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She has witnessed entire households collapse under financial ruin, and many of her Afghan neighbors live below the poverty line. Women and girls, who once had access to education, are now living in what Abida and others call \u201c\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-03-04T11:33:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2024-11:33am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Women and girls in Afghanistan, who once had access to education, are now living in what many call \u201cdarkness,\u201d without opportunities and with increased isolation and mental health issues. On International Women\u2019s Day, March 8, Arizona State University\u2019s Education for Humanity initiative and Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan are illuminating that darkness with their partnership offering online English language courses for girls and women across Afghanistan.","teaser":"Living in Kabul under Taliban rule has been heartbreaking for Abida, 30. 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This growing demographic is inheriting a litany\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-10-02T13:18:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/02\/2023-1:18pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Drawing on internal strengths and convening a multitude of external partners, ASU leads a project to streamline recruitment, curriculum and communications for USAID\u0026#039;s African youth program.","teaser":"Africa enjoys an abundance of natural resources \u2014 arable land, renewable fresh water, vast mineral wealth and more \u2014 but its most valuable asset may be its youth.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/yali-hero-web.jpg?itok=GV_HoQ4j","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231002-global-engagement-asu-lead-usaid-award-bolster-leadership-entrepreneurial-training-african","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Skysong","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/yali-hero-web.jpg?itok=GV_HoQ4j","image_alt":"A young African woman stands among peers with her hand over her heart. 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But last year, as an incoming student at ASU, Beaven won the Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship, a prestigious award for LGBTQ students. It\u0026#039;s just one of a growing number of awards intended for students from backgrounds that have been historically excluded from prestigious scholarships and fellowships.","teaser":"Growing up in rural Kentucky, Morgan Beaven said he didn\u0027t know many other LGBTQ people.\u201cI didn\u2019t have LGBTQ mentors or folks to look up to,\u201d he said.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/commence-180327-student-pavilion-blurs-1967composite-nn.jpg?itok=Z913ENEJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221201-sun-devil-life-top-scholarships-seek-out-students-underrepresented-backgrounds","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/commence-180327-student-pavilion-blurs-1967composite-nn.jpg?itok=Z913ENEJ","image_alt":"Students walking through the Student Pavilion at ASU.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Public Service Academy|Barrett, The Honors College|ASU Online|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Office of National Scholarships Advisement","interests":"Gender|Study abroad|Academics|Inclusion|University","audiences":"Online students|Prospective students|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"94096","title":"Former Olympic soccer goalie Briana Scurry shares her story at ASU event","body":"Briana Scurry pulled out her gold medals from the 1996 Olympics and 1999 World Cup.The \u0022girls,\u0022 she called them.\u201cCan I trust you?\u201d she asked the audience at the \u0022Title IX and Global Football\u0022 panel put on Tuesday by Arizona State University\u2019s Global Sport Institute\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;the new\u0026nbsp;Sport\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-06T12:49:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/06\/2022-12:49pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Former U.S. women\u0026#039;s soccer player Brianna Scurry shared the ups and downs of her soccer career and talked about the importance of Title IX with a group of attendees at a \u0026quot;Title IX and Global Football\u0026quot; event hosted by Arizona State University\u2019s Global Sport Institute.","teaser":"Briana Scurry pulled out her gold medals from the 1996 Olympics and 1999 World Cup.The \u0022girls,\u0022 she called them.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20221004_titleixandglobalfootballevent_337.jpeg?itok=Gjq8GLsL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221006-global-engagement-former-us-goalie-briana-scurry-featured-speaker-title-ix-and-global","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20221004_titleixandglobalfootballevent_337.jpeg?itok=Gjq8GLsL","image_alt":"Woman holding microphone speaking at event","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|Global Sport Institute|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Gender|Inclusion|Sports","audiences":"Faculty|Campus students|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Local, national and global affairs"}},{"node":{"nid":"94007","title":"6 spring ASU English classes for interpreting, creating meaning","body":"We\u2019ve been told that so much gets lost in translation. And this is true; intention, humor and layered meanings often go by the wayside when trying to convey an idea from one language, setting, discipline, media or culture to another.But there\u2019s a lot to be gained in translation as well. 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