by Joel Shapiro | Aug 30, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Imagine you’re in a committee. The chair has called for speakers during a moderated caucus, and your hand shot straight up into the air. However, time and time again the chair decides not to call on you. In Model UN, the little things add up. Who you talk to,...
by Joel Shapiro | Jun 29, 2020 | Community
As all delegates preach, Model UN is more than an academic activity, or a simulation. Model UN teaches critical life skills and geopolitical understandings that have been tested during this pandemic. From learning to work together in a massive General Assembly...
by Joel Shapiro | May 31, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
My story about how I began Model UN is not unlike many others: I was at a club fair, a shy freshman just entering high school, and I saw a poster advertising improved speaking skills and a greater knowledge of world politics. I was interested in both improving my...
by Joel Shapiro | Apr 29, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
When I entered the committee room for the first session at NAIMUN LVII, I took a seat along with nineteen other delegates: many of whom I immediately recognized as being Head Delegates from several top Model UN teams from the NOVA area. Each one of them walked up to...
by Joel Shapiro | Mar 10, 2020 | Announcement, MUN Articles
My name is Joel Shapiro, I am a graduating senior from Maryland, and I am your Assistant Director for the first ever All-American Model UN Summer Ad-Hoc Academy at Johns Hopkins University from July 12th to 18th, 2020. I have an important update to the...
