As published in The Herald-Times These college students gained international work experience without ever leaving Indiana. How? Rachel Smith The Herald-Times December 29, 2022 One of the hardest parts of working with a nonprofit based in Kenya? Waking up in time for the organizers’ afternoon meeting. The tail-end of a work day for the nonprofit… Read more »
By Lee H. Hamilton Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created foreign policy challenges for the United States. That’s even more true across the Atlantic, where the war has driven up inflation, worsened energy shortages, made refugees of millions of Ukrainians and unsettled the nations of Eastern Europe. There is a tremendous need for European leadership… Read more »
The IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies and units across IU are helping K-12 educators teach global concepts through a new interactive tool just launched this week. Through the tool, ‘Windows to the World,’ teachers can explore IU museum artifacts from around the world and download activity guides that incorporate Indiana Academic… Read more »
Hilary Holbrow, assistant professor of Japanese Politics and Society in the Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), recently completed a seven-month National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Social Science Research on Japan Fellowship. The fellowship is a joint effort between the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National… Read more »
Two Hamilton Lugar School students have published guest columns in the Indiana Daily Student on their experiences at the United Nations COP27 climate change conference. The following are republished, courtesy of the authors. GUEST COLUMN: My experience at COP27: The climate conference for humanity By Abby Potter Published Dec 11, 2022 While everyone was shivering… Read more »
By Lee H. Hamilton Dec. 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, commemorating Japan’s surprise attack in 1941 on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii. It’s also a time to step back and appreciate the remarkable transformation of the U.S.-Japan relationship: how we went from being sworn enemies to vital allies over a few decades. For… Read more »
The Rich and the Pure cited as ‘a major influence on future studies’ Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Daniel Caner’s book, The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium (University of California, 2021), has been awarded the 2022 Philip Schaff Prize by the… Read more »
Lieutenant Colonel William Daniel “Dan” Brice is currently a strategic fellow at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) as part of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) for the 2022-2023 academic year. Through USAWC, Fellows develop a deep knowledge of world regions to become ambassadors for the Army who will go on to hold positions… Read more »