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Briefing – The Elliott School Newsletter

Our electronic newsletter Briefing is designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest developments at the Elliott School and the achievements of our students, faculty, and alumni.

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Current Issue

March 2013
Professor Marcus King on Water Scarcity, Arctic Melting, and National Security; Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Addresses Gender Violence on International Women's Day 2013; Learning the Ropes of Foreign Service in Latvia; Panel Highlights African Growth, Security Challenges; …

Past Issues

January 2013
Remembering Lloyd Elliott; International Development Studies Program Celebrates 20 Years; Research Examines Sustainability from a Global Perspective; Students Practice Permaculture in Puerto Rico …

November 2012
New Grant Funding to Support Student Internships in Asia; Undergraduate Learns More Than Language in Tajikistan; Carr Professorship Bolsters Work on Global Poverty; MIPP Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary …

September 2012
Student Journalist Explores the Human Costs of Conflict; Authors Explore China-Africa Relations at Book Launch; Elliott School Welcomes Ten New Faculty Members; Elliott School Receives More than $850,000 in Research Awards from Major Funders …

May 2012
Graduates and Alumni Commencement Speeches Solidify #OnlyAtGW Mentality; Trustee David Nadler Commits $1 Million To Elliott School; David H. Miller Lecture Addresses Security, Development, And Governance In Africa; Elizabeth Saunders Explores How Leaders Shape Military Interventions; …

March 2012
Institute Launches Blog on Public Diplomacy and Global Communication; Early Career Decision Outlines Professional Path for Elliott School Professor; IMES Faculty Members Examine the Arab Spring with Two New Publications; Students Participate in Alternative Spring Break, Serving Others; …

January 2012
IERES Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary; Examining the Arab Spring; Studying Abroad to Bring Home Jobs; Using Science and Technology to Improve Health Globally …

November 2011
Andrea Ruiz Opens Books — and Minds; Building Community Through Research; GW Model UN Team Receives 1st Place Award at Columbia University Competition; Women and Mars; The Elliott School Celebrates its 2011 Faculty Authors …

September 2011
World Bank President Robert Zoellick: A World Beyond Aid; Spotlight: the Institute for Global and International Studies; Working Toward Zero — Eliminating Nuclear Weapons; Highlighting Research at the Elliott School …

June 2011
NASA Deputy Administrator Prepares Elliott School Graduates for Career Liftoff; Elliott School Graduate Chosen to Speak at GW's Commencement on the National Mall; Professor Martha Finnemore Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences …

March 2011
Research Spotlight: Empire of Humanity; Reflecting on the Liberation of Kuwait; Elliott School Receives Two Major Gifts Totaling $7.65 Million; The Middle East Uprisings from an Expert's Perspective; Asia on E Street: The Sigur Center for Asian Studies …

January 2011
Research Spotlight: Who Governs the Globe?; Jendayi Frazer Discusses the Sudanese Referendum and its Implications; Remembering the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, One Year Later; Visiting Scholar Profile: Alexander Kupatadze …

November 2010
Research Spotlight: Institute for International Economic Policy, General Wesley K. Clark Discusses U.S. National Security Priorities During the Annual Banville Forum, Elliott School Professor wins National Science Foundation Grant, Elliott School Masters Program Enables Mid-Career Professionals to Enhance Their International Knowledge …

September 2010
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) discusses America's New Nuclear Strategy; Professor James Foster Examines What It Means To Be Poor; Alumna Alison Chatfield Awarded William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India; Web Video Initiative Extends Reach of Elliott School Events …

Summer 2010
Alumna Rose Gottemoeller Offers Words of Wisdom to Graduating Students; Senior Zoe Petkanas Delivers GW Commencement Address; Faculty Member Bruce Dickson Recognized for Teaching Excellence; Global Communication Confers Its First Degrees; Graduate Student Nicole Herrmann Wins NASA Research Fellowship …

Spring 2010
Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Africa; New Research Programs Focus on Global Security; Kuwait Chair Edward "Skip" Gnehm Offers Insight into Yemen; Elliott School Students Sponsor Model UN Conference; Faculty Profile: Ambassador Karl Inderfurth Visits Afghanistan …

Winter 2010
GW Community Responds to Haiti Earthquake Crisis, IIEP Conference Explores U.S.-China Economic Relations, CARE's Helene Gayle Discusses "The Girl Effect", GW Students Explore Globalization Through a Panamanian Lens, Video Exchange Program Connects Elliott School Students to the Middle East …

Fall 2009
New Institute for Security and Conflict Studies Expands the Elliott School's Research Agenda; Afghanistan and Iran Dominate Discussion with Secretaries Clinton and Gates; Elliott School Engages Alumni in Washington, London, and Paris; Faculty Win Major Research Grants …

Summer 2009
Alumna negotiating new arms reduction agreement with Russia; Madeleine Albright addresses genocide in first Banville Forum; Sigur Center awards summer fellowships to students to study in Asia; Charles Glaser to be founding director of the Elliott School's Institute for Security and Conflict Studies; Nathan Brown Named a 2009 Carnegie Scholar …

Spring 2009
Elliott School Community Mourns the Loss of Betty Elliott; Undergraduate Student Profile: Desu Damtew Works to Save Child Victims of Landmines; Former UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette Discusses the Future of the United Nations at the Elliott School; OAS Secretary-General Addresses U.S. Policy toward Latin America …

Winter 2009
Elliott School Deans Offer Foreign Policy Advice to the New President; Elliott School Mourns the Loss of Professor James R. Millar; Faculty Profile: Hossein Askari; Students Participate in Online Simulation Exercise on WMD; Ford Foundation Awards Grant to GW to Support Creative Responses to Global Climate Change; Student Journalist Tackles Somali Pirates …

Fall 2008
Five Former Secretaries of State Visit GW; Elliott School Alumnus Kurt Volker Appointed New U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Student Group Brings Sudanese Student to Study at GW on Full Scholarship; Middle East Policy Forum Hosts Kuwaiti Prime Minister; David Shambaugh Selected for Second Straight Year to Lead Delegation to Beijing …

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