Juhyung Park
Articles
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2018 Winter Olympics puts South Korea in uncertainty
With the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics fast approaching on Feb. 9, South Korean society has mobilized at an effort to successfully host 50,000 participants and staff from 95 countries at the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. From the continuous hard work of the 129-member organizing committee to the ...
Forum | February 5, 2018 -
Eliminating net neutrality threatens equality, democracy
On Nov. 19, former lawyer for Verizon and the Trump-appointed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai released a proposal to rollback regulations that protected equal access to the internet, a principle known as “net neutrality.” These regulations prevented Internet Service Providers (ISPs), such as Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T, from altering the spee...
Forum | December 4, 2017 -
Foreign students deterred by visa complications and politics
One of the greatest powers of the United States lies in the ability of its higher education system to attract diverse and talented students from all over the world. According to the 2017 Open Doors Report by the Institute of International Education, the international student population in the United States...
Forum | November 20, 2017 -
Student representation is key to presidential search
Through a brief glance at the Carnegie Mellon University main webpage, one will assuredly realize the emphasis that the university places on “diversity and inclusion” as one of its core values for the academic community.
“A diverse and inclusive community is the foundation for excellence in research, creativity, and human development, and is therefore at the core of our mission as a universit...
Forum | October 30, 2017 -
Richard Thaler Receives Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
On the morning of Oct. 9, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2017 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel to Dr. Richard Thaler for “his contributions to behavioral economics.”
News | October 16, 2017