From the Unknown to Home: A Journey of Research and Reflection in Bogotá, by Dzheveira Karimova

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:43:59 +0000

Embarking on a research trip to Colombia was a dream come true. In the midst of the chaos of finals and moving out of my sophomore dorm, during any free time I could get, I found myself fantasizing about my first visit to Latin America. We were supposed to leave to the Logan Airport at 2:30AM.

Tracing the Paths of the Forgotten Chinese in Colombia, by Ziyi Billy Zeng (A25)

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:40:54 +0000

Colombia

Date: May 23, 2023

Miguel - Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:38:49 +0000

Colombia

My research project is about how football can be used as a social development tool, peacebuilding, and unifying tool in marginalized communities in Colombia. This means that I am mostly focusing on NGOs that are working with these communities using soccer as a means for their goals of social transformation.

Ari - Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:36:40 +0000

Colombia

On May 14th, the group representing LAC (Latin American Committee) left Boston to land in Colombia in the afternoon. The different research topics that my peers and I had, embarked us on a journey of 12 days through Bogotá and Medellin.

First Impressions, Lasting Impressions, by Seri larson

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:33:21 +0000

Cuba

2/2/23

Cuba Blog

MK - Cuba Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:31:41 +0000

Cuba

One of the more profound moments that I had during my stay in Cuba occurred on the third night. Our group had bonded with one family in particular after meeting the father in a serendipitous manner the day before.

Ava Vander - Cuba Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:30:53 +0000

Cuba

Prior to travelling to Cuba, I didn’t know what to expect—when trying to understand the reality of life on the island through google searches, it was apparent that the truth was obscured by government-owned travel agencies and hotels flashing images of beautiful beaches and retro cars.

Ava Vander - Cuba Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:30:53 +0000

Cuba

Juani, the flower man by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe (A23)

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:29:34 +0000

Cuba

I peered over the side of the balcony, and below me, on the corner, I see an elderly man with a cart of sunflowers and gladiolus. He’s not yelling out to let people know he’s selling flowers, just standing calmly. I quickly descend the stairs to go speak to this man, but as I arrive, he’s no longer there.

Simran Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:04:03 +0000

WIIR

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Emma IGL Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:02:18 +0000

WIIR

The past two days in Bogotá have been pretty busy, but also extremely fun! Yesterday, on the

22, we were able to explore the neighborhood of La Candelaria, since our interview scheduled for

Monday was moved to Tuesday due to a holiday. La Candelaria has great murals, views of the

Ashley WIIR Trip - Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:01:10 +0000

WIIR

Izzy Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:58:58 +0000

WIIR

May 21, 2023

This is Izzy Martinez with Tufts Women in International Relations (WIIR). A little bit more

about me: I am a rising senior majoring in International Relations with a concentration in

Arjun Blog - May 18 to May 21

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:54:09 +0000

SARC

Our stay in Sri Lanka began with lunch at the historic Tintagel hotel in Colombo, the former house of the first South Asian female Prime Minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Our hotel was located in the heart of the city, with strong British and Dutch influences.

Arnav Patra Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:49:59 +0000

SARC

This week, we have made great progress with our research trip in Sri Lanka. The four of us have found contacts and begun interviews with a number of Sri Lankan leaders in business, nonprofit, policy and government circles.

Sabah Blog

Kelly Vo — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:43:22 +0000

SARC

This morning we had breakfast with the Chairman of a Sri Lankan think tank and a consultant inSri Lanka as a group.

Oslo Freedom Forum Day 3

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:21:29 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Today is the third and final day of the 2023 Oslo Freedom Forum. Though the past couple days have been filled with an abundance of new experiences, today definitely felt the most unique.

Oslo Freedom Forum Day 2

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:19:27 +0000

Oslo Scholars

The second day of the Oslo Freedom Forum started with keynote talks on the main stage, bringing about emotions throughout ranging from devastation and defeat to hope and pure joy. Journalist Abraham Jaménez Enoa admitted that he will likely never be able to go back to his home country of Cuba.

Sam’s June 13th Oslo Freedom Forum Reflection

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:17:48 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Prior to the first day of the Oslo Freedom Forum, I heard from previous attendees that it is one of the most important human rights conferences in the world. Only after a few theater sessions and a couple talks with attending human rights advocates was I able confirm this for myself.

Michaela's Blog

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:15:16 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Everyone I spoke to this weekend had a story. Some stories were about the innovative, impactful organizations they ran. Some were about how they got there in the first place. Some were the stories they were able to capture on their media platforms, or the stories they were able to support through their international alliances.

A Warm Welcome to Rabat

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:07:57 +0000

Sage Blog

Morocco sits in a unique position with immense geographical significance at the intersection of several important regions.

Blog Post: A Day of Careem Rides, Migration Conversations, and Mint Tea, by Paloma Delgado

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:06:59 +0000

Paloma Blog

Monday, March 27. Today was another lovely but busy day as we explored the city of Rabat before making our way to Casablanca in the evening. We started our morning off by heading over to a part of the city we had yet to visit, Souissi.

Migration in Morocco Fact-Finding Trip: Final Days

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:05:50 +0000

Grace fact-finding in Morocco

Sitting in the Rabat Salé airport at 3:30 am I blearily think back over our 6 packed days in Morocco. The days flew by filled with interviews, sightseeing, exploring new neighborhoods and eating incredible food.

Women’s Employment in Jordan: Systemic Barriers in the Cooperative Sector.

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:57:17 +0000

Miles Women

In Jordan, the majority of university students are women. Though despite educational attainment, Jordan has one of the lowest employment rates for women; not just in the region, but in the world.

Street Art in Jordan: Impossible to Ignore

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:55:04 +0000

Magi Street Art in Jordan

After a week of researching street art in Amman, my eyes are constantly on the lookout for graffiti and murals. So when our group embarks on a road trip to Wadi Rum and Petra, it’s impossible not to notice the stray graffiti here and there on the side of the road.

Day 2 of Interviews in Amman, Jordan, by Sofia Ladak

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:52:22 +0000

Sofia Day 2: Interviews in Amman

Today is our second full day in Jordan, which means that we are finally slipping into the rhythm of the city of Amman. We have all felt incredibly well received in this country, and are very much enjoying our time here.

A Thursday in Amman: A capital at the intersection between the Palestinian struggle and Israeli policy.

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:50:15 +0000

Seif A Thursday in Amman

I started my day with an enriching interview with Dr. Jalal Al Husseini, a researcher and fellow at the French Institute for the Near East here in Amman. I learned a lot about the history of Jordanian-Israeli relations—why and how they came to be.

Jordanian Identity: Contradictions of National Belonging and Shared State Conception

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:43:49 +0000

leo Jordanian

The Hashemite Kingdom is an ethnically diverse state largely composed of two main identity groups: “indigenous” Jordanians and “foreign” Palestinians. Many say the country is majority Palestinian at this point and the capital city, Amman, is a clear center of Palestinian life and culture.

Jordan, Refugees, and inequality: Disparities between the treatment of Syrian and Palestinian refugees.

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:39:14 +0000

Karim Jordan

I had the opportunity to travel to Jordan to conduct interviews with experts in the field of political science. One particular day stood out to me as we interviewed Professor Jalal Al Husseini, an expert on topics such as the Palestinian occupation and Jordanian identity.

The Invisible Refugees of Jordan

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:36:17 +0000

Esma Blog

Jordan has witnessed an influx of refugees and immigrant settlements from different African groups. According to the UNHCR, there are currently 3,000 Sudanese and 2,000 Somali refugees living in Jordan.

Contradictions: Competition and Care in Jordanian Pigeon Keeping, by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe

Kelly Vo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:31:57 +0000

Carolina Contradictions

When I tell people what I’m researching here in Jordan there’s always some element of shock. In the US, people wondered how pigeons could be so important to fly halfway across the world to research. In Jordan, people often react with shock that an American is here to learn more about كش الحمام (pigeon keeping and breeding).

Oslo Freedom Forum: Gender and Human Rights, by Abigail Elsbree

MH — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:24 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Among the many new concepts that I learned during my three days at the Oslo Freedom Forum, I was particularly interested in the term “gender apartheid.” I first heard it used during an afternoon panel on the first day titled “Iran: The Final Revolution?” Human rights attorney Gissou Nia defined gender apartheid by reminding the audienc

Finding Joy in Cuba by Ava Vander Louw (A23)

heatherbarry — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:19:51 +0000

Prior to travelling to Cuba, I didn’t know what to expect.

When trying to understand the reality of life on the island through google searches, it was apparent that the truth was obscured by government-owned travel agencies and hotels flashing images of beautiful beaches and retro cars.

The Lethal Autonomous Weapons Challenge

heatherbarry — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:42:07 +0000

Join ALLIES for its weekly discussion, this week on Lethal Autonomous Weapons.

Lethal Autonomous Weapons have the potential to revolutionize the way war is fought for the worst. Disconnecting Humans from the direct implication of conflict has the potential to make wars both more deadlier and larger serving as a scary reminder of the challenges of emerging technologies. Come by to discuss strategies to regulate LAWs and adapt to the changes in military technologies

Braker 225

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 20:00 to 21:30

Global Security

ALLIES

Day 2 of Interviews in Amman, Jordan, by Sofia Ladak (A25)

heatherbarry — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:30:04 +0000

Today is our second full day in Jordan, which means that we are finally slipping into the rhythm of the city of Amman. We have all felt incredibly well received in this country and are very much enjoying our time here.

From Crisis to Opportunity: Public Health in South Asia

heatherbarry — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:08:06 +0000

SARC 2023 Symposium

March 31-April 1

Schedule

Friday, March 31

Film Screening and Photo Exhibition, 10am-2pm

Mind Matters: Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health and Public Health, 12pm (zoom)

Decolonizing Health: Addressing the Lingering Effects of Colonialism, 3pm

Multiple

Friday, March 31, 2023 - 10:00 to Saturday, April 1, 2023 - 14:00

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

Development

South Asian Regional Committee

Juani, the flower man by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe (A23)

heatherbarry — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:28:13 +0000

Greetings from Doha! by Sibi Nyaoga (A23)

heatherbarry — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:28:42 +0000

It has been a whirlwind of a week for us. Despite being sleep-deprived and jet-lagged, we were buzzing with excitement. The UN LDC 5 Conference is being hosted at Qatar National Convention Center – a huge space serving as a boma (meeting place) for policy leaders, presidents, and NGOs.

Reflections on The 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries by Grace Spalding-Fecher (A23)

heatherbarry — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:46:21 +0000

As I sit at Hamad International airport waiting for my flight back to Boston, I reflect back on our time in Doha, Qatar for the 5th UN conference for the Least Developed Countries.

Day Three: From the Vulnerable to the Empowered in LDCs by Ariadna Condezo Trinidad (A25)

heatherbarry — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:39:41 +0000

Boston to Doha: On the Second Day of the UN LDC5 Conference by Ran Guo (A23)

heatherbarry — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:53:03 +0000

It is the morning of the second conference day, and my mind is still echoing with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for a “new Bretton Woods moment” yesterday.

Day Two: Reframing the Challenges by Saffiyah Coker (A24)

heatherbarry — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:08:20 +0000

My favorite session of the U.N. LDC Conference day #2 was the session “Blending the Public and Private Sectors for Results in LDCs”. During day one of the conference, I attended a passionate Civil Society Forum that addressed the many shortcomings and disadvantages of the privatization of economies in LDCs.

Day 1: The 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) by Sage Spalter (A24)

heatherbarry — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:16:26 +0000

Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations EPIIC Symposium

heatherbarry — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:19:16 +0000

Join the IGL initiatives at Tisch College for the 38th Annual EPIIC International Symposium. Link to the symposium schedule and speakers. Registration here.

Multiple Locations on Campus

Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 19:00 to Saturday, March 11, 2023 - 18:30

EPIIC

Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations EPIIC Symposium

heatherbarry — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 21:10:44 +0000

Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations Symposium

The 38th Annual EPIIC International Symposium

March 9-11, 2023

EPIIC

heatherbarry — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:59:20 +0000

EPIIC is a carefully integrated, multidisciplinary program. Through its innovative and rigorous curricula and projects, EPIIC prepares young people for informed activity in their communities, whether locally, nationally or globally.

2023

EPIIC 2023 Overview

tuftsigl — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:26:21 +0000

The influence of race on the theory and practice of international relations is an issue of vital importance. Race is not solely a domestic issue. Races do not make civilizations; civilizations created race. And race reflects one’s status in a hierarchy of power. Race was the reason for the inclusion of the first human rights provisions in the United Nations Charter and more resolutions deal with race than any other subject. Racialized security practices in the U.S. affect both domestic and foreign policy and impact global politics.

IGL Programs at Tisch College

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:52:19 +0000

IGL

In the summer of 2022, Tufts University made the decision to close the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) as a Provost-based institute and to transition its programs to the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.

