January 15, 2019
I am a 10th-grade student at Aziz Sancar High School in Mardin. Located in the southeast of Turkey, Mardin is one of the oldest settlements in […]
Colorful Stories
September 5, 2018
Sedef still remembers the chills she felt when she paraded into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at 2008 Beijing Olympics. “It was one of the […]
November 8, 2017
GRIT: What it takes to receive the Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award We see time and time again that grit and perseverance lead us path to […]
September 22, 2017
A Colorful Story by Ahmet H Uysal It took four flights and seventeen hours to get to the North Pole from Istanbul. But to me, that […]
July 27, 2017
A Colorful Story by Aylin Tashman Kim As a first-generation American born and raised in Arizona, I always longed for my extended family and waited for […]
April 28, 2017
A Colorful Story by Nick Porcaro Nearing retirement, I had for a number of years felt the need to give back for the opportunities I have […]
March 31, 2017
A Colorful Story by Nakiye A. Boyacıgiller, Ph.D. Two years ago I lost the love of my life, my husband of 39 years (sweetheart for 43), […]
February 27, 2017
A Colorful Story by Amber Deniz Kale It was my 30th interview. After studying art in college and media in grad school, I still wasn’t sure […]
January 20, 2017
A Colorful Story by Ozlem Solu Would you believe that my life changed on an airplane? It was just like in the movies. I was flying […]
December 5, 2016
A Colorful Story by NC Murthy As a very active businessman in his late fifties, I can easily say that I’ve been through a great deal […]
November 15, 2016
A Colorful Story by Ali Üstay I met Andre at a dorm room over half a century ago. It was 1960 when we set our feet […]
November 4, 2016
A Colorful Story by Bercem Akkoç Alemdarzade Growing up, unlike most of my friends I never embraced a book character like Jane Eyre or Elizabeth Bennett as my […]