Points of Departure

In today's episode we hear from University of Arkansas graduate and a U.N. analyst with the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar. She talks about her experience in global conflict resolution, working with diplomats and officials at the United Nations and how her foundation at the UofA helped propel a career on the global stage.

We hear from Apunts - a company working to build more inclusive job opportunities for people with disabilities.

In today's episode we hear from students and some stakeholders who helped assess the City of Fayetteville's green business guideline.

In this special episode of Points of Departure Laurence and Rogelio revisit a discussion from 2021 they facilitated with economist and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Muhammad Yunus. This week, Yunus was made the interim prime minister of Bangladesh after widespread protests across the country ousted the former leader Sheikh Hasina. We get some context on the politics and hear from Yunus on social entrepreneurship, global warming, COVID-19 and his own ties to Arkansas.

Chris Thompson develop the health app and social media platform Sober Sidekick out of desperation - facing his own recovery in isolation he needed to connect with other people struggling like him. Now that app and his

How do you reframe climate change anxiety to create sustainable solutions? Dr. Sarah Elaine Lewis shares how she helps companies, organizations and individuals make holistic choices to serve the planet.

In this episode we hear from sustainability coordinators with the city of Fayetteville about how they are working with students, consumers and businesses to develop guidelines that incentivize green practices.

Toshihiro Nakamura may have cut his teeth working for the United Nations in peace keeping and global development in conflict and disaster zones around the world, but his organization - Kopernik - scales down projects to see what fits for the local communities they work with.

Chemist and environmentalist, Martin Wolf explains how business and nature are out of balance and explores how to put the two on a more harmonious track.

We hear from Alyssa Snyder of Seeds that Feed, one of Arkansas Global Changemakers' community partners, about her experience joining the first changemakers course in Barcelona.