We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Alyssa Ayres has been selected to lead the Elliott School of International Affairs as its new dean, effective February 1, 2021.
#RaiseHigh
#WeAreElliott
Read the full announcement in
@GWToday
:
We're pleased to share that Ms. Muqaddesa Yourish, a former deputy minister of commerce and industry in the previous government of Afghanistan, will be our next Shapiro Visiting Professor beginning in January 2022! Read more in
@GWToday
:
Ilana Feldman, vice dean of
@elliottschoolgw
and professor of anthropology, history and international affairs, will be the interim dean of the Elliott School. Read the full announcement from
@GWToday
#WeAreElliott
Congrats, Elliott!
We are ranked among the top 10 places to study International Affairs by
@ForeignPolicy
. Thank you to all of our students, faculty and staff who dedicate their time, expertise and passion to keep us at the top!
#WeAreElliott
Martha Finnemore, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs has been awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science for her exceptional contributions to the field.
Learn more about the Johan Skytte Prize and awardees ⬇️
Professor
@robertsreport
recently spoke at an event hosted to raise awareness about the genocide of
#Uyghur
Muslims in
#China
: "This is really a global humanitarian issue, it shouldn't turn into a geopolitical issue."
The moment you’ve all been waiting for – we are proud to announce GW’s new moniker: the Revolutionaries!
Learn more about this revolutionary moment for GW at the link in our bio.
#RaiseHigh
Revolutionaries!
Ana Paula Velasco, an Elliott School senior majoring in international affairs, recently had an
#onlyatGW
moment as one of only 37 volunteers at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Read all about it in Elliott 360!
Today, we're excited to announce the official launch of our new podcast, Foreign Affairs Inbox! Listen to our inaugural episode with Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety (
@RealDeanB
) on the top issues we should be watching on the global stage this year:
Don't miss out on tomorrow's event with Amb.
@NormEisen
! Amb. Eisen will discuss proposals put forth in an upcoming Brookings report about restoring ethics and the rule of law to the federal government after four years of the Trump administration.
RSVP:
#WeAreElliott
- Olivia Raymond, rising Elliott School junior and GW gymnast, teamed up with members of the
@GWSports
community to help student athletes become registered and informed voters as part of the
#OnlyatGW
Voting Initiative!
Today is Dean Brigety's last day with the Elliott School, and we'll certainly miss him! Bon voyage and good luck, Dean B!
Watch a recording of the farewell celebration here:
Share your memories and well wishes here:
#WeAreElliott
Thank you to activist and actress Nazanin Boniadi for engaging in an inspiring conversation with Dean Alyssa Ayres, and thank you to all who attended the event!
If you weren't able to make it, the full recording is now available ⬇️
.
@JayCShambaugh
, Dir.
@IIEPGW
and Professor of Economics and International Affairs, was nominated today by President Biden to serve as Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. Congratulations Dr. Shambaugh!
#ElliottProud
“You have one challenge. Lead us forward. Rebuild, renew and restore the world. Give us hope for the future." - Ambassador Nicholas Burns
Thank you
@RNicholasBurns
for delivering the keynote address to our graduates!
#ElliottGraduation
BBC World Service spoke to
@robertsreport
, associate professor of the practice of international affairs and of anthropology, in the segment “Is
#China
erasing
#Uighur
culture?’’
Today, we’re honored to welcome 2019 International Women of Courage awardees — Razia Sultana, Moumina Houssein Darar, Sister Orla Treacy and Flor de María Vega Zapata — for a panel discussion this morning in honor of
#InternationalWomenDay2019
.
@StateDept
#IWOC
Three young women from Washington, D.C. pose in front of the Lincoln Memorial. "We're out here because we're tired of injustice, and we're here to make a difference for future generations."
Photo by Stephanie Mei-Ling
@mei_ling
Join us Friday at the Elliott School for an evening for Notre Dame de Paris. Last week’s fire badly damaged the cathedral, destroying most of its roof. A panel of experts will share inspirational stories of rebuilding in recent history. RSVP here:
Join us tomorrow for a discussion with the
#IWOC2021
awardees Canan Gullu, Muskan Khatun & Zahra Mohamed Ahmad! We invite the public to hear about these courageous women's experiences
#WomenOfCourage
@StateIVLP
🗓️ March 31st at 10:30AM ET
RSVP:
Congratulations to Celine Der Boghosian and Abigail Johnson, first-year graduate students in the GW Space Policy Institute, who are recipients of the
@Axiom_Space
Fellowship Award!
#ElliottProud
What does
#Russia
’s invasion of
#Ukraine
mean for the region & for security and conflict more generally? On 3/1 at 11:30am join for a discussion of the rapidly developing situation ft. insight from expert faculty & distinguished alumnus Amb.
@kvolker
RSVP:
Today's the day! 🎓 This morning at the Smith Center, we'll welcome a new class of students to our Elliott School alumni community. Congratulations to all of our students on this academic achievement!
#GWCommencement
.
@ForeignAffairs
reviewed "The War on the
#Uyghurs
: China's Internal Campaign Against a Muslim Minority" by Professor
@robertsreport
in the March/April 2021 issue.
Read the review here:
How does memory shape domestic and international politics? Eun A Jo, a Predoctoral Fellow in the GW Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, explores this question in a recently published article for
@IntOrgJournal
.
#ElliottResearch
Read more:
Congratulations Charles L. Glaser of
@GWtweets
, recipient of the 2021 William and Katherine Estes Award for his behavioral research toward the prevention of nuclear war!
