In May 2023, Hamilton Lugar School students in Dr. Elisheva Cohen’s study abroad course: Refugees and Forced Migration in Jordan, traveled to Amman, Jordan to work with and learn from refugee aid organizations, local communities, and refugees. Reflection by Anekah Fish: Majoring in International Law & Institutions and French In early May, I had… Read more »
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Student Voices Abroad: Lila Socks Reflects on Refugees in Jordan
In May 2023, Hamilton Lugar School students in Dr. Elisheva Cohen’s study abroad course: Refugees and Forced Migration in Jordan, traveled to Amman, Jordan. Students volunteered for and learned from refugee aid organizations, local communities, and refugees themselves. Reflection by Lila Socks ’23, International Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Learning from Refugee Youth… Read more »
Students represented Belgium, Hungary, and Poland at Midwest Model EU
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 »
ARW8 conference centers on student voices
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 »
IU students invited to discuss global issues with activists, journalists, diplomats
Republished from Indiana Daily Student The eighth annual America’s Role in the World (ARW) foreign policy conference, ‘Raising the Heat on Foreign Policy,’ will be held March 2-3, 2023 at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and livestreamed. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, former Secretary of State John Kerry, will open the event… Read more »
Grace Gott researches global indigenous rights
Grace Gott wants to spread the word about issues facing Indigenous people. Gott, a student in Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences’ Hamilton Lugar School, is on track to complete the accelerated International Studies integrated B.A./M.A. program with a minor in Southeast Asian Studies in December 2023. While at HLS, Gott learned about issues… Read more »
HLS Junior Julia Campbell uses the Global Leaders and Professionals Program to Secure Internship
During the 2022 spring semester, Hamilton Lugar School junior Julia Campbell decided to enroll in the Global Leaders and Professionals Program (GLPP). After her time in the program, Campbell felt prepared to apply for her first internship with an organization she was passionate about: the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK). She credits… Read more »
IU Hamilton Lugar School to host annual foreign policy conference
The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University will host the eighth annual America’s Role in the World foreign policy conference March 2-3, 2023. The event will examine pressing global challenges to foreign policy, including the climate crisis, the future of Iran, human rights, and sustainable development. Panel discussions will convene… Read more »
IU Hamilton Lugar School students benefit global nonprofits as international consultants
As published in The Herald-Times These college students gained international work experience without ever leaving Indiana. How? Rachel Smith The Herald-Times December 29, 2022 One of the hardest parts of working with a nonprofit based in Kenya? Waking up in time for the organizers’ afternoon meeting. The tail-end of a work day for the nonprofit… Read more »
HLS students publish opinions on United Nations COP27 climate conference
Two Hamilton Lugar School students have published guest columns in the Indiana Daily Student on their experiences at the United Nations COP27 climate change conference. The following are republished, courtesy of the authors. GUEST COLUMN: My experience at COP27: The climate conference for humanity By Abby Potter Published Dec 11, 2022 While everyone was shivering… Read more »