Hamid Ekbia, Professor of Informatics, Cognitive Science, and International Studies at Indiana University, has earned a Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. Department of State to teach artificial intelligence (AI) courses and lead the development of one of the first AI programs established in Uzbekistan at Fergana Polytechnic Institute (FerPI). Ekbia is a Professor at… Read more »
Indiana University sophomore Kathryn Riordan is among 15 students nationally to be awarded a Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State. Riordan is a Cybersecurity and Global Policy major, a joint degree between the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and… Read more »
Five Hamilton Lugar School students received Indiana University Senior Recognition Awards, a spring tradition where outstanding senior students are publicly recognized for their scholarship, leadership, and service to Indiana University during the students’ undergraduate years on the Bloomington campus. Students were recognized during a ceremony on March 26, 2022, presided by Rahul Shrivastav, IU Provost… Read more »
Col. Robert McVey becomes the Hamilton Lugar School’s newest War College Fellow The Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) is one of a select number of institutions with the privilege to host fellows from the US Army War College Program, which allows Army leaders to enrich their strategic thinking in an academic setting. HLS welcomed its newest… Read more »
Grant will support research efforts on navigating the populist backlash against the international legal order; will also support HLS global law and institutions conference Indiana University Professor and Senior Assistant Dean of the Hamilton Lugar School, Shruti Rana, together with chief investigators at The Australian National University and partner investigator from the University of Maryland,… Read more »
In January 2022, Lee A. Feinstein was awarded the Provost’s Medal for his outstanding distinguished service as the Founding Dean of the Hamilton Lugar School by Interim Provost and Executive Vice President John S. Applegate and President Pamela Whitten. The Provost’s Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the Office of the Provost. It recognizes… Read more »
Isak Nti Asare innovates at the intersection of technology, political leadership, and policy Isak Nti Asare was recently selected for the fourth annual IU College of Arts & Sciences ‘20 Under 40’ alumni list for his innovation in technology leadership. Nti Asare, a director at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, is… Read more »
Among the Hamilton Lugar school’s recent faculty achievements, Daniel Caner published a new monograph, “The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium“. Professor Caner is the Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC). He primarily examines late antique social and cultural history, with an emphasis on… Read more »
The Hamilton Lugar School’s recent Staff Appreciation Celebration marked the first time most staff members have seen one another since the Bloomington campus closed in March 2020.
Azadeh Aghighi’s path to Bloomington started in Iran. She grew up and studied in Tehran, receiving her BA and MA in Islamic Theology, Quran, and Hadith Sciences. As she completed her graduate studies, she decided to come to the US to continue her studies. She says, “I was very interested in working on some topic… Read more »
