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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
After years as @POTUS44 's National Security Advisor and @USUN Ambassador, @AmbassadorRice joins SIS
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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"To portray white terrorism as an outlier is to ignore America’s entire racial history, not to mention its present." - SIS professor @DrIbram
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
[FEB 2] Prof Keith Darden will speak w/ H.E. @ElinSuleymanov , Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the US—discussing the conflict between Azerbaijan & Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Russia’s role in the recent ceasefire & more. RSVP:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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Welcome to incoming SIS professor @_sarahkhan ! Sarah researches gender and politics in South Asia and will join the SIS Department of Politics, Governance & Economics. Welcome, Sarah! @PGE_SIS , @research_sis
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
Blooming under the bright blue sky! It’s #cherryblossom season at SIS 🌸
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
Happening now: Silencing Civil Society Around the World: What it means for democracy and accountability in 2023.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
Congrats to Prof. @JimGoldgeier on his recent appointment as chair in US-Russia relations at @librarycongress 's @KlugeCtr . In this role, he will conduct research & engage with experts, researchers, congressional members & others on vital US #foreignpolicy .
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
We’re excited to announce that Dr. @ShannonHader will be the next dean of @AmericanU ‘s SIS! She joins us on July 1 after most recently serving as assistant secretary-general of the @UN & deputy executive director of programmes at @UNAIDS in Geneva.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
“I knew I cared about policy and the public sector from an early age,” says @AmbassadorRice . Delve into the Rice's career milestones, from winning a Rhodes Scholarship to serving as Obama’s national security advisor to joining SIS:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
SIS professor @AmitavAcharya is the recipient of this year’s @AmericanU Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Congratulations, @AmericanU , on being a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers once again! SIS is proud to of its longstanding relationship with @PeaceCorps .
@PeaceCorps
Peace Corps
7 years
NEW: These are the top Peace Corps Volunteer-producing schools in America #PCTopColleges
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
“Awesome.” “Perfect.” “Like.” #NOPE . Not in alumnus Jim Toole’s popular DC bookstore, Capitol Hill Books @chbooksdc
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Welcome to AU, @DrIbram ! This summer, he joins SIS & CAS faculty and will create an anti-racism center on campus
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
We are proud to announce that @Fisher_DanaR is joining SIS as a professor and as the new director of @AmericanU_CECE on July 1. Welcome to SIS, Dana! @ShannonHader
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
This graduate's special day just got even more amazing. She said yes! 💍 #2017SISgrad #2017AUgrad
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
9 years
. @JustinTrudeau on feminism: more men need to get involved as well in the fight for equality #TrudeauAtAU #pmdc @connect2canada
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
We’re excited to announce Christine BN Chin as our permanent Dean! After serving in an interim capacity, Dean Chin will become the 10th Dean of SIS, effective June 1. Take a look back to when she first stepped into the Dean's Suite nearly one year ago.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
Robert Koopman ( @RBKoopman ), chief economist & the director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division of the @wto , will join SIS as a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence in the Fall of 2022! Learn more:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Pleased to welcome National Book Award winner @DrIbram to faculty! Kendi will head a new anti-racist center at AU.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
Listen to SIS Professor @DrIbram discuss how he became interested in writing about race, the current conversations about race in sports, and why we need to acknowledge racial disparities in the US.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Jane Goodall spoke about hope, #peace & the need to conserve our #environment to a packed crowd at SIS last night
@JaneGoodallInst
Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute
7 years
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
Congratulations to 2023 Alumni Award winner, His Excellency Brigadier (Rtd.) Dr. Julius Maada Bio, SIS/BA ’99, SIS/MIS ’01! @AmericanUAlum , @AmericanUniversity @PresidentBio
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
They're blooming! We've been waiting for #cherryblossomseason to arrive at SIS.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
On this day in 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower helped us break ground on the School of International Service. Thank you for following along all year as we've celebrated our 60th anniversary. That's a wrap! #SIS60
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Sumitra Badrinathan ( @KhariBiskut ), who will be joining SIS in fall 2022!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
9 years
Preparations are underway for President Obama's visit to SIS tomorrow! #SISPOTUS http://t.co/KpYXJy9jsL
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
“Just because you’re a minority of some sort - young, a woman, African American, whatever it might be - don’t just assume it’s a hostile environment. You’ll find people who will help and support you.” - @AmbassadorRice #ToughLove #AllAUWeekend
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
Today, we welcomed Sierra Leone President H.E. Julius Maada Bio @PresidentBio , SIS/BA ’99 and SIS/MIS ’01, to the SIS Atrium! President Bio gave remarks on human capital development and answered questions during a discussion with SIS professor @SusanShepler .
