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NOVEMBER 2013
Vice President Joe Biden recently called for a
new blueprint for North America. With the 20th
anniversary of NAFTA approaching, the SIS
Center for North American Studies offered a
response to Biden's challenge. The center also
released a poll revealing that most North
Americans want greater integration. Read More.
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Alumni
Fu Hamabe, SIS/BA '14, an SIS international
student in the Ritsumeikan University
dual-degree program, seeks to build
understanding between Japan and South Korea.
Read More.
SIS faculty members are involved in a wide
variety of human rights-oriented activities on
AU's campus and beyond. Read More.
Kevin Hagan, SIS/MA '97, president and CEO
of Feed The Children, received AU's Alumni
Recognition Award during All-American
Weekend. Read More.
First Step Iraq, a hip-hop troop of young men
from Iraq, recently danced their way to AU as
part of their "Hiplomacy" tour. Read More.
Spotlight on: Alexa Loken,
SIS/BA '10. Read More.
Spotlight on: Hassina
Sherjan. Read More.
Esther Benjamin, SIS/MA
'92, received the White
House Fellow Impact Award
for 2013.
SIS alumni toured the
National Press Club and will
visit the World Bank. Stay
up-to-date on alumni news
and events. Keep up with
your classmates on our
Class Notes page.
Notable
Rebecca Darnell, SIS/BA
'15, won the AU Initiative for
Russian Culture's James W.
Symington Award for the
Study of Russian
Language, Culture, and
International Relations.
Read more.
Kate Brunette, SIS/BA '15,
won the Fall 2013 Honors
Capstone Research Grant
for her project on public
transportation in Bogotá,
Colombia. Read More.
AU entrepreneurial
programs, including the SIS
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Social Enterprise program,
launched a partnership with
startup incubator 1776.
Read More.
SIS In the News
Professor Gordon Adams:
"Six Ways to Manage the
Five-Sided Building,"
Foreign Policy, November
8.
John Pope, SIS/MA '14, a runner for the AU Eagles, is the epitome of a
Patriot League scholar-athlete. Watch the Video.
Faculty Fellow Jessica
Trisko Darden: "What
Does Miss Universe 2013
Tell Us About World Politics
in 2013?" Foreign Policy,
November 8.
Assistant Dean Anya
Schmemann: "Ukraine at a
Crossroads," US News &
World Report, November 8.
Heartbeat, founded by Aaron Shneyer, SIS/MA '14, includes youth
musicians who use music to build trust and understanding. They recently
performed at SIS, co-sponsored by the Center for Israel Studies. Read
More.
Professor David Bosco:
"Israel, UNESCO, and the
United States," Foreign
Policy, November 4.
Past Event Highlights
Book Launch: V. Spike Peterson, SIS/PhD
'88, Professor of International Relations and
the University of Arizona School of
Government and Public Policy, and J. Ann
Tickner, a Distinguished Scholar in Residence
at SIS, helped launch SIS Professor Christine
Chin's book, Cosmopolitan Sex Workers:
Women and Migration in a Global City. Watch
the Video.
Other recent videos:
Professor Julie Mertus:
"Michael J. Fox: An
Ordinary Hero," The
Baltimore Sun, October 31.
Professor Jeff Colgan: "Oil,
Conflict, and U.S. National
Interests," Belfer Center
Policy Brief, October 24.
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Dean's Discussion: Chris Schroeder: Startup Rising
French American Global Forum: The 2008 Financial Crisis
Stephen Silvia: Holding the Shop Together
Upcoming Event Highlights
Dean's Discussion
Conflict Analysis, Strategy and Engagement: Syria, Honduras, and
Burma
Speaker: Frederick Barton, Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and
Stabilization Operations
Date: Monday, November 18
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
Wonkblog Debate Series with The Washington Post's Ezra Klein
Has Climate Change Won?
Date: Tuesday, November 19
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Location: SIS Atrium
Ibn Khaldun Chair
Research Fellow Harrison
Akins: "No place for Islam?
Buddhist nationalism in
Myanmar," Al Jazeera,
October 18.
Professor Guy Ziv:
"Negotiate With Iran, But
Stay Skeptical," Newsday,
October 18.
Read more media
mentions.
100,000 Strong Foundation Fall Conference:
Investing in U.S.-China Relations, One Student at a Time
Date: Thursday, November 21
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
This event is invitation-only, but may be live-streamed here.
Building Blocks for Making a Meaningful Difference
Speaker: John Prendergast, SIS/MA '90, Co-Founder of the Enough Project
and Satellite Sentinel Project
Date: Monday, December 2
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
French American Global Forum
The United Nations at Seventy: Is Global Governance Broken?
Date: Tuesday, December 3
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Abramson Family Founders Room
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