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Female Disruptors: Sara Nathan of Amigos de las Américas On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry (Authority Magazine)

By Jason Hartman   In this article for Authority Magazine, writer Jason Hartman interviews AMIGOS President & CEO Sara Nathan. She discusses a turning…
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Should You Consider A Virtual Gap Year? (Forbes)

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of many high school seniors, who graduated into a summer of uncertainty. Gap years are garnering interest…
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AMIGOS and Tufts University Launch Virtual Gap Semester

  HOUSTON, TX., July 2, 2020 — Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) and Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life are proud to announce…
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Why Climate Change Caused Me To Rethink My Career Plans

Ashley Thorshov was planning to head to Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica with AMIGOS this summer to explore her interest in environmental sustainability and conservation.…
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AMIGOS Creates Community Impact Project

HOUSTON, TX. — May 7, 2020 — Houston nonprofit Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) is proud to announce their very first virtual program, the…
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What Teens Can Do This Summer

Graduation? Canceled. Prom? Canceled. Summer travel? Canceled. What can teens do this summer? AMIGOS President & CEO Sara Nathan spoke with News12 New Jersey…
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AMIGOS Alumna Wins Fulbright Scholarship

AMIGOS Alumna Shannon Perrone will be heading to Brazil next year as a Fulbright Scholar. She volunteered with AMIGOS in Paraguay in 2015 and…
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Tips to Make the Most of Your Time at Home

AMIGOS President & CEO Sara Nathan spoke with Military Families Magazine to share some tips for how to stay engaged with your community even…
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Considering a Gap Year?

Due to uncertainty around the pandemic’s impact on colleges this year, many students are considering gap years instead. AMIGOS began offering Gap Programs in…
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AMIGOS Alumna Combats Coronavirus Misinformation

Lindsey Leininger is a public health educator, researcher, and clinical professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Alongside several friends with expertise in public…
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Sara Nathan Discusses How to Talk to Your Teen About COVID-19

AMIGOS President & CEO Sara Nathan joined Houston’s Fox 26 News to discuss how to talk to teens about COVID-19. She shares what it…
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AMIGOS Alumna Sara Cody and Bay Area COVID-19 Response

Dr. Sara Cody and her team in Santa Clara County were the first in the U.S. to order a lockdown to stem the spread…
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