Hamilton Lugar alumnus Nicholas Atkinson graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures. Nicholas is also an outstanding graduate of Indiana University’s Chinese Flagship Program. He recently published an article with the leading policy outlet, ‘The Diplomat.‘ In the article, ‘China’s Wolf Warriors Aren’t The Majority… Read more »
Graduate spotlight
Five HLS students receive senior awards
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 »
HLS Army War College Fellow promoted to Colonel
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 »
HLS Director recognized in IU 20 Under 40 Alumni List
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 »
Hamilton Lugar Grad John McHugh Awarded Marshall Scholarship

Recent Hamilton Lugar School graduate John McHugh (BA ’18) has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships for US students, to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom. Created by the British government in 1953 to strengthen ties between the two countries, the scholarship provides education to “distinguished young Americans” and… Read more »