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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The Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award is @AmericanU ’s highest honor. This year’s recipient is @AmitavAcharya , the first SIS professor to have won the award!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 months
Congratulations to SIS professor @JosephTorigian ! Joseph, a member of the SIS Department of Global Inquiry, recently received tenure and a promotion to associate professor. @research_sis
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
We’re excited to extend a warm welcome to Professor Samantha Bradshaw ( @sbradshaww ), who will be joining SIS in fall 2022!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Welcome to AU, @DrIbram ! This summer, he joins SIS & CAS faculty and will create an anti-racism center on campus
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
Check out this @washingtonpost feature on SIS Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow @AmbassadorRice :
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
Fantastic news: @AmericanU Model UN has become the #1 team in North America!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! Did you know that the new @smithsonian exhibition #IfThenSheCan featuring 3D-printed statues of 120 female innovators includes statistician @DavinaDurgana , SIS/PhD '15? Learn more:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
"I believe young ppl like you & me have the skills to make #peace possible." --Boko Haram survivor @BubaImrana
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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Congratulations to SIS professor @ProfYangZhang ! Yang, a member of the SIS Department of Global Inquiry, recently received tenure and a promotion to associate professor. @research_sis
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
This Thursday, Nobel Peace Prize laureate @PresidentWalesa , who served as the first democratically-elected president of Poland, will discuss his background as a pro-democracy activist & union organizer & take questions from students. RSVP:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
We're #1 ! This year, SIS had more Boren Scholarship & Fellowship award winners than any other school in the nation
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
Congratulations to Prof. @SusannaCampbell on being named a senior advisor to the Congressionally-mandated Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States under @USIP !
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
Dean @ChristineBNChin and @AmbassadorRice kicked off our virtual graduate student orientation this weekend. We’re so excited to have our new students join the SIS community!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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Get to know the newest faculty member in the Department of Politics, Governance, and Economics, @_sarahkhan , in a new Q&A:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
SIS has a new dean at the helm! Christine BN Chin is the 10th dean of SIS and the first woman to serve in this role.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
Congratulations to SIS professor and former dean @JimGoldgeier , who was elected chair of the @StateDept Historical Advisory Committee!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
One last hoorah in the Atrium for our graduates (now turned alumni) today. Wage peace with those new, well deserved SIS degrees!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Pleased to welcome @DrIbram to faculty this August! Dr. Kendi will teach & create an anti-racism center on campus
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
[APRIL 25] Secure a ticket for the 2nd annual #AntiracistBookfest ! “To have all these award-winning & bestselling & critically acclaimed authors…in conversation with each other & engaged citizens—again, we are excited.” - @DrIbram . @AntiracismCtr
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
Once again, SIS has been ranked a top-10 school for international relations!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Chef @massimobottura encourages us to “talk to the fridge” and discover ways to transform & rethink simple ingredients to reduce #food waste
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
SIS faculty share just how proud they are of the historic Class of 2020!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
We spoke with Professor Sumitra Badrinathan ( @KhariBiskut ), who will join us at SIS next fall!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
SIS faculty share just how excited they are for the bright futures of our 2020 graduates!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
All AU Abroad students in #Brussels are accounted for and unharmed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
Despite popular sentiment, this author believes the #world is past the point of closed #borders .
@wef
World Economic Forum
8 years
. @javiersolana : We're past the point of closed borders, it's time for smart multilateralism
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
When Jenna Caldwell first joined @theblackprintAU , she wasn’t expecting to one day become the magazine’s editor-in-chief. But in the span of a few semesters, she worked her way up to leading the publication and discovered a zeal for journalism.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 month
BIG NEWS: International relations faculty surveyed by “Foreign Policy” magazine have ranked SIS the no. 8 international relations program around the world at both the master’s and undergraduate levels! Read more: @AmericanU @ShannonHader
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders at the Climate Change Action Summit in New York this morning.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
Join us from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 27, in the SIS Founders Room for Silencing Civil Societies Around the World: What it Means for Democracy and Accountability in 2023. RSVP here:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
9 years
. @JustinTrudeau : the things that unite us are greater than those that divide us. I have faith in the American electorate. #trudauatau
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
We are excited to welcome Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director General of the @wto to SIS! @NOIweala @henning_randall @cspan @SylviaBurwell
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
In an interview with @NewsHour , Hannah Sharghi, SIS/BA ’20, describes her emotions as she looks forward to hopefully welcoming home her father, Emad Sharghi, who has been imprisoned in Iran for five years and was relocated to house arrest last week.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
We caught up with new AU Prof. @DrIbram to learn more about his work & what he's looking forward to at SIS
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
Thank you to our second group of panelists, Victoria Cooper from @Chemonics , @Ugolor from @aneejnigeria , and Florindo Chivucute from @FoAAngola for sharing their thoughts and expertise on anti-corruption measures in Africa.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
[HAPPENING NOW] A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureate @PresidentWalesa !
