Lauder Intercultural Ventures

Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs)

Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs) provide an opportunity to road test earlier lessons on intercultural leadership in the context of a week-long off-site immersion and related pre-departure academic work. Each LIV, led by a faculty member, focuses on a theme relevant to the site’s historical, social, political, economic, and/or cultural context. LIVs are scheduled during Fall and Spring break, and each student will enroll in two LIVs throughout their two years at Lauder. A LIV combines academic and experiential learning activities, and thus has contextual knowledge objectives (such as learning about environmental issues, consumption habits, religious studies, etc.) as well as field-based exercises and leadership development opportunities.

Spring 2024 LIVs

China

Infrastructure and Urban Renaissance

Georgia

Edge of Empires

Ghana

Interfaith Dynamics

India

Cosmopolitanism and Consumption, Where Culture and the Economy Meet

Thailand

Buddhist Material Culture and Magic

Past LIVs

Switzerland

Living Sustainability

Argentina

Understanding a Nation through Sports

Peru

Global Heritage, Desert Cities and Living Legacies

Kenya

Education for Transformation, Transforming Education

Tunisia

Insights into the Arab Spring

India

Cities of Tomorrow, Blueprints of Yesterday

Israel

Consumption, Innovation, and Diversity on the World Stage

Poland and Hungary

In or Out of Europe?

Senegal

Muslim Civil Society and Peace Making

LIV Application

Students will be asked to apply for a LIV that focuses on a theme of greatest interest to them. The Institute aims to meet student interest, but cannot guarantee first choices. Students will submit an application for participation in which they provide first, second, and third LIV choices and submit an application essay. Criteria for LIV assignments are: the quality of the academic rationale and the availability of slots. Once a LIV has been assigned, students will sign an agreement that commits them to participating in all the planned activities related to the LIV and to follow the policies. After signing the agreement, students cannot change their LIV.

LIV Student Experiences