Internship Updates by Zachary Burpee (A24)

MH — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:59:18 +0000

Global Fellows

This summer I have the privilege to work with Daniel Stoian, a career Foreign Service Officer, Deputy Secretary of State, and current fellow with the Negotiation Task Force at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard.

Making a Difference in DC, by Amelia Miller (A23)

MH — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:27:18 +0000

Global Fellows

This summer I had the opportunity to intern with Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB), an international nonprofit that works to advance the global rule of law and build capacity and integrity in the world’s justice sectors.

Reflections on Sarajevo, by Emma Jennings (A24)

MH — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:55:37 +0000

Oslo Scholars

A great thing about working for CANVAS, and the ability

ALLIES GIM

MH — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:25:06 +0000

Our General Interest Meeting (GIM) will be held on Wednesday, September 14th 8PM in Braker Hall Room 222. The weekly discussion meetings will also be regularly held at the same time and place. We are very excited to have you all participate in our discussions and events that we have planned for this year. See you on Wednesday!

Braker Hall Room 222

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - 20:00

ALLIES

Youth Unemployment in Ethiopia: Perspectives from the Ground, by Nani Detti (MALD 23)

MH — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:50:41 +0000

Empower

Pacific ALLIES conducts research in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, by Simon Weiss (A24)

MH — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:59:39 +0000

ALLIES

The Pacific ALLIES team traveled to the Republic of the Marshall Islands after their time in Honolulu to conduct a series of community risk assessments about climate change related droughts on the outer islands and to look at the human factors that influence implementing solutions to these issues.

The Blesser Breakers' Final Update from Zambia

MH — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:58:36 +0000

Empower

Since our last blog post on June 30th, we made tremendous progress in our interactions with community members in Mongu and Limulunga Districts in Western

Emma Christman (A23) Reflects on the End of her Internship at IJDH

MH — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:00:03 +0000

Global Fellows

Arriving in Belgrade and Working with CANVAS, by Emma Jennings (A24)

MH — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:09:08 +0000

Oslo Scholars

I’ve been living in Belgrade for over a month now, and

Community Connections in Nepal, by Cora Cunningham (A24)

MH — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:34:56 +0000

Empower

The Final Month in Kigali, by Sarah Froehlke (MALD23)

VManve — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:34:44 +0000

Agriculture: The Roots of Empowerment, by Avi Belbase (A23)

MH — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:32:01 +0000

Empower

In the community of Bolgaun, Bhimala works to ensure the livelihood of the crops and adequate maintenance of farming procedures over 7 communities.

Making Valuable Connections: Fletcher's Nani Detti's Summer Networking Experience

VManve — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:04:58 +0000

Empower

Over the past couple of weeks, I had the opportunity to meet a few individuals who work with university students, and other young people in Ethiopia. Last week, I had an opportunity to meet with Dr.

Pacific ALLIES meets with military and civilian partners in Hawai’i, writes Simon Weiss

VManve — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:25:55 +0000

ALLIES

Pursuing Human Rights in Haiti: An IJDH Summer Intern’s Perspective, by Emma Christman (A23)

VManve — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:44:56 +0000

Global Fellows

The first weeks of my remote summer internship at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) have been both interesting and rewarding.

Visiting the US Embassy in Chile, by Mika Mizobuchi (A24)

VManve — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:41:33 +0000

ALLIES

EPIIC Symposium 2022 - Video Recordings

tuftsigl — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:22:34 +0000

Problems Without Passports

The 37th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 31-April 2, 2022

VIDEO RECORDINGS

MH — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:04:11 +0000

ALLIES

On June 1st, we arrived in Santiago, Chile at the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport. Upon arrival we met up with the midshipmen and cadets from the navy and army military academies. The first day involved preparing for our interviews and getting settled in our hotel adjacent to the Costanera Center, the tallest building in Latin America.

SARC Researches and Treks in the Annapurna Range in Nepal by Arjun Bagur (A24)

heatherbarry — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:58:21 +0000

EPIIC topic for 2022-23: "Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations"

heatherbarry — Fri, 27 May 2022 20:54:35 +0000

IGL is proud to announce its EPIIC topic for 2022-23, "Power and Prejudice: Race and International Relations". EPIIC meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5pm; it is a yearlong course, 4 SHUs.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 15:00 to Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 17:00

Human Rights

EPIIC

Busy Days in Kathmandu by Nyla Samee (A23)

heatherbarry — Tue, 24 May 2022 18:04:19 +0000

SARC

Arriving in Nepal by Riya Matta (A23)

heatherbarry — Sat, 21 May 2022 20:33:40 +0000

SARC

Getting Acclimated in Buenos Aires by Imanol Varela (A23)

heatherbarry — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:48:41 +0000

As we exited Ezeiza Airport, at the early hours of the morning from our transcontinental flight, we hop

EPIIC 2022-23 --- Power and Prejudice: Racism and International Relations

Chris Burke — Fri, 06 May 2022 16:37:27 +0000

IGL is proud to announce its EPIIC topic for 2022-23, "Power and Prejudice: Racism and International Relations".

EPIIC

Biometric Surveillance in India

heatherbarry — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:00:01 +0000

Beginning in 2010, the Indian government created the biggest biometric ID system in the world, enabling them to collect the fingerprints, photos, and iris scans of more than 1.2 billion people. This system, called Aadhar, has helped distribute welfare, organize the process to join the civil services, streamline voter rolls and allow people to move between states without losing benefits.

Zoom (@tuftssarc for Zoom info)

Friday, April 29, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

Area Studies

Science/Technology

Human Rights

South Asian Regional Committee

Myanmar Coup: One Year Onwards

heatherbarry — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:57:52 +0000

One year after the coup by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s Spring Revolution continues. Amidst the escalating violence and economic collapse, the revolution continues in multiple ways.

Cabot 702

Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 18:00 to 19:00

Area Studies

Human Rights

South Asian Regional Committee

Cyber Threats in the 21st Century

heatherbarry — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:55:59 +0000

In the 21st century, the United States and other countries have become increasingly dependent upon cyberspace to conduct everything from daily life to military affairs. However, these spaces have seen the growth of adversaries who use cyberattacks to disrupt governments. While the threat of cyber attacks is well known, the solutions to them are not.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

Global Security

ALLIES

The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

heatherbarry — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:53:40 +0000

Sri Lanka is in the middle of an economic and political crisis.

Zoom: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/91423595619

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 15:30 to 16:45

Area Studies

South Asian Regional Committee

“Careers, the Law and Taking Advantage of Opportunities: Career-Related Suggestions from the Second Eighteen Years”

heatherbarry — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:21:47 +0000

Join Alumnus Dan Mandell and the IGL

Campus Center Room 012

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:30

IGL General

CMRC Panel 1 and 2: Insights and Reflections by Matt Stinson A25

Chris Burke — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:23:01 +0000

This past fall, Tufts ALLIES had the honor of hosting two informative and insightful speakers, Doug Brooks and Aila M. Mantacock, for a panel on statecraft.

ALLIES Graduate School Panel 2022 by Matt Stinson A25

Chris Burke — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:21:41 +0000

This past week, Alliance Linking Leaders in the Education and the Services hosted its annual Graduate School Panel in Fletcher’s ASEAN auditorium where they invited four panelists from various graduate schools to speak in-person to Tufts students.

ALLIES Annual CMRC Simulation by Matt Stinson A'25

MH — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:41:57 +0000

ALLIES

In November 2021, ALLIES hosted their 8th annual Civil-Military Relations Conference (CMRC). As part of the conference, attendees participated in a simulation-based on this year's theme: Nation-Building and Peacekeeping in the 21st century.

SARC: Repeating History: The Downfall of Imran Khan and Pakistan’s Path Forward

tuftsigl — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:22:04 +0000

Join SARC for an open discussion on Pakistan's recent political crisis, where we will discuss the downfall of Prime Minister Imran Khan and its implications. Articles will be posted in our Instagram bio @tuftssarc for you to get an overview of the topic beforehand. We hope to see everyone there!

JCC 076

Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:00

South Asian Regional Committee

EWB: 6K Run

tuftsigl — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:15:12 +0000

Come out and run! With Engineers Without Borders this Sunday! EWB is hosting its annual 6K Run on Sunday at 2:00pm on Ellis Oval. This is a fundraiser for the Tufts Engineers Without Borders club that will start at the outdoor track and take place across campus! Gift card prizes to Marathon Sports, Yoshi's, Goldilox, and more will be awarded!

Link for tickets:

Ellis Oval

Sunday, April 17, 2022 - 14:00 to 16:00

EWB

Overcoming Hunger

tuftsigl — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:02:10 +0000

From The Hill to Capitol Hill, from the White House to the United Nations, Max Finberg A92 has spent his career working to reduce hunger both in the US and globally. As CEO of Growing Hope Globally, a non-profit of farmers helping farmers, he credits Tufts with helping him embark on his calling. Come hear his story and learn how to put your passion into practice. Co-Sponsored by the Chaplaincy, the Career Center, the Department of Political Science and the IGL. Reception to follow.

Goddard Chapel

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 16:30 to 17:30

IGL General

ALLIES Speaker Series: The NATO Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine with Dr. Alex Crowther

Chris Burke — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:53:19 +0000

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents not only an existential crisis for the Ukrainian people but a complex geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the West. From Kremlin threats of nuclear weapons use to calls for a no-fly zone, NATO has had to balance the need to prevent escalation with helping the Ukrainian people. How has NATO threaded this needle and what might the alliance look like after this conflict is over? Join ALLIES and Dr. Alex Crowther this Wednesday, April 13th on Zoom at bit.ly/ALLIESCROWTHER to discuss these questions and more!

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

MERG Fact-Finding Trip to Cyprus

Chris Burke — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:49:30 +0000

Hello and welcome to the final blog post for this year’s MERG Fact-Finding Trip to Cyprus. We are currently on the plane back to Boston and I cannot help but feel incredibly grateful for the experience that we have had over the last eight days.

Inquiry livestream

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:02:59 +0000

Inquiry 2022: Climate Change: “Code Red” for Humanity Livestream

Live stream

Inquiry Zoom links

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:45:30 +0000

Thursday, April 7, 6-9pm, Cabot Intercultural Center, 170 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155

6:00pm : “The State of the Ukraine Conflict” with IGL Alumna Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, and Fletcher Alumnus Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University

Learning about LGBTQIA+ Rights in Cyprus from both government and civil society perspectives

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:18:33 +0000

MERG

My Wednesday was a true immersion into what I was hoping international work involved. The day started with Meg Grieve and Emma Jennings, as we walked to the EU House here in Nicosia. We were so well-welcomed into the premises of this organization.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 EMPOWER FELLOWSHIP!

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:31:58 +0000

Empower

The empower program for social entrepreneurship educates, mentors, guides and motivates aspiring social entrepreneurs. Empower is a program for tufts university undergraduate and graduate to engage in practical, experiential learning for social entrepreneurship.

Speaker Series: The NATO Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine with Dr. Alex Crowther

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:50:19 +0000

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents not only an existential crisis for the Ukrainian people but a complex geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the West. From Kremlin threats of nuclear weapons use, to calls for a no-fly zone, NATO has had to balance the need to prevent escalation with helping the Ukrainian people. How has NATO threaded this needle and what might the alliance look like after this conflict is over.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

MERG Cyprus Research Trip, Spring 2022 by Emma Jennings (A'24)

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:30:25 +0000

MERG

This week I conducted interviews with many very interesting and knowledgeable experts on topics ranging from North Cyprus-Republic of Cyprus peace negotiations, asylum law in the Republic of Cyprus, Turkish foreign policy, and migration policy.

Inquiry: The State of the Ukraine Conflict

tuftsigl — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:55:24 +0000

The IGL’s Inquiry program begins Thursday, April 7, with a lecture on “The State of the Ukraine Conflict” with Tufts and IGL Alumna Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, and Fletcher Alumnus Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Dr. Vacroux’s scholarly work addresses many Russian and Eurasian policy issues. In addition, she teaches popular courses on the comparative politics of Eurasia and post-Soviet conflict.

Cabot ASEAN Auditorium

Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 18:00 to 19:00

EPIIC

MERG: Negotiation Simulation AND Working in the State Departmen

tuftsigl — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:53:10 +0000

MERG will be hosting Danny Stoian (in person). He will be spending half of the time speaking about his career at the State Department and answering any questions relating to his experience, then he will be leading a short negotiation simulation activity with us! Danny Stoian is currently a Fellow with the Negotiation Task Force at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard and most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Legislative Affairs Bureau at the U.S. Department of State.

Eaton 124

Monday, April 4, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

MERG

Women and gender rights in Afghanistan

tuftsigl — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:55:54 +0000

Wellesley College and Tufts University proposed under the Vivian G. Prins Scholars at Risk Speaker Series. Esteemed experts from Afghanistan will join us for a conversation on the theme of women and gender rights in Afghanistan. Our panelists are:

Virtual

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - 12:30 to 13:30

IGL General

The Legacy of Resistance and Authoritarianism in Burkina Faso

tuftsigl — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:00:51 +0000

On January 23, 2022, Burkina Faso became the fourth country in West Africa to experience a military coup. The coup came after years of civilian and military discontent with President Kaboré’s political stewardship. However, the country has a strong legacy of resistance and revolution as a former French colony. What can we learn about authoritarianism and grassroots-level mobilization from Burkina Faso’s turbulent political history? Join ALLIES this Wednesday, March 30th at 8 PM in Eaton Hall 206 to discuss these questions and more!

Eaton Hall 206

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

MERG Cyprus research trip, Spring 2022 by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe A'23

tuftsigl — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:51:16 +0000

MERG

After 25 hours of travel from Boston (including a 9-hour layover in London) we made it to Nicosia, Cyprus late last night.

IGL: Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Lecture: Ukraine and the Consequences for the West

tuftsigl — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:24:29 +0000

Live stream
Join us on THURSDAY, MARCH 31 AT 10 AM

WIIR 2022 Gender x International Relations Symposium by Sejal Mayer-Patel (A'24)

tuftsigl — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:33:24 +0000

WIIR

Tufts Women In International Relations hosted their first Spring Conference on March 11-12.

The 37th Annual EPIIC International Symposium Livestream

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:14:04 +0000

The 37th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

Live stream

SURGE: China-US Symposium: Competition or Containment?

Chris Burke — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:52:54 +0000

Join SURGE for its 14^th annual China-US Symposium. This two-day academic conference is held every spring at Tufts. The goal is to foster academic understanding of China and cultivate cooperation between students and experts from different backgrounds and cultures. SURGE wishes to create a unique crossroads of ideas, experiences, and people that characterize Tufts University to promote an atmosphere of deep analysis and critical awareness.

Friday, April 15, 2022 - 12:00 to Saturday, April 16, 2022 - 12:00

SURGE

IGL: Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award Lecture: Ukraine and the Consequences for the West

Chris Burke — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:49:49 +0000

David Lammy, MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary for the United Kingdom, will address the current situation in the West. David Lammy is the Member of Parliament for Tottenham and the Shadow Foreign Secretary. One of the leading agenda-setters in the fields of social activism, diversity and multi-culturalism, he was a member of the previous Labour Government (2001-2010), is respected across the party spectrum and is a well-known figure amongst the general public. He was Shadow Justice Secretary from April 2020 until November 2021.

Distler Performance Hall

Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:00

IGL General

ALLIES: The Legacy of Resistance and Authoritarianism in Burkina Faso

Chris Burke — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:48:18 +0000

On January 23, 2022, Burkina Faso became the fourth country in West Africa to experience a military coup. The coup came after years of civilian and military discontent with President Kaboré’s political stewardship. However, the country has a strong legacy of resistance and revolution as a former French colony. What can we learn about authoritarianism and grassroots-level mobilization from Burkina Faso’s turbulent political history? Join ALLIES this Wednesday, March 16th at 8 PM in Eaton Hall 206 to discuss these questions and more!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts Global Month: Tufts Table: Climate Change: Where Is the Urgency?

Chris Burke — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:45:55 +0000

Join Tufts Global Month and the Bridging Differences Initiative of the Office of the Provost for a discussion about how a “code red” climate crisis is or is not translating to urgent actions at the local, national and global levels. Dean Rachel Kyte of The Fletcher School will be giving an introductory talk followed by discussions. For those attending in person, lunch will be available. Please register here.

Zoom and Cabot 702

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00

IGL General

SARC: Art and Political Resistance in South Asia

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:50:25 +0000

Please join SARC this Saturday, March 12 at 10am EST for a panel on Art and Political Resistance in South Asia. The panel hopes to explore the power of art in articulating dissent, looking at both music and visual art and their ability to challenge or fight unjust systems and raise awareness on important political issues across South Asia.

Virtual

Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 10:00

South Asian Regional Committee

Women in IR : Gender x International Relations Symposium

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:43:53 +0000

Are you interested in the way gender intersects with climate change or how we can look at the economy from a feminist point of view? If so, the WIIR Spring Conference is the right place for you to learn about these issues and more! There will be one panel on Friday and two on Saturday. Participants have the opportunity to learn and hear from several experts, including, Dr. Joyce Jacobsen, of the Tahir Justice Center, and Ms. Brianna Frueran, on feminist economics, gender-based violence, and gender issues relating to climate change, respectively.

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 15:00 to Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 19:00

Women in IR

SURGE: China and the Middle East

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:35:08 +0000

Join SURGE for its first media meeting of the semester on China and the Middle East. Under discussion will be the impacts and reasons behind China’s recent dealings in the Middle East, such as its vast infrastructure investments and its reliance on the Middle East for oil. All majors and knowledge levels are welcome! Please bear in mind to be respectful of everyone’s views, this is an open forum where everyone should be comfortable sharing their thoughts and opinions.

Event link here.

Monday, March 7, 2022 - 20:30 to 21:30

SURGE

LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS: An Evening Honoring Exemplary IGL Alumni Contributions in Evacuating Afghan Schoolgirls

tuftsigl — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:31:19 +0000

Live stream
Join us on THURSDAY, MARCH 3 AT 6 PM

SURGE: Artificial Intelligence and Sino-American Competition

Chris Burke — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:05:28 +0000

Join SURGE (Sino-US Relations Group Engagement) TONIGHT for a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Sino-American Competition with Daniel Kroth, a graduate student at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy focused on the implications of emerging technologies for international security cooperation.

Tisch Room 226 (Austin Conference Room)

Monday, February 28, 2022 - 20:30 to 21:30

SURGE

IGL Co-Sponsoring: Refugees in Towns Integration Conference and Arts Festival

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:50:44 +0000

This year's theme explores the intersections between migrant and refugee resettlement and mental health. Through a series of talks, panels, and artist presentations, the conference hopes to identify the barriers and opportunities for protection and improvement of migrant mental health in different communities and cities. The conference is on March 4th and 5th, and more details and registration information can be found at this link: https://www.refugeesintowns.org/2022conference.

BREED MEMORIAL HALL

Friday, March 4, 2022 - 11:00 to Saturday, March 5, 2022 - 17:30

IGL General

WIIR: Women, Queer Communities, and Political Violence: A Talk with Professor Sandra McEvoy

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:40:54 +0000

Join Women in International Relations for a discussion with Clark University Professor Sandra McEvoy. Sandra McEvoy is a Clinical Associate Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Boston University. McEvoy’s primary research interests include the dynamics of political change including women’s participation in political violence; and gender-focused strategies that incorporate perpetrators of political violence into long-term conflict resolution strategies.

Olin 011

Friday, February 25, 2022 - 15:00 to 16:00

Women in International Relations

EWB: Movie Night

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:39:06 +0000

Join Engineers Without Borders for its movie night to watch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as part of Engineering Week. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 British film, written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. It tells the true story of William Kamkwamba, the young Malawian genius who built a windmill entirely via DIY methods in the early 2000s, to save his family and village from drought and famine.

SEC Robinson 253

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00

EWB

LAC: Women’s Rights and Power in Latin America

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:37:46 +0000

Join the Latin American Committee for a discussion on how women have shaped governance in the region and how the safety and health structures of countries in the region are impacting women today.

Latinx Center

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 18:30 to 19:30

Latin American Committee

Oslo Scholars Program: 2022 Summer Applications Due

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:43:45 +0000

Applications are open for the Oslo scholars program. All those interested are required to apply by Monday, March 8th, 2022 11:59pm.

The Oslo Scholars Program offers undergraduates with a demonstrated interest in human rights and international political issues an opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum and to spend their summer interning with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders and activists.

Virtual

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 23:45

Oslo Scholars

LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS: An Evening Honoring Exemplary IGL Alumni Contributions in Evacuating Afghan Schoolgirls

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:13:21 +0000

Please join the IGL on Thursday, March 3, 6pm In-Person: ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center or livestreaming on Facebook: facebook.com/IGLTufts

Register here.

ASEAN Auditorium

Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 18:00 to 19:00

IGL General

A Conversation about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Diplomacy with Brian A. Nichols, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:15:53 +0000

Please join for a conversation with Ambassador Brian Nichols, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, moderated by Abi Williams, Director for The Institute of Global Leadership at Tufts University and Professor of Practice at The Fletcher School.

Virtual

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 18:00 to 19:15

IGL General

ALLIES: Climate and Militarism

newak — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:26:57 +0000

Tufts ALLIES is excited to invite you to our second speaker event of the semester, Climate and Militarism, on Wednesday, March 9th in Cabot ASEAN at 8:00 PM! We will be hosting activist and political organizer Nick Rabb. Nick is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University and spends his time organizing with Sunrise Movement, MA Peace Action, and Dissenters. He has given climate-related talks at webinars held by MA Peace Action, 350MA, CODEPINK, and more.

Cabot ASEAN Auditorium

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

SARC: Religious Extremism in Pakistan: A Discussion

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:11:12 +0000

Tufts SARC is starting biweekly discussion events held on Sundays at 5 pm in Tisch 226. We will be posting articles to read beforehand on our Instagram bio. These will be open to everyone regardless of knowledge or experience on the topics. Our first one is taking place next Sunday, and it will be about religious extremism in Pakistan. We hope to see many of you there!

Tisch 226

Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 05:00 to 06:00

South Asian Regional Committee

ALLIES: Reviewing the U.S. Military’s Targeted Strikes: A Discussion

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:07:14 +0000

The US military has a hidden history of conducting drone strikes on houses or vehicles in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, that they believe had ISIS bombers or bomb materials. However, a number of recent reports have revealed that these claims were proven to be false, costing innocent lives in the strike zone. Why has the US military hidden these reports and what needs to be done to prevent civilian lives from being lost in the future? Join ALLIES this Wednesday, February 16th at 8 PM in Eaton Hall 206 to discuss these questions and more!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES: The United States’ Role in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:04:48 +0000

Tufts Democrats, Tufts Republicans, and ALLIES invite you to a panel on “The United States’ Role in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis” via Zoom on February 16th at 7 pm EST. We will be joined by the following experts in the field: Dr. Alexandra Vacroux (IGL Alumna, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University), Dr. Carol Saivetz (IGL Network, Senior Advisor in the MIT Security Studies program), and Dr. Alexander Crowther (Visiting Research Professor at the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy).

Virtual

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00

ALLIES

International Summer Research Opportunities - Zoom Office Hours for Global Research Assistant Program (GRAP)

Chris Burke — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:18:36 +0000

Drop by and chat with GRAP faculty members whose work will focus on Costa Rica, Greece, French Polynesia, Malaysia, and the UK. This informal session is a great time to learn more about their projects and ask any questions. GRAP is open to all Tufts undergraduates in their first, second or third year of study. Graduate students are eligible to apply, but priority will be given to undergraduate students. Zoom link to join: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/94439045060?pwd=bngwU1VRK2tJbnowYzRaVVhFWmV2QT09

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

Global Research

IGL General

International Summer Research Opportunities in Costa Rica and French Polynesia - Zoom Office Hours for Global Research Assistant Program (GRAP)

Chris Burke — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:17:27 +0000

Drop by and chat with GRAP faculty members Lenore Cowen (French Polynesia) and Colin Orians (Costa Rica). This informal session is a great time to learn more about their projects and ask any questions. GRAP is open to all Tufts undergraduates in their first, second or third year of study. Graduate students are eligible to apply, but priority will be given to undergraduate students. Zoom link to join: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96313578999?pwd=bTkxQ1ZUZTBCN0pIUTFFQ216SStzdz09

Monday, March 7, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

Global Research

IGL General

LAC: Exploration and Exploitation: Natural Resources, Indigenous Rights, and Oil Mining in the Amazon

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:10:03 +0000

With reports of mass destruction of natural spaces and elimination of complete ecosystems from across the world emerging constantly, all eyes turn to the largest rainforest in the world: the Amazon. The Amazon, like many ecosystems of our world, is home to millions of animal species, indigenous people who have inhabited the region for centuries, and precious minerals and materials. However, during the last century, international corporations have established massive projects to extract the materials from the land, more specifically oil.

JCC 610

Monday, March 14, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:00

Latin American Committee

EWB: General Interest Meeting on Nicaragua Projects

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:04:04 +0000

Join Engineers Without Borders to hear about their work on a fresh water project in Nicaragua and their plans for a next project in the same region. Learn how you can get involved. Open to Engineering and Arts and Sciences Students.

SEC Anderson 208

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

EWB: General Interest Meeting on Malawi Project

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:02:54 +0000

Join Engineers Without Borders to hear about their ongoing work on a fresh water project in Malawi and learn how you can get involved. Open to Engineering and Arts and Sciences Students.

SEC Anderson 208

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

WIIR: The Curious Feminist Lens: A look into gender and geopolitics with Professor Cynthia Enloe

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:01:26 +0000

Join Women in International Relations for a discussion with Clark University Professor Cynthia Enloe. Feminist theorist and writer Cynthia Enloe is internationally renowned for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to the field of feminist international relations. In 2017, she was selected to be named on the Gender Justice Legacy Wall, installed in the International Crimes Court, The Hague.

Olin 011

Friday, February 11, 2022 - 15:00 to 16:00

Women in IR

EWB: Game Night

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:58:58 +0000

Join Engineers Without Borders for its annual Game Night! Have fun! Win prizes!

SEC Anderson 211

Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

SARC: Political Resistance in South Asia Symposium, Day 2

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:51:56 +0000

The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee is excited to announce its 2022 Symposium taking place on February 10 and 11. The theme of this event is Political Resistance in South Asia. The students aim to explore various ways that resistance is actively taking place in the subcontinent, analyzing both violent and nonviolent political action across class, caste, and gender, through four panels. Get an in-depth look into politics of resistance in Bangladesh and the role of Muslim women, class-based resistance in labor, art as a form of nonviolent dissent, and anti-coup protests in Myanmar.

Virtual

Friday, February 11, 2022 - 09:00 to 13:00

South Asian Regional Committee

SARC: Political Resistance in South Asia Symposium, Day 1

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:45:43 +0000

Virtual

Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

South Asian Regional Committee

INQUIRY 2021-22

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:52:02 +0000

Inquiry 2021-22
Climate Change: “Code Red” for Humanity

Zoom links

Potluck

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:04:57 +0000

In the days before finals, we hope our food will help you power through!

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Reviewing China’s Foreign Policy: Are They Neocolonial?

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:04:09 +0000

TBD

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES: FIELDEX 2022

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:03:31 +0000

From 10-3 on Saturday, April 16th Tufts ALLIES presents FIELDEX: a wargame simulation that takes place on a paintball field. You will be assigned a role randomly to play out in a fast-paced crisis simulation, with lots of conflict. Lunch will be provided, and after the simulation is over, there will be time to change teams and play traditional paintball.

Saturday, April 16, 2022 - 12:00

ALLIES

Shifting Caribbean Politics

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:00:26 +0000

Caribbean foreign policy has often been ignored and subsumed its diverse region with Latin American politics. Why should we start looking more towards Caribbean foreign relations, and why is the region important to the United States–or more importantly, to the world?

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 20:00

ALLIES

ALLIES: International Relations Graduate School Panel

Chris Burke — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:58:49 +0000

Are you looking to continue your International Relations studies in grad school but are unsure where to begin or how to apply? Or are you simply curious about the kind of IR research conducted in post-graduate programs in general? Look no further! ALLIES will be hosting a Grad School Panel on Wednesday, March 2nd, from 7-8pm in Cabot ASEAN Auditorium at Fletcher.

ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - 19:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Chris Burke — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:58:43 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

Yesterday we traveled to Adjuntas to meet with Alexis Massol González, the founder of Casa Pueblo, and Larissa González Nieves, a graduate student of development at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia who is writing her thesis on the organization.

Tufts South Asian Regional Committee Spring 2022 GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:42:01 +0000

The South Asian Regional Committee is an academic discourse and research group under the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University. Their work revolves around the 9 countries that fall under the region which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Pakistan. This group will have a focus on social, political, historical and economic affairs, with the conscious intent to be in touch with current issues facing the South Asian subcontinent.

Tisch 226

Monday, January 31, 2022 - 21:00 to 22:00

South Asian Regional Committee

The Cities of the Future by Ryan Minter (A'23)

Chris Burke — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:47:43 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

As an International Relations and Urban Studies student at Tufts, with an interest in cultivating a career which merges these fields, I was very keen to explore the global innovations in space-making and urbanism which were to be showcased here at the Dubai World Expo.

Fusion Farms Experience by Briana McGowan (22)

Chris Burke — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:12:20 +0000

This week, we were fortunate to speak to Dra. Anabelle Morales Droz, President and Chief Science Officer at Fusion Farms in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Our Trip to Eye on the Rainforest by Ellie Murphy (22)

Chris Burke — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:04:11 +0000

On Friday, January 14th, we visited the organization Eye on the Rainforest- a sustainable forestry and rainforest enrichment project- at Las Casas de la Selva. This site is located in the southern mountains next to the Carite State Forest.

ALLIES GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:34:38 +0000

Interested in learning more about international relations? Want to meet experts in the field and hang out with a bunch of cool people at the same time? The Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is one of Tufts' largest international relations clubs. We host dozens of events each semester ranging from current event discussions to playing paintball. If you’re interested in getting more involved within the IR field or just want to have a good time, come to our GIM Wednesday, January 26th at 8 PM in Eaton Hall 206! All majors are welcome!

Eaton Hall 206

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Spring 2022 Syllabus

Chris Burke — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:28:52 +0000

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

The World Expo Technological Exhibits by Anthony Wong (23)

Chris Burke — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:30:06 +0000

The Dubai Expo 2020 focuses on opportunity, mobility, and sustainability as well as the broader theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. I was fortunate to be selected as a member of the seven-person delegation sent by Tufts IGL to visit the Expo. Here are some of my observations and takeaways from the Expo.

Conversation with Gabriella N. Báez by Ellie Murphy (22), Margo Muyres (22), Briana McGowan (22)

Chris Burke — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:27:36 +0000

On January 10th, we were able to interview Gabriella N. Báez – a freelance photographer from Puerto Rico. They work on individual projects and photograph for journalist newspapers such as TIME and the New York Times.

SURGE GIM

Chris Burke — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:47:21 +0000

Join Tufts Sino-US Relations Group Engagement for our Spring GIM on Zoom on Monday, January 24th at 8 pm to hear about how you can get more involved in our organization by joining one of our three committees (marketing, logistics, and curriculum), as well as how to join one of our panels for our annual Spring Symposium.

Additionally, we also have a fun game of Kahoot planned based on East Asian trivia! There will be a gift card prize for the winner. We can't wait to see you all there! Here is the Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/33slSiu

Monday, January 24, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

SURGE

MERG GIM

Chris Burke — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:43:04 +0000

Join Tufts Middle East Research Group for our GIM next Monday, January 24th at 8pm in CC 203. Come to learn about our plans for the semester and about the club! See you there ‼ Even if you can't make it, sign up for our e-list at bit.ly/MERGGIM

Monday, January 24, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

MERG

ALLIES GIM

Chris Burke — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 07:53:47 +0000

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Conversation with Keenan Adams, Forest Supervisor of El Yunque National Forest & A Reflection on Our Research Experience by Margo Muyres (22), Briana McGowan (22), Ellie Murphy (22)

Chris Burke — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 06:11:06 +0000

We were fortunate to have the chance to speak to Keenan Adams, Forest Supervisor of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest Service. Keenan Adams is a Wildlife Biologist & Ecologist who has worked on protecting and preserving the environment for two decades.

Cultural Connectivity, Cooperation and Innovation at the 2020 Dubai World Expo by Matthew Stinson (A'25)

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:13:37 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

The Dubai World expo was an event like no other: representatives and visitors from 192 countries, corporations and international organizations all gathered in a celebration of international connectivity and human progress. With global issues, like climate change and inequality, rising, this expo’s theme of sustainability was fitting.

Spring 2022 Syllabus

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 03:16:51 +0000

U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Policymaking: China, North Korea, and Beyond

U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Policymaking

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:55:10 +0000

How can we make sense of how America makes its foreign policy at a time of turmoil and transformation? What is, and should be, America’s role and interest in addressing myriad complex global challenges? This seminar series will explore the major issues in U.S. foreign policymaking with a particular focus on China and North Korea as case studies. The course will begin by examining the role of the intelligence community in U.S. policymaking and then explore the major institutions and actors in the U.S. foreign policymaking system. We will then examine in-depth U.S.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:07:46 +0000

The 37th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 31- April 2, 2022

Expo 2020: Global Engineering Solutions for a Sustainable Future by Ken Stephens (E24)

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:25:58 +0000

IGL

World Expo 2020 Dubai is an opportunity for every country in the world to display what they are proud of and celebrate their achievements. I was fortunate enough to be selected as a member of a delegation representing Tufts and IGL at Expo 2020.

Arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Conversation with Dra. Maritza Barreto-Orta

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:24:49 +0000

EPIIC

Over winter break, we have been fortunate enough to travel to Puerto Rico through the IGL to conduct research on climate change resilience and sovereignty. After safely arriving on January 7th, we are excited to meet with an eclectic group of individuals who work in various aspects of Puerto Rico’s natural disaster relief efforts.

The Repeal of India's Farm Laws

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:58:41 +0000

Over the past year, three laws in India aiming to regulate agricultural markets have incited the biggest protests in the world, led by the farmers that these laws affect. On November 29, 2021, India’s parliament passed a bill to repeal these laws, marking a major turning point in the sustained actions that have occurred over the last year.

Virtual

Monday, December 13, 2021 - 11:30 to 12:30

South Asian Regional Committee

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:27:44 +0000

IGl Student, Meera Rohera, has been working with a group of Indian space professionals to set up India's first think tank dedicated to space. The think tank is based in Bangalore with satellite presence in New Delhi, Berlin, Sendai, and San Francisco. S2 aspires to be global, collaborative and inclusive.

Virtual

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 10:00 to 11:00

IGL General

CMRC Keynote by Simon Weiss (A'24)

Chris Burke — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 19:12:56 +0000

In November 2021, ALLIES had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Susan L. Woodward as our keynote speaker at the Civil-Military Relations Conference. Dr. Woodward is a professor of political science at the City University of New York with a focus area on international security, failing states, and post-conflict state building.

LAC GIM: Buenos Aires Research Trip

tuftsigl — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:11:38 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC) will be doing a research trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina! Join LAC at 7:00 PM in the Latinx Center to learn more about the trip and its eligibility. Anyone is welcome to apply for the trip!

Latinx Center

Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00

Latin American Committee

Responding to Mass Atrocity: A Conversation on the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

tuftsigl — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:56:37 +0000

The event will be presented by Alex de Waal, Lwam Gidey, and Delia Burns, and moderated by Abiodun Williams - see speaker bios below.

Virtual

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30

IGL General

2021 ALLIES Civil-Military Relations Conference

tuftsigl — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:10:35 +0000

Nation-Building and Peacekeeping in the 21st Century
2021 ALLIES Civil-Military Relations Conference
November 13-14, 2021

Saturday, November 13 (virtual)

10:00am

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Saturday, November 13, 2021 - 10:00 to Sunday, November 14, 2021 - 15:00

ALLIES

Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare in South Asia

tuftsigl — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:58:48 +0000

Join the Tufts South Asian Regional Committee for our interdisciplinary panel on cyber security and cyberwarfare in South Asia. It’s taking place TOMORROW at 12pm via Zoom! SARC invites you to a multifaceted discussion ranging from state sponsored hacking to cyber criminal activity and tech policy in contemporary South Asia. The panel promises to be a comprehensive discussion about the opportunities for both international conflict and cooperation in South Asia. We are delighted to welcome two guest speakers, Dr. Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi and Dr. Josephine Wolff.

Virtual

Friday, November 5, 2021 - 12:00 to 13:00

South Asian Regional Committee

IGL's external advisory board's vice-chair, Jennifer Selendy, helped launch a project focused on the evacuation of hundreds of at-risk girls in Kabul, Afghanistan.

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:18:59 +0000

ALLIES IR Internship Panel

Chris Burke — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:05:39 +0000

Are you interested in pursuing a career in International Relations and unsure how to get internships in the field? Look no further; ALLIES will be hosting an international relations internship panel on Thursday, November 18th, from 7 to 8 pm in Cabot 206. We will be hearing from four Tufts alumni working in IR-related fields including a senior editor for Business Insider to researchers for Harvard Business School and the federal government. Be sure to attend either in-person or virtually to hear from industry professionals and learn how to pursue a career in an IR-related field.

Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00

ALLIES

Norman Naimark: Genocide: A World History

tuftsigl — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:48:18 +0000

Please join the Initiative on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy at The Fletcher School, the Department of History, and the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University for a conversation with Professor Norman Naimark of Stanford University. He will speak about his book Genocide: A World History (2016). Please make sure to register via myFletcher to participate in the event in person. The event is reserved for members of the Tufts community.

Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:15

IGL General

Haitian Refugee Crisis

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:26:52 +0000

Join the Tufts Caribbean Student Organization and Tufts Amnesty International for a panel event on the Haitian Refugee Crisis. We will have musical performances and hear from a Tufts professor and a member of the Haitians of Boston.

RSVP here

401 at 574 Boston Ave

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:30

Amnesty International

ALLIES Speaker Series: (Speaker Event TBA)

Chris Burke — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:30:27 +0000

Speaker event TBA

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Potluck

Chris Burke — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:29:10 +0000

In the days before finals, we hope our food will help you power through!

