Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo joins SAIS

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has joined the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies as a distinguished visiting scholar. Toledo, who led the country from 2001 to 2006, is a fellow at the school’s International Development Program.

Former NATO Ambassador Volker joins SAIS Center on Transatlantic Relations

The SAIS Center on Transatlantic Relations has announced the appointment of Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, as managing director and senior fellow, effective Sept. 8.

SAIS to examine critical role of religion in international affairs

Each summer, a subject of special interest is selected at SAIS to serve as a substantive theme in the coming academic year. During 2009 - 2010, the school will examine the critical role of religion in international affairs.
With events in Iran; the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; the search for lasting peace in Israel-Palestine; [...]

International Reporting Project Fellows selected for 2009

Ten U.S. journalists have been awarded International Reporting Project Fellowships at Johns Hopkins SAIS for the 2009 program, including four journalists focusing on global environmental topics and three on stories dealing with loose nuclear materials.
The nine-week fellowships, which provide mid-career U.S. journalists with opportunities to do in-depth overseas reporting projects, began in late August.
The IRP [...]

Seven receive Fulbrights to study abroad in 2009–2010

Seven doctoral students and alumni from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Peabody and SAIS will have the opportunity to study abroad during the 2009–2010 academic year through the prestigious Fulbright Program.
Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of [...]

SAIS hosts program on national security, intelligence

The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS this month hosted for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a two-week course for 40 doctoral and master’s degree candidates and recent college graduates from around the country. The session was designed to give the students an in-depth exposure to national security issues and [...]

Bologna Center professor elected mayor

Flavio Delbono, who has taught at the SAIS Bologna Center for more than 20 years, was elected mayor of Bologna on June 22. Delbono, representing the center-left coalition, won in a run-off election against his opponent by more than 60 percent of the vote.

SAIS honors two faculty members at Bologna Center

SAIS recognized two of its outstanding faculty members during Commencement ceremonies at the Bologna Center in Bologna, Italy, on May 29. Thomas Row was acknowledged for his teaching excellence in a large class, while Winrich Kuehne received the honor for a small class. The awards, which SAIS has designated for Bologna Center faculty, are part [...]

Crowning glories

The original Greek Olympians wore them, as did Roman conquerors, the orator Cicero and the poet Dante. And we derive the word laureate from them, the wreaths of laurel leaves that signify wisdom, victory and success.
Six graduates of SAIS’ Bologna Center joined the long tradition on May 29, when they, too, were crowned with the [...]