Hamilton Lugar School Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures Manling Luo was awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the School of Historical Studies for Spring 2023. The Institute for Advanced Study is one of the world’s leading centers for curiosity-driven basic research, and Luo’s fellowship will be… Read more »
Faculty News
Professor Hamid Ekbia earns Fulbright to teach, establish AI program in Uzbekistan
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 »
Prof. Afsaruddin releases newest book “Jihad: What Everyone Needs to Know”
HLS Professor of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, Religious Studies, and Gender Studies’ latest publication explores Islam through a scholarly lens Asma Afsaruddin is a professor of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, Religious Studies, and Gender Studies at the Hamilton Lugar School. She is an expert on Islamic studies, including Islamic religious and political thought,… Read more »
Prominent scholars to teach Arabic at Indiana University Language Workshop
Students will gain language and cultural knowledge through advanced study of Arabic music and literature The Indiana University Language Workshop will receive two new scholars in 2022: Dr. Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa and Dr. Alaa Al Aswany. Dr. Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa is an internationally known educator and Dr. Alaa Al Aswany is a world-renowned author. They… Read more »
HLS Professor Shruti Rana and colleagues awarded $600,000 AUD Australian Research Council Grant
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 »
Founding Dean Lee A. Feinstein receives Indiana University Provost’s Medal
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 »
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 »
Feinstein to step down as founding dean of IU Hamilton Lugar School
The nationally recognized policy scholar and former ambassador will lead a global advisory firm in D.C. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Lee Feinstein, founding dean of the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, will step down from his executive role Jan. 31, 2022. Feinstein will begin a new position as president of Washington,… Read more »
MELC’s Newest Publication “The Rich and the Pure”
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 »
HLS Students Welcome Afghan Children
HLS students are actively raising awareness of and providing support to Afghan evacuees living at Camp Atterbury, a military training base for the Indiana National Guard. At its peak, over 7000 Afghans lived in Camp Atterbury while waiting for resettlement across the country. Under the leadership of Abbey Krulik, Sophie Langfitt, and Leah Heneveld, students… Read more »