Maddie Butler’s advice to incoming first-year students is to “value community over competition.” She learned from experience – after four years of community leadership, Butler graduated from the Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) in May 2023 with a B.A. in International Law & Institutions, a B.A. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures on the Arabic language… Read more »
Month: June 2023
Mackenzie Knight starts career in nuclear prevention with prestigious fellowship
Mackenzie Knight has been awarded a prestigious fall 2023 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, an opportunity which will advance her career in policy analysis, research, and grassroots advocacy against nuclear weapons. The Scoville Fellowship, established in 1987 in honor of nuclear arms control activist Dr. Herbert (Pete) Scoville Jr., is designed to recruit and train… Read more »
IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program supporting second cohort
Republished from News at IU An Indiana University program that supports Ukrainian scholars and their research has been so successful that IU has agreed to support a second cohort of scholars for the next academic year. The IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program started with an agreement in June 2022 to support up to 20 scholars after… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #221: Politicians take diverse roads to leadership
By Lee H. Hamilton I wrote recently about international leaders, world-changing figures like Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev. Today I want to give credit to women and men I worked with in the U.S. Congress. Some are well-known and some aren’t, but all served their constituents energetically. Some were Democrats and some were Republicans. Some… Read more »
Assessment of how climate scientists communicate risk shows imperfections, improvements
Republished from Indiana University Newsroom The hardest part, experts find, is communicating ‘unquantifiable’ uncertainty BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Scientists are finding new ways to present crucial facts about the complex science of future sea-level rise, according to research led by an Indiana University professor and an international group of climate scientists. Their analysis, published in… Read more »
Student Voices Abroad: Takeaways from Amman, Jordan
In May 2023, Hamilton Lugar School students in Dr. Elisheva Cohen’s study abroad course: Refugees and Forced Migration in Jordan, traveled to Amman, Jordan to work with and learn from refugee aid organizations, local communities, and refugees. Reflection by Anekah Fish: Majoring in International Law & Institutions and French In early May, I had… Read more »
IU Bloomington a top-performing institution for federal scholarships in critical languages
Republished from News at IU Eleven Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate students were awarded David L. Boren Scholarships by the Institute of International Education on behalf of the National Security Education Program, a record number in IU’s history. These students will study in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Jordan and Taiwan, as well as at the Defense Language… Read more »
Student Voices Abroad: Lila Socks Reflects on Refugees in Jordan
In May 2023, Hamilton Lugar School students in Dr. Elisheva Cohen’s study abroad course: Refugees and Forced Migration in Jordan, traveled to Amman, Jordan. Students volunteered for and learned from refugee aid organizations, local communities, and refugees themselves. Reflection by Lila Socks ’23, International Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Learning from Refugee Youth… Read more »
IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program supporting second cohort
An Indiana University program that supports Ukrainian scholars and their research has been so successful that IU has agreed to support a second cohort of scholars for the next academic year. The IU-Ukraine Nonresidential Scholars Program started with an agreement in June 2022 to support up to 20 scholars after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. Support was so… Read more »
Hamilton on Foreign Policy #220: Remembering remarkable leaders: Mandela, Trudeau, Lee and Gorbachev
By Lee H. Hamilton Nelson Mandela would walk into a room, and it would light up immediately. He had an eye-catching smile and a compelling, captivating personality. He exemplified charisma. In meetings and discussions, he would insist on shaking hands with everyone before starting business. He was one of the most remarkable figures I met… Read more »