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Peru’s Polarizing Politics

Chris Burke — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:28:00 +0000

Peru’s already fragile democracy is at a breaking point. Can Peru save it, especially with Pedro Castillo, the controversial new president?

Braker 223

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Symposium on Afghanistan: Day 2

Chris Burke — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:46:30 +0000

The Middle East Research Group (MERG) in collaboration with the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership is hosting a hybrid symposium on September 23rd and 24th on the topic of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The symposium will include three panels focused on the regional implications of Taliban control, the impact of the withdrawal on Afghan women, and the legacy and impact of US involvement.

Cabot 206

Friday, September 24, 2021 - 13:30 to 17:00

MERG

Symposium on Afghanistan: Day 1

Chris Burke — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:30:45 +0000

The Middle East Research Group (MERG) is hosting a hybrid symposium on September 23rd and 24th on the topic of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The symposium will include three panels focused on the regional implications of Taliban control, the impact of the withdrawal on Afghan women, and the legacy and impact of US involvement.

Cabot 205

Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:30

MERG

Tufts Women In International Relations (WIIR) Fall 2021 GIM

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:03:17 +0000

Tufts WIIR is a community of femme-identifying people interested in International Relations, striving to spark dialogue and empower students. WIIR will be having virtual GIM (9/16) this week, at 7:15 PM.

Zoom link: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/94112843841?pwd=RmgxREVLNmk4d21MY0ozWWEyVjd1dz09

Virtual

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 19:15

Women in IR

Tufts Women In International Relations (WIIR) Fall 2021 GIM

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:56:22 +0000

Tufts WIIR is a community of femme-identifying people interested in International Relations, striving to spark dialogue and empower students. WIIR will be having one in-person GIM (9/15) and one virtual GIM (9/16) this week, both at 7:15 PM. Meetings are at 574 Boston Ave, Room 404.

574 Boston Ave, Room 404

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 19:15

Women in International Relations

Inquiry Simulation 2022: Problems Without Passports

Chris Burke — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:06:29 +0000

Inquiry is a global issues simulation program for high school students developed by EPIIC. Inquiry provides a unique opportunity for high school students from across the country to participate in a weekend-long intellectual and challenging simulation centered on a pertinent international or domestic issue. Inquiry creates a forum for young students to engage deeply with compelling issues through intensive study, role-play, and mentorship by Institute students studying the topic in-depth.

Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 12:00 to Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 20:00

Inquiry

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Ending Post-9/11 era, US Military in (and out of) Afghanistan

Chris Burke — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:03:19 +0000

After almost 20 years, America’s longest war has finally come to an end--but it has caused chaos on the grounds of Afghanistan and reshuffling of global power relations. What will the future of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan look like, and how should the US take responsibility? Join ALLIES this Wednesday at 8pm in Braker Room 223 to discuss.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

SURGE GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:48:45 +0000

If you're interested in joining an undergraduate international relations club that focuses on the political, economic, and social relationship between the U.S and East Asia, please consider attending our general interest meeting on September 13th at 8:00 pm EDT. It will be a discussion-based meeting about the current climate crisis and China and America's role in it. SURGE welcomes people of all majors and knowledge levels, so please consider attending even if you do not have extensive background knowledge on this subject.

Tisch Library’s 226 Austin Conference Room

Monday, September 13, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

SURGE

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:16:20 +0000

Problems Without Passports
March 31- April 2, 2022

The international symposium is an annual public forum designed and enacted by EPIIC students. It features international practitioners, academics, public intellectuals, activists and journalists who come to Tufts each year for three days of discussion and debate in panels and small-group discussions determined by students in the EPIIC course. Students who conduct research projects also have the opportunity to present alongside the invited experts.

TBD

Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 09:00 to Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 21:00

EPIIC

Tufts South Asian Regional Committee Fall 2021 GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:31:44 +0000

Virtual

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 21:30

South Asian Regional Committee

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:06:50 +0000

FALL 2021

Thursday, September 9

First Day of Class - EPIIC Orientation

Lecturer: Professor Williams

Tuesday, September 14

Climate Change: “Code Red for Humanity”

EPIIC 2022 Overview

tuftsigl — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:02:37 +0000

The 2021-22 Sherman Teichman EPIIC Colloquium

Problems without Passports

EPIIC 2021-22: Problems Without Passports

tuftsigl — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:35:30 +0000

EPIIC is a carefully integrated, yearlong multidisciplinary program. Through its innovative and rigorous curricula and projects, EPIIC prepares young people for informed activity in their communities, whether locally, nationally, or globally. 2020-2021 EPIIC's subject is "China and the World".

2022

Uncovering Decades of Power Right in the Kitchen of Gene Sharp by Liz Shelbred (A22)

heatherbarry — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:40:46 +0000

Oslo Scholars

One day in early July, I had the chance to visit the home of the late Dr. Gene Sharp, founder of the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) and life-long scholar of nonviolent action.

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:43:14 +0000

Kyrre Berland (F’22)

Tufts Amnesty: Immigration Detention in the U.S. by Ellie Murphy

tuftsigl — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 02:11:47 +0000

Amnesty International

ICE and border security were some of the focal points of U.S. domestic policy under the previous administration. What can we expect under the Biden Administration? What is the status of efforts to help families separated at the border?

A Conversation with Ambassador Caroline Kennedy by Emma Christman (A’23)

tuftsigl — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:37:31 +0000

WIIR

On Friday, April 19th, Tufts Women in International Relations (WIIR) had the privilege of hosting Ambassador Caroline Kennedy for a virtual speaker event. Kennedy served as the United States Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 during the Obama Administration.

Africa’s Last Colony: International Law Ignored by Connor Doyle (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:28:14 +0000

MERG

On Friday, April 23, the Middle East Research Group (MERG) was joined by academics and activists to shed light on an issue not often discussed, the sovereignty of the Western Sahara.

EPIIC: Problems Without Passports (EXP 0079 XF)

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 May 2021 21:18:44 +0000

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-5:00pm Dr. Abi Williams Director, Institute for Global Leadership. All interested students must come to the first class on Thursday, September 9.

Alumnae Lounge

Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:00

EPIIC

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: America’s Future in East Asia

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 May 2021 17:07:58 +0000

Join ALLIES at 8PM on May 5th as we sit down with the former ambassador to South Korea, retired admiral Harry Harris. Serving as ambassador for nearly three years, Harris has been a key player in helping shape US foreign policy in the Korean Peninsula. Prior to his ambassadorship, he served as the commander of the US Pacific Fleet and later the US Indo-Pacific Command where he has been critical of Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. This Wednesday, we hope to touch on both issues and talk more generally about the state of US foreign policy in East Asia.

Virtual

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Withdrawal from Afghanistan

tuftsigl — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:15:47 +0000

Two weeks ago, the Biden administration announced that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11. Join ALLIES this Wednesday at 8pm as we discuss the implications of troop withdrawal on Afghanistan and what challenges may lie ahead. As usual, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be given at the meeting! We will also be hosting elections for the upcoming school year, so if you are interested in running for a position and getting more involved with ALLIES, please come! We hope to see you there.

Virtual

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Decisión 2021, Elections in Latin America: The State of Latin American Democracy

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:15:36 +0000

2021 will prove to be a year of massive structural change in Latin America. With 9 elections being hosted throughout the continent (5 of which will be Presidential), this massive influx of political change and continuity, democratic contestation, and electoral participation will undoubtedly impact the next decade of LA politics.

Virtual

Friday, April 23, 2021 - 15:00 to 16:00

MERG

The Return of the ‘Yellow Peril’: Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S. Today

Chris Burke — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:27:32 +0000

Tufts’ Bridging Differences Initiative is hosting a two-part event on “Anti-Asian Hate and Systemic Racism: Breaking the Cycle”, co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost, The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, the Office of the President, and the Division of Student Diversity and Inclusion. The first part will be this upcoming Tuesday, April 20th from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, featuring Dr. Erika Lee.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 16:30 to 17:30

IGL General

Women in the World Panel by Emma Christman (A’23) and Emily Witherell (A’23)

Chris Burke — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:25:23 +0000

In honor of International Women’s month, Tufts Women in International Relations (WIIR) and Tufts Women for Higher Education Now (WHEN) joined forces to host a panel on Women in the World.

Africa’s Last Colony: Activism, engagement, and escalation in Western Sahara

Chris Burke — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:52:03 +0000

This panel features activists and academics who will speak about the various legal, political, and economic dimensions of the Western Sahara conflict. The conflict, which began in 1975, is both one of the world’s oldest and its most ignored and has largely defined Morocco’s relationship with neighboring countries and international actors. The panel experts will provide background information on different aspects of the conflict and engage in conversation around the recent re-escalation of hostilities and US policy decisions under Trump and Biden.

Friday, April 23, 2021 - 12:00 to 13:15

MERG

Gendered Bodies, Trafficking and Labour in South Asia

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:39:48 +0000

Join the Tufts South Asian Regional Committee for our 2021 interdisciplinary panel on gender, labor and trafficking in South Asia. SARC invites you to a multifaceted discussion ranging from sex work and gendered labor during the Second World War and sex trafficking in the Sundarbans, to organ trafficking in contemporary South Asia.

Virtual

Monday, April 26, 2021 - 12:00 to 13:00

South Asian Regional Committee

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: The US-Mexico Border Crisis

tuftsigl — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:02:28 +0000

The U.S. border is struggling to deal with the new massive surge in Mexican immigrants– most of them believing in President Biden’s administration’s promise that their border was opened. The Biden administration is now facing backlash after expelling thousands of immigrants back to Mexico. Join ALLIES as we discuss how the two countries can solve this issue and what this immigration crisis will look like in the future. As usual, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be provided at the event.

Virtual

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Episode Eleven: Is Democracy Retreating in West Africa?

ALLIES Weekly Discussion- Morocco and the Western Sahara

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:22:30 +0000

On December 10, 2020, the U.S. recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara in exchange for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. Join ALLIES as we discuss how this affects Morocco’s status in the region and what this means for the Western Sahara and neighboring countries. As usual, no prior knowledge is required, and background readings will be provided at the event!

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: India's Farmers Strike

tuftsigl — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:32:21 +0000

India’s farmers have been protesting anti-farmer laws since August 2020. How has the strike reverberated across India and what implications does it have for the rest of the world? Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss the implications of the Indian farmer’s protest and what Modi’s response to the farmer protests means for India. As usual, no prior knowledge is required, and background readings will be provided at the event. We hope to see you there!

Virtual

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Queer Representation in Bollywood: A discussion with Kareem Khubchandani

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:44:19 +0000

One word to describe the representation of most queer Bollywood characters: PROBLEMATIC.

From John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan in Dostana to the dean Rishi Kapur plays in Student of the Year, queer representation in Bollywood has most often been for comedic value. The film industry seems to profit off of the presentation of homosexuality in a way convenient to them. While new TV shows such as Made in Heaven and Sacred Games shift away from these stereotypes, what will it take for the mainstream Bollywood industry to change its ways?

Virtual

Monday, March 29, 2021 - 21:00 to 22:00

South Asian Regional Committee

Coup in Burma: What's happening and what's next?

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:11:28 +0000

This Tuesday (March 30th) at 8:00 PM EDT, Tufts SURGE is proud to host a presentation, followed by a discussion, by Mr. Aaron Connelly on the recent coup in Burma. Mr. Connelly will explain the current situation in Burma, discuss the coup's long-term consequences, and talk about what the international community can do.

Virtual

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

SURGE

INQUIRY 2020-21

Chris Burke — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:32:42 +0000

Inquiry 2020-21
The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken: China as a Regional and Global Influence

Simulation Program

EPIIC Symposium 2021 - Video Recordings

Chris Burke — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:12:04 +0000

China and the World

The 36th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 18-20, 2021

VIDEO RECORDINGS

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:12:23 +0000

The Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship educates, mentors, and connects aspiring social entrepreneurs at Tufts. Through the Empower program, students develop the necessary attitudes, skills, and knowledge to pursue social entrepreneurship. Students pursue a wide range of projects, from interning at the International Labor Organization to creating digital library centers in remote regions of Ecuador. Projects may vary widely but all have a uniquely social perspective, with a particular emphasis on poverty alleviation.

Virtual

Chris Burke — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:44:09 +0000

In this panel, public Intellectual and frequent Media Commentator Eddie S. Glaude Jr. spoke to the complex dynamics of the American experience. Glaude joined us as part of the IGL-Fletcher School Conversation Series on Race, Justice and Equity.

A Conversation with Public Intellectual Eddie Glaude, Jr on the complex dynamics of the American experience

Chris Burke — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:37:52 +0000

In this panel, public intellectual and frequent media commentator Eddie S. Glaude Jr. spoke to the complex dynamics of the American experience. His most well-known books, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, take a wide look at black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges our democracy face.