#NASaward
Henry Hertzfeld, director of the Space Policy Institute, and John Logsdon, professor emeritus and founder of the Space Policy Institute, discuss what to expect from space missions, tourism, technology, policy and more heading into 2021
This Friday, join the Leadership, Ethics and Practice Initiative for a discussion with Amb.
@NormEisen
on "The State of American Leadership and Ethics Today"
RSVP:
Congratulations to rising senior Cynthia Yue for being selected as the 2021-2022 UNA-USA Youth Observer to the United Nations!
#ElliottProud
#RaiseHigh
Introducing our 2021-2022 UNA-USA
@USYouthObserver
Cynthia Yue! We look forward to working with Cynthia over the next year to engage young Americans in the essential work of the
@UN
!
Meet Cynthia: |
#USAforUN
🇺🇸🇺🇳
🗓️ Tomorrow! Join for a discussion on the role of youth in leading international organizations with
@arora4people
, the youngest candidate to run for UN Secretary-General. 🕧 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 pm in Room 505
RSVP:
Interested in advancing scholarship and public understanding of
#internationalsecurity
issues? Apply to be a visiting scholar at the GW Institute for
#Security
and
#Conflict
Studies!
Priority deadline: January 31
Learn more and apply here:
.
@IISTP_GW
welcomes Ambassador
@LauraSHHolgate
(
@usunvie
), to the Elliott School on Friday, March 17. Ambassador Holgate will offer remarks, focusing on
#nuclearsecurity
, and answer audience questions in a moderated Q+A. We hope you'll join us!
We're thrilled to announce this year's recipients of the
#ILoveMyLibrarian
Award! Congratulations to these 10 outstanding librarians. Thank you for going above and beyond to make your communities strong. Learn more: .
Happy International Women's Day from the Elliott School!
To learn more about the importance of this day, read Dr. Shirley Graham's blog post on International Women's Day:
Today is the day! If you cannot make it, check out the livestream of President Macron's Town Hall (with our own
@RealDeanB
moderating) over on
@GWtweets
's Facebook! We will be live-tweeting the event here, as well!
#WeAreElliott
#OnlyAtGW
The Elliott School of International Affairs is celebrating its 125th anniversary after preparing thousands of students at the George Washington University for global careers.
Hear from alumni on what the Elliott School means to them ⬇️
#WeAreElliott
In our latest
#ForeignAffairsInbox
episode, Professor Paul Williams (
@PDWilliamsGWU
), the author of “Fighting for Peace in Somalia,” explains the history of the African Union Mission in Somalia and their fight against terrorist group Al-Shabaab.
We're
#ElliottProud
of Sophia Chin, Noah Lindenburg, Alexandra Goldbeck, and April Park, undergraduate students at Elliott, and Jacob Mitovich of
@gwucolumbian
for placing 1st in the Richmond region and top 6 nationally in the 2021 Federal Reserve College Challenge!
#RaiseHigh
RSVP for Cracks in the Glass Ceiling: The Future of Women's Leadership in International Affairs with
@GWAlumni
Leaders! This event is hosted by the International Women of Elliott and cosponsored by Young Black Professionals in International Affairs
.
@PopSci
quoted John Logsdon, professor emeritus in the Space Policy Institute, in the article "Inside NASA’s messy plan to return to the moon by 2024"
Next week, celebrate Professors Henry Hale and Olga Onuch as they discuss their book, "The Zelensky Effect." This event will begin with opening remarks from Dean Ayres, lectures by the co-authors, and a moderated Q&A.
Join us in-person or virtually ⬇️
“I hope that as you go forward you’ll remember this time of change, as I hope you'll push for change yourself. Stay engaged, stay involved.” Thank you Ambassador
@Jenkinsbd
for delivering the
#ElliottGraduation
keynote address!
Looking good, Dean B! Nearly a decade apart, the first photo is of Dean B in an IDP camp in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July 2010. The second is of him riding in Middleburg, VA, in January 2019.
#10YearChallenge
@RealDeanB
Dean Reuben Brigety (
@RealDeanB
) notes this is the first class of students he’s been able to witness their entire four years at the Elliott School.
“To the class of 2019, you’ll always have a special place in my heart.” —Dean B
#GWCommencement
🎓
We’re endlessly
#ElliottProud
of our students who were selected as Presidential Management Fellow finalists. Congrats again on this achievement!
#WeAreElliott
The Barbara W. Tuchman Prize for Best Paper in Historical International Relations by a Graduate Student goes to
@nickdanderson
for his paper “Inadvertent Expansion in World Politics”!
(Nick has since joined the faculty of
@ElliottSchoolGW
, but he gets to keep the prize).
Aaron Bateman, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, was recently selected for the American Institute for Aeronautics & Astronautics 2024 Aerospace History Manuscript Award!
Congratulations, Professor Bateman!
Susan Ariel Aaronson, a research professor of international affairs, is leading the participatory governance and trust portion of the new GW co-led NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society.
Learn more about the TRAILS Institute and its goals. ⬇️
Congratulations to the Class of 2022! 🎓 🎉 We're thrilled to celebrate your achievements in the Smith Center tomorrow at noon! Show us how you're celebrating by tagging us in your grad photos and using
#GWCommencement
and
#ElliottGraduation
Congratulations to Professor Benjamin D. Hopkins! His book Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State (
@Harvard_Press
, 2020) has won the Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize from
@AASAsianStudies
#ElliottProud
Today 6 pm EST, YBPIA will commemorate Black History Month with an event that examines the intersection of the founding principles of international relations and foreign policy and how they inform our knowledge of cooperation, development, and power. RSVP: