News & Announcements Archive

The 2020 Election and Future of American Democracy: Russian Election Interference

The 2020 Election and Future of American Democracy: Russian Election Interference

The International Studies Leadership Council held its first event of the 2020 Election Speaker Series with Scott Shane, a journalist and author who spent 15 years covering national security and other […]

ISLC Initiates Mentorship Program for Fall 2020

The International Studies Leadership Council’s (ISLC) advISor Mentorship Program will kick off this fall 2020 as a way to give more experienced International Studies majors the opportunity to become mentors to first-year […]

ISLC Summer Speaker Series: Racism and Mass Incarceration in the U.S.

ISLC Summer Speaker Series: Racism and Mass Incarceration in the U.S.

The ISLC and the Department of Political Science held a virtual discussion on Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th and the article “Political Consequences of the Carceral State” by Professor Vesla Weaver […]

ISLC Summer Speaker Series: Racial Divides in Baltimore

ISLC Summer Speaker Series: Racial Divides in Baltimore

Thiru Vignarajah, former Deputy Attorney General of Maryland and Democratic candidate for Mayor of Baltimore, virtually joined the International Studies Leadership Council to discuss racial disparities in policing, housing, education, […]

Summer Speaker Series on The Structural Foundations of Racism

Summer Speaker Series on The Structural Foundations of Racism

On July 9th, the International Studies Leadership Council held the inaugural event for their Summer Speaker Series on The Structural Foundations of Racism with Johns Hopkins professors Martha Jones (Department […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]