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PMF
Finalists

SIS boasts 13 PMFs in 2012.
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Dean Goldgeier
Wins Carnegie Policy Grant

Dean James Goldgeier has been awarded a grant
from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for
his project on "Bridging the Gap, Fostering
Greater Policy Relevance in Political Science
and International Studies."
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Global Scholars
3-Yr BA Program

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Presidential Management Fellows

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Our interdisciplinary curriculum prepares graduates committed to global service across sectors.

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February 8 16 Graduate Students Named PMF Finalists

American University ranks fifth in the nation for 2012 Presidential Management Fellowship Finalists.
February 6 SIS Faculty Publications: January 2012

See what our professors have to say about human rights, North American trade, economic decentralization in Vietnam, and fighting corruption.

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December 20 SIS Resumes Intersession Study Trip to Cuba

With the easing of travel restrictions to the Caribbean nation, SIS Study Abroad will lead its first trip there over the winter vacation in almost a decade.
January 20 Two Students Named Rhodes Finalists

Lauren Barr and Matt Makowski excel in Peace and Conflict Resolution and Biology.

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Monday, February 13
Farm Bill Symposium
Monday, February 13
Imperial & Financial Overstretch: The Politics of Nixon and Obama?Lessons to Be Learned?
Tuesday, February 14
Demystifying the World Bank Group
Wednesday, February 15
Chris Matthews
Thursday, February 16
Macedonian Ambassador Event

Joy Ohagwu, SIS/MA '11, visited Nigeria to assess youth perspectives on change.

A graduate student learns about Central American migrant workers in Mexico.

Sawyer Blazek, SIS/MA '11, connected political power and a country's stability in his thesis.

A graduate student focuses her studies on the Armenian Genocide: a topic that hits close to home.