Women Leading Change
On International Women’s Day, we want to recognize women who are part of the EARTH community and highlight their professional development and the impact they are having on their communities…
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Alumni Stories
EARTH Talks: the power of your voice
For the past five years, EARTH has encouraged students, faculty, and staff to participate in EARTH Talks, an event inspired by the TED Talks organization that distributes free talks on “ideas and…
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Coming Home: EARTH Graduates Reunite and Celebrate
Over 100 EARTH graduates from 15 countries attended the 2023 Graduation Week and Class Reunions in December. With us were alumni from the Classes of 2018, 2013, 2008, 2003, 1998, and 1993, the latter being the first graduating class in EARTH’s history…
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Working to Reduce Hunger in Kenya
“One day, I am going to make our land fertile,” Bishar Mohammed (Class of 2016, Kenya) told his father when he was just a child. Mohammed was aware of the hardships in his village of Korr and…
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Future Leaders for Agriculture in Grenada
Grenada is a small Caribbean Island that grows crops such as ginger, cardamom, and cloves. The nation is rich in biodiversity but challenged in the face of climate change and…
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Less waste, more life
When Legny Vivas (Class of 2017, Ecuador) was a teenager, she had a dilemma. She couldn’t decide whether to study electricity or accounting. But then she began to see the passion her…
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Women Who Inspire 2023
On the night of June 13, the stage of the Emory L. Cocke Auditorium at the EARTH Guácimo Campus was filled with female strength. Six women stepped forward to speak about their lives, their projects, and their…
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Valodia Flores: the face of collective success
Valodia Flores (Class of 2009, Nicaragua) was named in 2021 by Forbes Magazine as one of the 100 most influential women in Central America. Along with achieving personal success, she has benefited 16 individuals and families by creating a business network of partners…
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Building a business to help others
EARTH graduate Gabriela Centeno (’01, Costa Rica) has been living in Europe for several years. When she learned how COVID-19 crushed the livelihoods of an indigenous community, she sprang into action to create Exotics, an online store where Latin American entrepreneurs can market their artisan products to Europe…
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Crossing borders to change the world
In 2014, Atong Akoi Acom (’24) and 2 million others were forced to flee the raging violence in South Sudan. Despite the many challenges of growing up in a UN camp, she dedicated herself to studying and generating entrepreneurial opportunities for fellow refugees. We are proud to welcome her into our Class of 2024.
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