Myanmar: The Coup and Its Consequences

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:38:10 +0000

Join Tufts Amnesty International and the South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) for a discussion of the coup in Myanmar that occurred on February 1st, 2021. More than a month later, a brutal military crackdown continues in the country. What are the demands of activists on the ground? How are activists and protestors' human rights being violated?

Zoom Link: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/92655296830?pwd=RkozTnliUi9VdkswZGU1cGo2bWM5Zz09

Passcode: Myanmar

Virtual

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 12:00 to 13:00

Amnesty International

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:07:31 +0000

Officials are still working to determine the breadth of the SolarWinds hack, which has already been named as one of the worst data breaches targeting the federal government. Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss how the U.S. should respond to SolarWinds hack and how it can be prepared for future cyberattacks.

As usual, no prior knowledge is required, and background readings will be provided at the event. This event is also co-hosted with JumboSec, the Tufts cybersecurity club. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

“China’s Good War”: A Talk with Professor Rana Mitter by Megan Starses (A24)

Chris Burke — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:57:38 +0000

Tufts SURGE

Since the turn of the century, China has grown increasingly more interested in redefining its post-World War II role to reshape both its domestic and international policy.

The Farmers' Protests: Causes and Future Implications

Chris Burke — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:22:49 +0000

The Farmers' Protest in India is one of the largest protests in human history. How much do you know about it?

While some national media malign the farmers, labelling them as terrorists, international media has done a poor job covering the event entirely. It took Rihanna's tweet––"why aren't we talking about this?"––for people around the world to recognise that there should be more outrage about what is happening in India.

Monday, February 15, 2021 - 01:30

South Asian Regional Committee

Envisioning an Antiracist Institution with Prof. Williams

Chris Burke — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:55:08 +0000

Join us on Tuesday for a virtual Tufts Table with Professor Abi Williams on Envisioning an Antiracist Institution. Hosted by The Office of the Provost and the Bridging Differences Initiative, this will be an opportunity to engage in both the “why” of an anti-racist institution and the “what” of what that could and might look like. Hope to see you Tuesday -- registration link here.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 16:30 to 18:00

IGL General

An Assessment of PTSD Symptoms among Guatemalan Demographic and Health Survey Participants in Active Civil War vs. Post-Civil War Periods

Chris Burke — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:08:45 +0000

by Jay-Miguel Fonticella (A22)

As a Guatemalan-American of K’iche’ descent, I aim to apply social and translational science research designs to characterize the psychological effects of the Guatemalan Civil War on the country’s indigenous and Afro-Latino communities.

SURGE GIM and Chinese Foreign Investment (Speaker: Alvin Camba)

tuftsigl — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:23:16 +0000

Are you interested in international affairs and learning more about geopolitics in East Asia? If so, then Tufts Sino-U.S Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) is the place for you! Tufts SURGE is an IGL-affiliated undergraduate group that promotes and expands the academic understanding of China and East Asia on everything from the economy, military, geopolitics to culture.

IGL General

ALLIES Internship Panel by Simon Weiss (A’24)

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:22:06 +0000

ALLIES

In November, ALLIES welcomed back, virtually, four ALLIES alumni for the annual fall internship panel.

Alumni Advisory Discussions

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:39:00 +0000

Alumni Webinars "Looking to the Future" feature IGL alumni sharing their perspectives on working in various fields. During the Summer of 2020, the webinars covered a wide range of topics from Careers in Diplomacy, Security Working in/for the UN System, Technology in Development, US Foreign Service, Graduate School, and more!

The Rohingya Crisis: Causes of the Mass Exodus and the Potential for Justice and Reconciliation with Dr. Maung Zarni by Ingyin Khine (A23)

tuftsigl — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:40:41 +0000

SARC

The South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) hosted a panel in the fall on the Rohingya crisis, which touched on many crucial aspects of the genocide and was followed by a discussion on achieving justice and reconciliation. In his opening remarks, Dr.

South Asian Climate Conference

heatherbarry — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:48:09 +0000

The 2021 Climate Change Conference on February 19th and 20th, hosted by the Tufts South Asian Regional Committee (SARC), will feature four panels that each address the various challenges that climate change poses to the subcontinent. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are amongst the countries worst affected by the climate crisis. Rising sea levels have displaced thousands of people in West Bengal and Bangladesh, while a shortage of freshwater has led to a diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan.

Friday, February 19, 2021 - 10:00 to Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 14:00

South Asian Regional Committee

A Conversation with Public Intellectual Eddie Glaude, Jr on the complex dynamics of the American experience

heatherbarry — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:04:56 +0000

Public Intellectual and frequent Media Commentator Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks to the complex dynamics of the American experience. His most well-known books, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, take a wide look at black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges our democracy face.

Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:00

IGL General

Ramifications of the Abraham Accords: Normalizing of Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel

tuftsigl — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 21:14:31 +0000

The Middle East Research Group (MERG) will be hosting a moderated panel on the Abraham Accords, a novel agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that normalized diplomatic and commercial ties between the two states. This panel will feature officials experienced in academia as well as policymaking and diplomacy. It will also explore the myriad implications of the accord such as national security and ramifications for Palestine. We will be joined by two speakers:

Virtual

Friday, March 12, 2021 - 12:00

MERG

TILIP Class of 2021

tuftsigl — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:18:40 +0000

Brazil

The Intersection of WIIR and Menstrual Poverty by Emily McMullen (A22)

Chris Burke — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:27:50 +0000

In November, members of Women in International Relations (WIIR) met over zoom to discuss menstrual poverty. After opening with a short video on how inaccessibility to proper menstrual care affects people across cultures, we talked about the stigma surrounding both discussions about menstruation and how to pay for it.

Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture Series

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:12:33 +0000

Mr. Moore served six presidents – mostly in the State, Defense and Justice Departments – and the United Nations.

Tea on Courses with Women in International Relations by Emma Christman (A'23)

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:38:59 +0000

WIIR

In November, Tufts Women in International Relations hosted their semesterly Tea on Courses event over Zoom.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:35:59 +0000

The 36th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 18-20, 2021

Video recordings

Empowering students from the inside out: designing the achieving flow course by Andrea Mejia (F21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:32:55 +0000

Achieving Flow

Last summer, I worked as a Research Assistant to Edward DeMore, a board member for the Institute for Global Leadership, on an incredible project aiming to create a course about how neuroscience and meditation can help to achieve flow in life. The team consisted of four members, including Dr.

Tufts Engineers Without Borders Covid-19 Response by Vicky Yang (E24)

tuftsigl — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:09:23 +0000

EWB

This semester Tufts Engineers Without Borders has looked quite different from previous semesters, but we have managed to continue working hard on our projects via Zoom, and have even thrown in a few fun remote events into the mix.

Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson on Creating a More Just World

tuftsigl — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:03:26 +0000

Jeh Johnson is the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. He served in that position from December 2013 to January 2017. Johnson now practices law again in New York City at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. Johnson has been affiliated with Paul, Weiss off and on since 1984, and he was elected the firm’s first African American partner in 1993. In private life Johnson has also been a regular commentator on NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, FOX Business, NPR and Bloomberg News. He is on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin, U.S.

Virtual

Friday, January 22, 2021 - 13:00 to 14:15

IGL General

The 75th Anniversary of WWII by Jackson Lubke (A’23)

tuftsigl — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:07:33 +0000

ALLIES

In October, ALLIES had the distinct pleasure to host Professor Marc Gallicchio from Villanova University. In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, our theme for this week was a dive into the relations between the United States of America and East Asia, post-World War II.

A Review of Political Science Research Design: University of California, Berkeley Joint Project on the Categorization of Trauma-based Findings by Jay-Miguel Fonticella (A22)

tuftsigl — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:42:52 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

My previous courses in psychology and community health at Tufts University cultivated my interest in the social sciences research process. While ongoing research continues to develop our understanding of social phenomena, I have found myself questioning the consistency across published experiments.

2020 ROTC Panel by Ravi Patel (A23)

Chris Burke — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:48:10 +0000

In October, ALLIES held its annual ROTC speaker event in a virtual setting. This year, ALLIES had the distinct honor of hosting Dean Diane Ryan of Tufts’ Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life as the speaker. The event focused on learning about Dean Ryan’s 29 years in the Army and her experiences transitioning to civilian life.

Peace-Building in a Pandemic by Nitya Nadgir (A’23)

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:53:27 +0000

ALLIES

In November, Tufts ALLIES welcomed IGL Alumna Britt Sloan, a former member of Mercy Corps and an ALLIES alum, and Sharon Ogbogu, a Program Officer with Mercy Corps to a virtual discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on peacebuilding efforts in Nigeria and how the socio-political conflict in African states has detracted from the fight aga

The CANVAS Summer Academy by Colin Kennedy (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:10:07 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Helping organize, create and eventually participating in the CANVAS Summer Academy was the most meaningful part of my experience with CANVAS, an organization focused on promoting and teaching non-violence globally.

SURGE: China-US Symposium: Danger and Opportunity

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:30:21 +0000

Symposium Program

SURGE China-U.S. Symposium is a two day academic conference that aims to foster understanding of China and East Asia. First held in 2012, we seek to bring the communities of Tufts and Boston into close contact with the experts and practitioners of international relations of China and the United States.

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:54:29 +0000

Next Wednesday December 9th, ALLIES, CIVIC, Tufts Democrats will be co-hosting a special speaking event. We will have the honor of hosting Lecia Brooks from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Recently, Ms. Brooks appeared before the US House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel to testify on the growing prevalence of White Supremacy in the US military. Ms.

Virtual

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 20:00

ALLIES

Corona Summer with a Stealth Startup: Key Takeaways by Connor Doyle (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:33:10 +0000

This past summer, I worked with IGL Alumnus Anoop Swaminath (EPIIC) as a Business Segmentation Analyst Intern. This internship was offered through the IGL’s alumni and friends’ network as an effort to provide students with remote opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

REPARATIONS: The Jury says yes: waiting for the judge to say how much with Sir Hilary Beckles

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:03:39 +0000

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, 8th Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is a distinguished academic, international thought leader, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, and global public activist in the field of social justice and minority empowerment.

Episode Nine: Permanent Minorities and the Politics of Survivors: A conversation with Mahmood Mamdani

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:58:19 +0000

Allies weekly discussion: The Future of Ethiopia

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:50:44 +0000

In early November, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia ordered a military offensive against the government of Tigray, a region of Ethiopia ruled by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Ethiopia has since plunged into a civil war, leading to extreme violence in the Tigray region between TPLF forces and Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). Join ALLIES this Wednesday at 8pm as we discuss the motivations behind the Tigray conflict and what it means for the future of Ethiopia and other countries in the Horn of Africa.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Keep Saray Home Film Screening

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:04:59 +0000

Join Tufts Amnesty International in an online screening of the documentary film Keep Saray at Home. Stay tuned after the screening to meet the filmmaker! The club will be hosting a brief Q&A session with the filmmaker and a documentary participant.

Virtual

Monday, December 7, 2020 - 18:00

Amnesty International

Women in IR Discussion on Race & Inclusion

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:26:26 +0000

Join Tufts Women in International Relations for a discussion at 8:15 pm on Thursday, December 3rd. At this open meeting, we will be discussing the intersection of race, equity and international relations as well as how we can be a more inclusive club on campus. All ideas and perspectives are welcome.

https://tufts.zoom.us/j/99952621640?pwd=VWZoTnJtT09XS2F0UnZKcytBN1NTQT09

Virtual

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 20:15

Women in IR

Interning with Project Over Zero By Noah Zussman (A’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:39:52 +0000

Through IGL’s summer opportunities program, I had the opportunity to intern at Project Over Zero this past summer. Project Over Zero is a small organization that was founded to harnesses the power of communication to prevent, resist, and rise above identity-based violence and other forms of group-targeted harm.

Summer Internship at the Wilson Center by Uzair Sattar (A’21)

PriyankaK — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:23:34 +0000

This summer, I interned as a research intern at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars think tank, located in Washington, D.C. I was working under the mentorship of Mr. Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program and Senior Associate for South Asia.

Jumbos Strengthening the U.S.-Palau Relationship by Christine Lee (A’21)

PriyankaK — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:38:46 +0000

A summer course may sound dreary to some, but it’s not every day the class is taught by a U.S. Ambassador and the Legal Counsel to the President’s Office, both of whom are Jumbos and IGL alumni.

Preventing Identity-Based Violence by Meera Rohera (A’22)

PriyankaK — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:47:42 +0000

“Violence is fomented by the imposition of singular and belligerent identities on gullible people, championed by proficient artisans of terror.” ― Amartya Sen, Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:32:26 +0000

China and the World
March 18-20, 2021

Symposium schedule

Virtual

Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 10:00 to Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 16:00

IGL General

Closer Than You Think: Nonviolence Movements by Haruka Noishiki ( A’21)

PriyankaK — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:29:10 +0000

I wanted to share the ways in which I believe non-violence movements, which I have been studying as part of my Oslo Scholar Fellowship at the Albert Einstein Institution, are closer to our day to day lives than one might have thought.

SURGE: Japanese Foreign Policy Post-Abe (Nicholas Szechenyi, CSIS)

tuftsigl — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:46:48 +0000

What is Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s legacy on Japanese foreign policy? What does his departure mean for Japan and the region’s future? This Tuesday, we welcome Mr. Nicholas Szechenyi to talk about Japan's Post-Abe future. Mr. Szechenyi is Deputy Director of the Japan Chair and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), one of the most prestigious foreign policy think tanks in the US. His research focuses on U.S.-Japan relations and U.S.-East Asia relations.

Virtual

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

SURGE

Peace-Building in a Pandemic

PriyankaK — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:51:47 +0000

ALLIES will be hosting a special speaking event titled "Peace-Building in a Pandemic" this Wednesday at 12 PM EST. We have the honor to host Britt Sloan, IGL Alum (ALLIES, EPIIC, PNDP) and former Mercy Corps member, and Sharon Ogbogu, a Program Officer at Mercy Corps. Using Nigeria as a case-study, Ms. Sloan and Ms. Ogbogu will discuss how the fight against COVID-19 has derailed peace-building efforts in some African states.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

ALLIES

Women and space industry with IGL alumnae Katherine Monson and Lauren Milord

tuftsigl — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 04:22:41 +0000

Recently, the IGL had the opportunity to speak with two IGL alum, Katherine Monson and Lauren Milord, about their careers in the space industry. Monson is the CEO of KSAT Inc. for Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a service that provides ground station services for satellites, rocket launchers, and experimental spacecraft.

Comparing the US and EU Response to COVID-19

PriyankaK — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:00:15 +0000

Join European Horizons and the European Student Association for a discussion on the US and EU response to the COVID19 crisis.

The Trump administration has attracted international criticism, for downplaying the virus and ignoring the advice of medical experts. The United States has been unable to effectively address the pandemic due to political polarisation and the lack of a national strategy.

Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 16:30

IGL General

7th Annual ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference

tuftsigl — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:18:47 +0000

ALLIES

Tufts ALLIES is proud to host our 2020 Civil-Military Relations Conference (CMRC) on Saturday, November 14th, 2020. This year’s theme is Securing the Final Frontier: The 21st Century Space Race. The keynote speaker for the conference is Paul Syzmanski, an expert on space warfare.

The Rohingya Crisis: Causes of the Mass Exodus and the Potential for Justice and Reconciliation

PriyankaK — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:45:57 +0000

The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar has been one of the gravest atrocities ongoing since 2016 and arguably even before that. Yet, the Rohingyas are a long way from receiving both social and legal justice. According to the Human Rights Watch, about 900,000 Rohingya are currently living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, after having fled from persecution since August 2017 and the estimated 600,000 Rohingya who remain in the Rakhine State are subject to more government persecutions and violence than ever before.

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

IGL General

ALLIES and WIIR Internship Panel

PriyankaK — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:13:26 +0000

ALLIES and Women in International Relations (WIIR) will be co-hosting a virtual internship panel where Tufts alumni will discuss how their internship experiences have enhanced their career prospects, how they navigated the internship search process, and how they found opportunities in their fields of interest. Joining us on the panel are Eva Kahan (ALLIES, EPIIC), a research assistant at ISW, Shaan Shaikh (ALLIES, EPIIC), a research associate at CSIS, and Rolland Gillah (ALLIES, EPIIC), a negotiator with the Mercy Corp).

Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00

ALLIES

MERG Discussion: Blackness in MENA

PriyankaK — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:04:03 +0000

Social upheaval and the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States invariably spread to almost every part of the world. While many in the MENA region expressed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement in America, it was followed by reckoning in terms of attitudes towards blackness and black bodies in the Middle East and North Africa Region.

Monday, November 9, 2020 - 21:00

IGL General

7th Annual ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:25:16 +0000

Conference Overview

EWB Virtual Advising Night

PriyankaK — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:30:39 +0000

Need help deciding what courses to take next semester? Come to Engineers Without Borders' Zoom advising night Thursday the 12th from 9-10! We'll have upperclassmen from most engineering disciplines around to help you plan your courses. Have questions about professors, which courses to take, or great HASS electives? We'll be around to answer all of this and more! With support from the School of Engineering Dean's Office.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

The Relevancy of the Albert Einstein Institution by Alessandra Moreno (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:16:47 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Two weeks ago, I began my remote work as an Oslo Scholar with the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI). AEI is a nonprofit that specializes in the study of strategic nonviolent action and communicates nonviolent methodology to movements and activists around the world.

The Intersection of International Relations and Menstrual Poverty

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:30:31 +0000

Please join Women in IR this Thursday, November 5th from 7:30-8:15pm for our first discussion event! The topic will be centered around the intersection of International Relations and menstrual poverty. We’ll be sending out some short readings/materials beforehand, so no prior knowledge of the subject is necessary. We hope you’ll join us for what will be a super interesting discussion.

Zoom link: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/99952621640?pwd=VWZoTnJtT09XS2F0UnZKcytBN1NTQT0

Virtual

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 19:30 to 20:30

Women in International Relations

Tea on Courses

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:17:11 +0000

Tufts Women in International Relations will be hosting their annual “Tea on Courses” event! The event is designed to bring together students from all academic backgrounds, but more specifically International Relations, to advise each other on course selection for the coming Spring semester.

Virtual

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

Women in IR

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Russia in the Middle East

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:22:49 +0000

Russia has started exerting its influence in the Middle East again, most notably in Syria. Join ALLIES as we discuss how Russian involvement in the Middle East reflects Russia’s growing dominance in the international community and what Russia’s future goals in the region might be. As usual, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be provided at the event. We hope to see you there!

Virtual

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

How do you say “Strategy” in Guinea-Bissauan creole? by Marcia Almeida Mendes (F’20)

PriyankaK — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:09:06 +0000

Manera ki no pude fasi. That means “the way in which we can do [it]” in Guinea-Bissauan Creole (or Kriol), and it is the closest expression I could find to the word “strategy” in the language.

Episode Eight: Elevating Voices in Sudan

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:21:58 +0000

ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference (CMRC) -Securing the Final Frontier: The 21st Century Space Race

We welcome Professor Rana Mitter from the University of Oxford to talk about his new book - China's Good War: How World War II is Shaping a New Nationalism. The book reviews China's radical reassessment of its collective memory of the brutal Sino-Japanese War. Prof. Mitter argues that this new view on its World War II experience is central to China's newfound confidence abroad and to mounting nationalism at home.

Virtual

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 17:00 to 18:00

IGL General

International Relations 101: Relearning the Role of Violence in Security and Conflict by Mrugank Bhusari (A’21)

PriyankaK — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:07:01 +0000

"By placing confidence in violent means, one has chosen the very type of struggle with which the oppressors nearly always have superiority." - Gene Sharp

America and East Asia: The 75th Anniversary of World War II

PriyankaK — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:16:11 +0000

ALLIES will be hosting our special 75th World War II anniversary discussion. We will host Professor Marc Gallicchio from Villanova University to discuss the legacy of World War II and its impact on international relations between the United States and East Asia. No prior experience or knowledge is needed. Professor Gallicchio's presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. This is a very special speaking event and we hope that you all can attend!

Join us at: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/95416187464

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

US Foreign Policy for South Asia: Past, Present and the Future

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:36:42 +0000

Tufts South Asian Regional Committee is excited to announce our second panel discussion of the month featuring Dr Aparna Pande and Johnny Walsh regarding the impending U.S. presidential election and its impact on South Asian foreign policy.

Virtual

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

South Asian Regional Committee

EPIIC Symposium 2020 - Video Recordings

PriyankaK — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:35:06 +0000

Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

The 35th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

October 9-10, 2020

VIDEO RECORDINGS

Episode six: Ethiopia: Transition To What?

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:39:24 +0000

Episode Five: Campaigning against corruption: a discussion with Hennie Van Vuuren

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 04:14:40 +0000

Episode seven: Digital Activism and Transformation

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:37:29 +0000

Hathras: Caste-Based Sexual Violence and the Dalit Feminist Movement with Kiruba Munusamy

PriyankaK — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:04:26 +0000

CW: Rape and Violence

You might have heard about the brutal gang rape of a 19 year old Dalit girl by 4 upper-caste ‘Thakur’ men in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh late last month. She was found lying barely conscious, naked, badly battered and bruised in a field next to her home in Hathras. For the next two weeks, she fought for her life. But on the morning of 29th September, she died from the injuries sustained during the rape.

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 12:00

South Asian Regional Committee

Alexander Gabuev: The Sino-Russian Axis after the U.S. Elections: What Comes Next?

PriyankaK — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:30:18 +0000

Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School and the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University for a virtual talk by expert Alexander Gabuev. He will discuss the future of the relationship between Russia and China and what it might mean for the United States. Please make sure to register via myFletcher to participate in the event on Zoom.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

IGL General

The Eritrean Refugee Crisis by Adam Foster

PriyankaK — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:34:59 +0000

Olso Scholars

This summer, I have had the pleasure of working alongside three other Tufts students for Vanessa Tsehaye and the One Day Seyoum team, a youth-led organization campaigning to end human rights abuses committed against the Eritrean people by the Eritrean Government and supporting the Eritrean diaspora.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Conflict in the Caucasus

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:15:15 +0000

Nagorno-Karabakh, the border-region claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan, made headlines recently due to its worst border clashes since 2016. Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss the future of Nagarono-Karabakh, and the implications of these border clashes for Armenia and Azerbaijan, in addition to the rest of the countries in the South Caucasus region who have also taken sides in this conflict. As usual, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be available during the meeting. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Virtual

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Palau -- A Small but Mighty Player in our Globalizing World by Ellie Murphy (A’22)

PriyankaK — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:12:19 +0000

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I never would have expected that I would have the chance to learn about the Pacific island nation of Palau. Thankfully, through the Institute of Global Leadership (IGL), I was able to learn about Palau with several other Tufts students remotely.

Norms Upended? U.S. Post-Election Politics, from Hanging Chads in 2000 to Challenges in 2020

PriyankaK — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:39:11 +0000

Join two IGL alumni, Matt Bai (A90) and Daniel Feldman (A89), for a discussion of U.S. election norms, recent contested presidential election results, and what might happen after November 3.

This event is co-sponsored by the International Relations Program, the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, and Tisch College for Civic Life.

Virtual

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 17:30 to 18:30

IGL General

Tufts SURGE Speaker Series: Hong Kong's National Security Law with Professor Michael Davis, Wilson Center and Jindal Global University

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:47:32 +0000

Tufts Sino-U.S. Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) is an IGL-affiliated undergraduate group that promotes and expands the academic understanding of China and East Asia on everything from economy, military, geopolitics to culture.

Virtual

Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

IGL General

Countering Foreign Disinformation and Surveillance

tuftsigl — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:11:29 +0000

Election interference by foreign states has long been an issue in many countries, from U.S. interference in Chilean elections in the 1970s to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. How has election interference evolved, especially with the rise of social media?

Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss how countries can combat disinformation from foreign state and non-state actors. As usual, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be provided. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Virtual

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

Engineers Without Borders GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:17:41 +0000

Tufts Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a student group at Tufts University that designs and implements sustainable engineering projects in developing communities. EWB at Tufts is unique in that it includes liberal arts and engineering students who work together to integrate the conceptual and technical strengths of both schools and thereby strengthen our chapter's projects in the communities in which we work.

Virtual

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:29:49 +0000

Global Fellows

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in any country is negative, long-lasting and visible. In Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Development Programme just started recruiting a “Recovery and Resilience Specialist” for its office. In the background section of the job posting, the picture painted is grim.

Examining Social Support and Maternal Role Development in the Postpartum Period by Karen Li (A‘23)

tuftsigl — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 20:09:16 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

For the past couple of months, I have been working with Laura Curren, a psychology graduate student at Boston University, on her research on maternal adjustment and postpartum depression.

Women In International Relations General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:55:25 +0000

If you're a femme-identifying person interested in the field of international relations, this is the club for you! Women in International Relations (WIIR) is a recently founded organization committed to exploring opportunities for women in international relations (IR). WIIR is aiming to strengthen the IR female community at Tufts. Through mentorship and networking events, we strive to build a safe space for dialogue, empowerment, and career-building. WIIR has some exciting events planned for the semester and would love to have you join us.

Virtual

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:00

Women in IR

Women In International Relations General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:51:12 +0000

Virtual

Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:00

Women in IR

Activism during a Pandemic by Colin Kennedy

KeishaC — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:36:41 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Working with CANVAS, a non-violence training center based in Serbia, has given me the opportunity to work on a breadth of issues that relate to activism in the world today, while understanding the impact of the pandemic. Every week, I work on reports that discuss current human rights abuses and protests around the world.

