SGIS Dean Lee Feinstein and Director of the Institute for Korean Studies at SGIS Seung-kyung Kim joined Indiana University President Michael McRobbie for part of a week-long trip to Korea and China, thanking new partners and meeting with IU alumni. The Korea portion of the visit was largely dedicated to expressing gratitude to the Korea… Read more »
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NELC staff member May earns Indiana University staff merit award
Longtime staff member in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the IU School of Global and International Studies Connie May has earned an IU Bloomington staff merit award. A committee of faculty and staff selected May as one of two honorees for support staff.
SGIS students make Phi Beta Kappa
Seven students who are majors in the School of Global and International Studies have earned prestigious membership in Phi Beta Kappa for the Fall 2016 semester. All new members of Phi Beta Kappa were formally brought into the society in the Fall 2016 Initiation Banquet held on Dec. 6 in Presidents Hall on the IU Bloomington campus.
New SGIS partnership with National Endowment for Democracy kicks off with DC event
Free and independent media reporting across the world was the focus for a School of Global and International Studies kickoff event with the National Endowment for Democracy on Dec. 1 and is part of the focus for a new partnership between SGIS and NED.
Filmmaker David Holbrooke discusses “The Diplomat” at SGIS
As part of a mission to inspire new diplomats and understanding of what they do, award-winning documentary filmmaker David Holbrooke spoke about and screened his film “The Diplomat” at the Indiana University Bloomington campus on Nov. 17, 2016.
IU congratulates Richard Lugar on his Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, a Distinguished Scholar and professor of practice in the Indiana University School of Global and International Studies, has received the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding. The honor recognizes those who have brought about significant lifetime achievements in international understanding, peace and security.
Sen. Lugar and Dean Feinstein discuss America’s role in the world at Chicago Humanities Festival
Days before the presidential election, SGIS Distinguished Scholar and longtime U.S. Senator Richard Lugar sat before a large crowd at the Chicago Humanities Festival to give his take on some of the toughest matters facing the next president. Dean Lee Feinstein led the discussion with Sen. Lugar onstage at the Thorne Auditorium in the Northwestern Pritzker School… Read more »
Narendra Jadhav will meet with faculty and students at SGIS
Narendra Jadhav, an IU alumnus, economist, writer and educator and a member of India’s parliament, will present the sixth annual Patrick O’Meara International Lecture at Indiana University Bloomington. His lecture, “India and the United States: Caste, Race and Economic Growth,” will take place at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 in Presidents Hall in Franklin Hall, 601 E. Kirkwood… Read more »
Feinstein speaks at Chicago Council on Global Affairs regarding complicated nature of populism
Months removed from Britain’s Brexit vote and just days before the U.S. presidential election, IU School of Global and International Studies Founding Dean Lee Feinstein took part in a half-day Chicago Council on Global Affairs program examining a driving force in both of those events. “The Rise of Populism: Expected or Unexpected?” sought to provide… Read more »
Indiana University hosts His Royal Highness Prince Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
Indiana University’s leadership, students, faculty and staff met with His Royal Highness Prince Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Oct. 26, as the prince visited IU Bloomington.