News & Announcements Archive


Third Annual DC Career Program Huge Success

Third Annual DC Career Program Huge Success
This past intersession the International Studies Program once again hosted the three-day career program in Washington DC. On the trip, students explored the numerous career paths available to them within the realm of international affairs and developed critical career-building skills. The students were given the opportunity to speak with well-versed mid-career professionals through various site […]


Aronson Center Speaker Series Welcomes Erik Jones

Aronson Center Speaker Series Welcomes Erik Jones
As part of the Aronson Center for International Studies fall speaker series, the International Studies Program welcomed Professor Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at SAIS, to discuss “Brexit and the Disintegration of Europe.”


International Studies and SAIS Announce Direct Admissions Program

The International Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University and the Admissions Office at SAIS have announced a new opportunity for Hopkins undergraduates.  Joining the Direct Matriculation Program and the SAIS 5-year BA/MA Program, the new Direct Admissions Program will allow Hopkins seniors to apply to SAIS without having to take the GRE and without having […]


SAIS in Baltimore Day

SAIS in Baltimore Day
On October 2 professors from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) traveled to the Homewood campus for two events meant to further the collaboration between SAIS and the undergraduate International Studies Program.  The first, a lunch discussion panel about American foreign policy in the Trump era, included Professors Hal Brands, Adria Lawrence, […]


IS Alum Receives Prestigious LSE Scholarship

IS Alum Receives Prestigious LSE Scholarship
Congratulations to International Studies alumna Rawnag Abdelaziz ’17 who recently received the Alumni and Friends of The London School of Economics in the United States (AFLSE) scholarship.  This prestigious award is given each each year to an American citizen or permanent resident of the United States for one year of graduate study at LSE.


SAIS BA/MA Named Fulbright Scholar

SAIS BA/MA David Hamburger ’18, ’19 is one of 22 Johns Hopkins students who received a Fulbright grant to do open study or research abroad.  After completing his master’s in international economics and international law and organizations at SAIS, David will study for an LLM in European law at Leiden University in the Netherlands.


IS Senior Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

IS Senior Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
International Studies senior Jack Bunting ’19 of the Johns Hopkins baseball team has been selected to the 2019 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for District I.  His name now moves onto the national ballot for the Google Cloud Academic All-America Teams.  Congratulations, Jack!


FLAS Fellowship Recipient Studies Persian at SAIS

FLAS Fellowship Recipient Studies Persian at SAIS
Graduating senior Eli Levine ’19, recipient of a 2019 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship through the International Studies Program, was able to study Persian at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) this past spring semester.  Learn more about Eli’s experience and the FLAS Fellowships in the latest edition of The HUB.


New 2019-2020 ISLC Leadership Announced

New 2019-2020 ISLC Leadership Announced
Franz Osilia Rincones ’21 and Carmela Irato ’21 have been named President and Vice President respectively of the International Studies Leadership Council for the 2019-2020 academic year.  The sophomores were also just recently accepted into the BA/MA program with the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC.  Congratulations to you both!


SAIS BA/MA Tyler Lee Competes on Jeopardy!

SAIS BA/MA Tyler Lee Competes on Jeopardy!
What’s it like to go up against a trivia juggernaut like James Holzhauer?  Just ask former SAIS BA/MA Tyler Lee ’17, ’18 and other Jeopardy! contestants who ultimately fell to the 10+ day champion.