I met Amanda Knox for the first time a few weeks ago, following her release from an Italian prison after serving four years for a crime she did not commit. I am grateful that I had not met Amanda before I got involved in the case.
Tag Archives | Amanda Knox
The Knox/Sollecito Verdict, October 2011
The verdict is in. One family is devastated. One family is elated. Two lives have been at stake for months, the third is a young soul who has been desperately trying to rest in peace.
The Amanda Knox/Rafaelle Sollecito Appeal
We are within hours of knowing whether study abroad student, Amanda Knox, and her Italian ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito will win their appeal of the conviction of the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British study abroad student.
A State of Failure
Today’s guest post is by Steve Moore, Melibee’s Safety and Emergency planning expert. Read Steve’s commentary about the U.S. State Department and its implied role in assisting American citizens abroad.
Interview with Missy Gluckmann, Melibee’s Founder
Here are my thoughts on gap year vs. study abroad, global citizenship, the Melibee speakers series, what inspires me to write my blog and more!
Reflections on the Amanda Knox/Meredith Kercher Case (February 2011)
Tonight, I watched Lifetime Channel’s version of the Amanda Knox conviction. As an international educator, I felt I needed to watch this movie. As a journalist, I have tried to keep my opinion out of my writing. I have tried to instead focus on what this case has meant for study abroad. For study abroad, [...]
Melibee Global Update
Coming up on Melibee Global:
* Part 2 of Carrie Wagner’s interview. Carrie is the author of Village Wisdom. (Here is part 1 for those who haven’t seen it yet.)
* Commentary on the Amanda Knox case. A controversial movie about the case will air on Monday, February 21st on Lifetime channel in the US. It will also be followed by a documentary about the case. I’ll once again explore how this impacts study abroad.
Amanda Knox movie on Lifetime
Lifetime channel in the US will be airing the Amanda Knox movie on February 21st. Needless to say, her parents, as well as the parents of the young British woman who was murdered, Meredith Kercher, are quite upset about this film being released. I have written about this case as both young women were in [...]
Interview with Steve Moore: Safety and Emergency Planning in Study Abroad
Today’s posting is an interview with Steve Moore, retired FBI agent and past Deputy Director of Public Safety at Pepperdine University. (This interview was done via skype – thank goodness for technology!)
How Has the Amanda Knox Case Impacted Study Abroad?
With Ms. Knox’s appeal scheduled for Wednesday, I again began to think about the implications of her arrest and conviction on study abroad program administration. I recently posed the following question to colleagues in the field: “How many of your institutions (US, non-US) made policy or process changes as a result of the Knox case?”
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