Minja Petrovic always wanted to be a teacher. She spent her undergraduate years in her home country of Serbia at the University of Kragujevac School of Education. After spending a semester in Hungary as an exchange student, her path shifted, eventually leading her to the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Petrovic… Read more »
Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) graduate Kyle Tucker has been named as a fall 2023 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow, placing him in a highly selective program where he will spend a year as a researcher for a think tank or NGO (non-governmental organization) in Washington, D.C. Tucker says he would have become a teacher if… Read more »
By the time Marria Peduto completes her bachelor’s degree in summer 2023, she will have visited at least six – if not seven – of the world’s continents during her college career. Peduto describes herself as “situated at the nexus of food, climate, and people.” In addition to majoring in International Studies and East Asian… Read more »
When Luke Schmucker applied to Indiana University (IU), he had never even heard of International Studies – he planned to major in Political Science. However, a visit to the IU Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) opened Schmucker’s eyes to a whole new world of opportunities. Now, Schmucker is preparing to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in… Read more »
Caroline Covey’s fellowship with Girl Security inspired her goal of a career in the nuclear non-proliferation field. The opportunity has given her the chance to explore opportunities within the field, engage in research, connect with experts, and secure two highly selective summer internships. Covey is in her third year at the IU Hamilton Lugar School… Read more »
As an IU undergraduate, Dakotah Meadows started out as an English major. Her love for literature led her to discover South Korean short stories and add a second major in East Asian Languages and Cultures. Meadows is now pursuing an MA in East Asian Studies with a focus on Korea at the IU Hamilton Lugar… Read more »
Callie Rhoades says a research opportunity at the IU Institute for Korean Studies helped her go from studying Korea to pursuing a Master’s degree there. As an undergraduate, she took advantage of the George Washington-Indiana University (GW-IU) Undergraduate Research Exchange Program, and is now pursuing a Master’s in Korean Studies at Ewha Womans University in… Read more »
Indiana University (IU) and Hamilton Lugar School students gained a realistic experience of how the European Union operates by competing in the 2023 Midwest Model EU (MMEU) Conference March 23-25. The event, hosted by the Hamilton Lugar School Institute for European Studies (EURO), was attended by more than 120 students across the country, including IU… Read more »
Jessica Storey-Nagy met her husband, who is Hungarian, while living in Denver. She said her first trip to Hungary to meet his family influenced her decision to pursue an education in Hungarian Studies. She ultimately chose the Central Eurasian Studies M.A. and Ph.D. programs at the Indiana University (IU) Hamilton Lugar School of Global and… Read more »
What does Cassidy Phillips, a second-year student at the IU Hamilton Lugar School, recommend to students attending the 8th annual America’s Role in the World conference (ARW8) for the first time? “Pack a quiet snack that you can bust out. Don’t be like us… don’t pack chips!” Phillips says students shouldn’t be intimidated by the… Read more »
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