Crossing Borders: A Yearlong Storytelling Project
This UPR original series is a yearlong storytelling project about borders that are crossed to pursue goals or make changes in society.
New episodes added monthly through June 2018.
The UPR Original Series "Crossing Borders" is a yearlong storytelling project between UPR and the USU Office of Global Engagement - providing services for international students and scholars; and facilitating study abroad opportunities for students and faculty.
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In 1950 Byron Snyder, a young embassy consul general agreed to include his wife's new-fangled ironing board in their hand luggage on their return trip to… -
Across the ocean, as the Iron Curtain was lifted 25 years ago, Ania Dabrowska and Mary Heers taught English as a second language to eager students while… -
Bret Rasmussen turns his passion for snowmobiling into a worldwide business teaching men and women to "Ride Rasmussen Style." The UPR Original Series… -
In today’s digital and mobile world, there are so many ways to get the word out about a cause. Some people use social media, others start a podcast or… -
“I didn’t have to compare before to after and make one better than the other. I just could make what I had the best it could be. And it wasn’t comparing… -
Lindsey Boone used to joke that she wanted to have a baseball team when she got married. She always thought she would become a mom and have a big family.… -
When Jackson Olsen graduated from college, he had every intention of going to law school and becoming a lawyer. But before pursuing those plans, he took a… -
During this next episode in our year-long series Crossing Borders, two university students who crossed state lines before arrived in Utah to discover… -
When refugees and immigrants come to Utah, they bring with them different elements of their culture. As these individuals and families work to establish… -
In 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a study of 35,000 Americans called the Religious Landscape Study. They found that about a third of all…
