News & Announcements Archive

IS Graduate Raymond Perez Chosen for Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program

IS Graduate Raymond Perez Chosen for Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program

A 2023 graduate of the International Studies Program and a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, Perez will be studying Indonesian this summer with his CLS award.

Recent IS Graduate Wins Sudler Prize

Recent IS Graduate Wins Sudler Prize

A member of the Class of 2023, Sigrid Edson received the Sudler Prize in recognition of her plays about the LGBTQ+ community.

Right the Wrongs of Mass Incarceration

Right the Wrongs of Mass Incarceration

International studies and economics major Ava Levine’s work on the focus of women after incarceration and with the Maryland Justice Project is leading her to a new path.

IS alumnus Nabiha Syed keeps an eye on Big Tech

IS alumnus Nabiha Syed keeps an eye on Big Tech

Syed, a 2007 Anthropology and International Studies graduate, serves as CEO of a The Markup, an award-winning news outlet that applies data-intensive investigative journalism to one of Washington’s biggest policy concerns. She was featured by the Hub as one of their alumni Changemakers.

International Studies Welcomes New Pre-Law Advisor to Hopkins

International Studies Welcomes New Pre-Law Advisor to Hopkins

The Office of Pre-Professional Programs and Advising has hired a new assistant director and pre-law advisor – Komal Raani Dilawari – who will offer advising in pre-health and pre-law careers. […]

Aronson Center for International Studies 2023 Speaker Series Announced

Aronson Center for International Studies 2023 Speaker Series Announced

The Aronson Center for International Studies and the International Studies Leadership Council are excited to announce this year’s line-up for the 2023 speaker series. The series include speakers discussing emerging […]

International Studies and East Asian Studies Jointly Offer 2023 Intersession Course

International Studies and East Asian Studies Jointly Offer 2023 Intersession Course

The East Asian Studies Program and International Studies Program offered a special intersession course January 17-19 called Spotlight on Archives – Research Tools and Careers. Students in the class learned about […]

Protests and State-Making in Jordan Book Talk

Protests and State-Making in Jordan Book Talk

The International Studies Program welcomed professor and author Jillian Schwedler to the Homewood campus on December 13 to discuss her new book Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent. Students […]

Study Break!

The International Studies Leadership Council sponsored a study break for students on December 12 during reading period. Students enjoyed cookies, cocoa, hot apple cider, and the occasional, strategic games of […]

SAIS Europe Receives $100 Million Dollar Gift

SAIS Europe Receives $100 Million Dollar Gift

A transformative gift of $100 million from philanthropists James and Morag Anderson to Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies’ Europe campus in Bologna has just been announced. Part of […]