of my defining characteristics.

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  • Julian Kiyabu '23 RGLP Reflection

    March 9, 2021

    One aspect of globalism which makes collaboration difficult is the amount of time it takes to learn to work comfortably and effectively a diverse environment. It takes a lifetime of working with and living amongst people of other cultures to learn how to operate effectively in a global environment: ambiguity tolerance, adaptability, respect, understanding, and more. These are all skills that never really learned, but are cultivated over lifetime with exposure to new cultures. Yet, they are the paramount to our success in a global environment.

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  • John Moreland '22 RGLP Reflection: Cultural Generalizations and Adaptability

    March 9, 2021

    A running theme through the term was remembering to draw on cultural generalizations to help navigate introductions and conversations with people from different backgrounds than our own. Although I was initially confused by the difference between generalizations and stereotypes, I now see how generalizations can be helpful, not harmful like stereotypes. Generalizations give us a starting point and a framework to facilitate introductions and conversations, but the work doesn’t end there. Generalizations, just as the name points to, are general.

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  • Jessica Feltrin '23 RGLP Reflection: How Cultural Diversity Benefits Organizations

    March 9, 2021

    An individual’s culture is what sets them apart; it’s what has nurtured and shaped their beliefs, values, perspectives, ideas and many other facets of their identity. A good leader does not view culture as an obstacle but rather as a benefit to their organization. In fact, they will actively seek people of diverse cultures specifically because of these differences in identity. The way they see it, cultural diversity is necessary to bringing a variety of viewpoints to the table––something that is crucial when working towards goals that benefit many, not just a few.

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