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Work is underway in establishing the new Antiracist Research & Policy Center coming to @AmericanU ! Learn more about new center, headed by SIS/CAS Professor @dribram :
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Jane Goodall is here, currently discussing her childhood love of #animals , how she first discovered hens lay eggs & appreciates her mother.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
After the larger event today, Ambassador @emoctezumab graciously spoke with a group of @AU_SIS students from the Ask-A-Diplomat initiative.   @EmbamexEUA
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is often eroded by politicians on #MLKDay . According to Professor @DrIbram , chief among this year’s offenders was Vice President Mike Pence.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
SIS is thrilled to welcome @OMarkarova @UKRintheUSA for a discussion about Ukraines enduring struggle for freedom. Follow along for key takeaways⬇️
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
Who's staying up late tonight to watch #Perseid #MeteorShower ? Here's a guide to seeing it:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
"Any serious scholar of #race must be a scholar of #international affairs," says @DrIbram of his new role at SIS
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 months
Congratulations to SIS professor @AtziliBoaz ! Boaz, a member of the SIS Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security, was recently promoted to full professor. @fpgs_au
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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Happening Now: Belarus and the Struggle for Democracy. We are joined by President-elect of Belarus, @Tsihanouskaya . Follow along for key moments⬇️
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
2 years
SIS is thrilled to congratulate Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, on his advancement to Distinguished Professor! @AskAkbar @SylviaBurwell @AmericanUAlum @ShannonHader
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
Sen. @RussFeingold discusses relevancy of the #ElectoralCollege , teaching #highered , #CitizensUnited , & more in Q&A:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
6 years
That’s a wrap! Hats off to the Class of 2018.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
Thank you to Alice Albright, @MCC_CEO for speaking to our SIS graduates. 🎓 #2023AUgrad @ShannonHader
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
9 years
Honored to welcome President @BarackObama back to @AmericanU SIS today! It is his 2nd visit to SIS and 4th to AU. #SISPOTUS
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
AU students met @MichelleObama on #IWD2016 ! Pictured are Jamie Meyer & Swati Guin of SIS & Sidney Vaught of @AU_SPA
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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Soaking up the sun and enjoying the views of peak bloom at SIS! 🌸
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
Excited to announce that this year @AmericanU is #1 in the US for the number of graduate students who have received @BorenAwards Fellowships!
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
Congratulations, Class of 2020! Our faculty send you all their best wishes. #2020AUGrad
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
5 years
. @maliniranga & @ittygritty published an article, which investigates the history of environmental racism, DC’s responses to climate change vulnerability, & opportunities for climate justice in the District. We spoke with Prof. Ranganathan to learn more.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Once again, SIS is named one of the best schools for international relations in the world by @ForeignPolicy ! Find out how our undergraduate, master's, and PhD programs ranked.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
Good morning from the School of International Service! We are basking in sunshine today. #SISSummer
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 months
📣 Exciting news: For the third straight year, @americanu 's Model UN Team is ranked no. 1 in North America! Congratulations to the team! @jeff_bachman @ShannonHader Check out this link to read more about the 2023-2024 rankings:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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This week, we’d like to welcome our new SIS faculty members and congratulate current SIS professors taking on new roles! Stay tuned this week to meet new faculty members and learn about faculty promotions! @research_sis , @phrcrsis , @PGE_SIS , @fpgs_au
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
1 year
SIS is pleased to welcome Samantha Agarwal ( @mutinous_lass ) to our faculty for AY ’23-’24! She joins us as an inaugural Changemaker Postdoctoral Fellow. Get to know Samantha and our three other new faculty. @AmericanU @ShannonHader
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
We are pleased to announce the endowment of the Matthew C. Shlonsky Memorial Fund for the District of Columbia
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
Looking forward to @DrIbram joining SIS faculty this month.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 years
That's a wrap! Congratulations to our graduates, who join 20,000+ alumni worldwide in the charge to wage peace in our world #2017SISgrad
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
4 years
[SEP 15] Professor @FahySandra from Sophia University in Tokyo will discuss her newest book, Dying for Rights: Putting North Korea’s Rights Abuses on the Record, with SIS professor @jeff_bachman , the program chair of @AU_EPHR . Learn more & RSVP:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
3 years
SIS professor and @ripil_au director @SusannaCampbell hired SIS students with both quantitative and qualitative analysis skills to join the RIPIL team and is always looking for innovative and collaborative ways to engage more students in RIPIL’s research.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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In this new episode of Big World, @Fisher_DanaR , SIS professor and director of @AmericanU_CECE , explains how she’s seen discussions on climate change shift from protecting polar bears to saving ourselves.
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
8 years
Tomorrow @AmbassadorRice talks #LGBTQ human rights. Got a Q? Tweet w/ #GlobalEquality and livestream for A's:
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
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We are thrilled to congratulate SIS professor Jordanna Matlon on winning the @ASAnews Distinguished Scholarly Book Award for “A Man among Other Men: The Crisis of Black Masculinity in Racial Capitalism.” Congratulations, Jordanna! @AmericanU , @research_sis
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