ALLIES Speaker series: Climate and International Security

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:24:59 +0000

Please join ALLIES as they host Gregg Nakano in their first online speaker event of the year! On September 1st at 3pm (EDT), Mr. Nakano will deliver a presentation on the effects of climate change on the future of international relations. No prior knowledge is needed.

Virtual

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:00

ALLIES

Episode Four: Emancipating the Humanitarian System in Africa: A Conversation with Degan Ali

tuftsigl — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:12:27 +0000

Fall 2020 ClASS

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:40:19 +0000

Achieving Flow: Learning to Meditate And Developing Your Full Human Potential

Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity with Lieutenant General (ret) Nadja West

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:13:14 +0000

LTG West is the 44th Army Surgeon General and the former Commanding General of US Army Medical Command. She is the Army's first African American Surgeon General, the first African American woman 3-star General, and the highest ranking woman graduate of West Point. She has received numerous awards and decorations.

Moderator: Professor Abi Williams, Director of the Institute for Global Leadership and Professor of the Practice of International Politics at The Fletcher School.

Black Lives Matter, Justice and the UK with The Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:38:48 +0000

The inaugural speaker in the Series is The Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in new Labour leader Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet in the U.K. The Virtual Conversation took place on Friday, July 24, 2020, 1:00-2:00 p.m EDT. He addressed the topic “Black Lives Matter, Justice and the UK”.

The Documentary Filmmaker’s Duty By Malia Kiang (A’22)

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:18:37 +0000

Global Fellows

Some of my classmates want to produce the next Avengers, others dream of writing the next Good Will Hunting. These fictional works fascinate and entertain, make you laugh and make you think. But my interest lies in a different genre of storytelling: the documentary.

Working at the International Labour Organization (ILO), by Tasfia Zaman (F’20)

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:15:43 +0000

Empower

When I think about my beloved childhood home of Dhaka, Bangladesh, I remember the busy streets, the smell of incense in the air, and my grandmother cooking while debating the ideals of feminism. Believe me, my grandmother and I have had some very enlightening conversations about navigating life as a woman.

Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity Conversation Series with Sir Hilary Beckles -REPARATIONS: The Jury says yes: waiting for the judge to say how much

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:27:21 +0000

Virtual

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

IGL General

Creating a Dialogue Across Borders: Social Media Advocacy with One Day Seyoum by Leah Yohannes (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:40:32 +0000

Oslo Scholars

“There isn’t an avenue to address your qualm and it’s by design. The system was not intended for that, there was never a democratic rule of law. Anyone can be arrested, and you don’t have the right to advocate for your child or family. That’s how they always meant for it to function.”

Inspired Activism: The Courage Fund Cambodia by Amelia Miller (A’23)

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:16:38 +0000

Oslo Scholars

It is mid-July, and I have been working remotely with Courage Fund Cambodia (CFC) for approximately six weeks. With every week that passes, I learn more about not only those I am working with, and CFC as an organization, but also about what it takes to run an organization with a noble mission such as that of CFC.

Episode Three: Race and Liberation in South Sudan and the U.S

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:45:03 +0000

Episode Two: Interview with Alcinda Honwana

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:26:32 +0000

Episode One: Interview with Abdul Mohammed

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 17:59:46 +0000

Podcast: African Voices, African Arguments

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:25:01 +0000

The podcast series “African Voices, African Arguments” features African scholars, writers, policy makers and activists on issues of peace, justice and democracy, and is produced by World Peace Foundation and presented in partnership with African Arguments and The Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University.

A Reflection on My Remote Internship Experience in Colombia by Meher Khatwani (A’22)

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:29:17 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

This summer, I am doing a remote internship with the Universidad de los Andes (UniAndes) in Bogotá, Colombia. I am currently an intern with their Office for International Affairs, and I am working on various projects to enhance the university’s internationalization and expansion efforts.

Maternal Adjustment: Examining Mental Health in Low-Income New Mothers by Karen Li (A‘23)

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:50:28 +0000

As new mothers’ transition to a new normal, they are faced with a multitude of challenges, including infant care, changing family dynamics, and financial strains, leaving them vulnerable to postpartum depression.

Why is albania’s talent leaving the country? by Alfred Sogja (F’1G)

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:15:03 +0000

Empower

U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim visits U.S. technology company Mozenda in their offices in Tirana, Albania. Photo taken by U.S. Embassy-Tirana.

The Role of Women in Modern Conflicts by Avani Kabra (A’23)

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:40:25 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

This summer, I have had the pleasure of working with four other Tufts’ students on a project called A Woman’s War with Elizabeth (Biz) Herman, an IGL alumna and a PhD candidate at the University of California Berkeley.

The Conversation Series: “Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity” with Lieutenant General (ret) Nadja West

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:05:28 +0000

LTG West is the 44th Army Surgeon General and the former Commanding General of US Army Medical Command. She is the Army's first African American Surgeon General, the first African American woman 3-star General, and the highest ranking woman graduate of West Point. She has received numerous awards and decorations.

Moderator: Professor Abi Williams, Director of the Institute for Global Leadership and Professor of the Practice of International Politics at The Fletcher School.

(photo via U.S. Army)

Virtual

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

IGL General

Can Grassroots Initiatives Foster Innovation in Guinea-Bissau? by Marcia Almeida Mendes (F’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:03:03 +0000

Empower

Can grassroots initiatives foster innovation in Guinea Bissau? This is a question I came up with last summer while spending time in Guinea-Bissau, a small nation in West Africa, for my capstone research and a consultancy project. This summer, I have been working with a grassroots organization based in the country to try and answer it.

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:23:57 +0000

FALL 2020

Tuesday, September 8

First Day of Class - EPIIC Orientation

Lecturer: Professor Williams

Thursday, September 10

How and Why China is Important for the World

19 Stolen Years: Holding the Eritrean Regime Accountable by Leah Yohannes (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:36:28 +0000

Oslo Scholars

This summer I am interning with One Day Seyoum (ODS), a youth-led organization dedicated to publicizing human rights violations in Eritrea and to speaking out against the current regime.

Hidden Pandemic: Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 in LATAM

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:27:51 +0000

As Latin American countries grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, a second hidden pandemic is on the rise: domestic abuse and gender-based violence. Emergency calls regarding this problem have increased by 60% in Mexico and by 25% in Argentina. Imposed residential groups, gender-based pandemic policies, and lack of data have aggravated the repercussions of sexism in various countries.

Virtual

Friday, August 7, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:00

Latin American Committee

Black Lives Matter, Justice and the UK with The Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:47:42 +0000

The inaugural speaker in the Series is The Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in new Labour leader Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet in the U.K.

Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:21:53 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership and The Fletcher School announce the launch of the Conversation Series “Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity.”

The Kaleidoscope of Arctic Security: The Evolution of Hard, Soft and Human Security in the Arctic by Morgan Jefferies (F’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:15:50 +0000

The ninth annual Fletcher Arctic Conference was held on February 7 and 8, 2020, at Tufts University. The theme of this year’s conference was The Kaleidoscope of Arctic Security: The Evolution of Hard, Soft and Human Security in the Arctic.

Langos and legacies: Dismantling Dictatorships with Jamila Raqib by Haruka Noishiki (A’21 )

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:35:20 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Over the past few years, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I have pined over the Oslo Scholars Program.

The Institute for Global Leadership and The Fletcher School Launch the Conversation Series “Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity”

heatherbarry — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:17:27 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership and The Fletcher School announce the launch of the Conversation Series “Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity.” The Series will feature policy makers, public intellectuals, scholars, writers and activists on issues of race, justice and equity.

Researching Albania’s job market: looking at the untapped talent problem by Alfred Sogja (F’1G)

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:03:48 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

Source: Emerging Europe

Beyond the basics: An Immersive Look at Film Production in Action by Malia Kiang (A’22)

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:53:42 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

When I landed back home in Honolulu, Hawai’i after classes were cancelled in March, I was dismayed to have lost the hands-on opportunities to create and work on my own films at the university.

The Conversation Series: “Global Perspectives on Race, Justice and Equity”

tuftsigl — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 21:47:23 +0000

The brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked global protests against systemic racism in the United States and around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has also highlighted the racial disparities in health with disproportionately high death rates among African Americans and other minorities. Racial discrimination is deeply embedded in the political, economic and social structures of many societies.

“Black Lives Matter, Justice and the UK”

heatherbarry — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:31:59 +0000

The inaugural speaker in the Series is The Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice in new Labour leader Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet in the U.K.

Zoom

Friday, July 24, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

IGL General

A Silent Country: Giving a Voice to the People of Eritrea by Mahdi Ibrahim (A’23)

heatherbarry — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:19:35 +0000

When I was in the seventh grade, I recall my mother asking me to keep my aunt in my prayers while she was moving to a different country.

Immediate Inspiration: The Activism of Courage Fund Cambodia by Amelia Miller (A’22)

tuftsigl — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:20:55 +0000

When I heard from the Courage Fund Cambodia (CFC) in May that I had been chosen to be an intern with their organization, I was ecstatic. Earlier in the year, when I had looked over the list of Oslo Scholars internships, Courage Fund Cambodia had stood out to me immediately.

Lobbying for Political Prisoners: Human Rights Violations of the Afwerki Regime in Eritrea by Adam Foster (A’22)

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:23:51 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

I recently started my internship with One Day Seyoum, a youth-led organization dedicated to ending human rights abuses and securing the freedom of political prisoners, such as Ciham Ali Abdu and Seyoum Tsehaye.

Haiti’s Northern Region: A Bastion of Unexplored Potential by Tania Smith (F’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:04:00 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

“The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere” is a moniker that has followed Haiti for decades. If you Google Haiti, you will come across images of extreme poverty: streets covered in heaps of trash and the gaunt faces of people ravaged by hunger. Haiti has also been known for its adverse risk to natural disasters.

Graduate School I: Making the Decision of When and Where by Haitong Du (A’22)

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:15:11 +0000

Almost one in every five Tufts students attends a graduate school as a part of their post-graduation plans. On June 6th, the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership held a webinar on “Making the Decision of When and Where” featuring four alumnae sharing what they see as the value of going, or not going, to grad schools.

Careers in Business: From Start-Ups to Corporations

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:32:13 +0000

Padden Murphy A09, Lumay Wang Murphy A11, AB InBev, Anoop Swaminath A02, BMT

Zoom: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/96832060454

Virtual

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

IGL General

India-China Relations: Discussing Foreign Policy with Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Sara

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:48:24 +0000

IGL Student group, the South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) is collaborating with Harvard University and Ashoka University (India) on a new speaker series for the summer called the Academic Hour.

This is the second panel of the series which will explore Sino-Indian dynamics that are presently afoot at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). We are thrilled to have former Foreign Secretary of India Mr. Shyam Saran speaking on this topic.

Virtual

Sunday, June 14, 2020 - 09:30 to 10:30

South Asian Regional Committee

A discussion on race with Dr. Steven Cohen

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 20:27:56 +0000

The murder of George Floyd is a tragedy in a long list of violence against Black lives.

To gain a better understanding of the context of racism in the U.S. and to become better informed, the IGL is hosting a conversation, led by Dr. Steven Cohen of the Tufts Education department. He has worked on and thought about these issues for most of his career.

Zoom: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/97640286712

Virtual

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:00

IGL General

Panel on the Migrant Worker Crisis

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:44:29 +0000

IGL Student group, the South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) is collaborating with Harvard University and Ashoka University (India) on a new speaker series for the summer called the Academic Hour. The first panel of the series will be on the migrant work which will explore the migrant worker crisis currently underway in India. This panel includes, three distinguished speakers, journalist Barkha Dutt, migration scholar Dr. S. Irudaya Rajan and Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court Mr. Dushyant Dave.

Virtual

Saturday, June 6, 2020 - 16:00 to 17:00

South Asian Regional Committee

Request for Proposals for Summer Projects that Address Racial Disparities

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:28:59 +0000

Organizations working on Anti-Racism

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:26:32 +0000

Educational Resources

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:24:56 +0000

Racism and Race - IGL Programming

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:56:38 +0000

IGL Resources on Racism, Racial Justice and Equity

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:29:43 +0000

On this page:
Community Message by President Tony Monaco
Request for Proposals for Summer Projects that Address Racial Disparities
Educational Resources
Organizations working on Anti-Racism

“The time is always right to do what is right.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Space: The Next Frontier for International Relations Majors

tuftsigl — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:26:01 +0000

Katherine Monson A13, CEO of KSAT Inc. for Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT); Lauren Milord A12, Director of Programs, DreamUp
Zoom: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/98763755970

Virtual

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00

IGL General

IGL Resources on Racism, Racial Justice and Equity

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:44:25 +0000

tuftsigl — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:23:15 +0000

Graduate School I: Making the Decision of When and Where

Liz Robinson A15, Magenta; Elayne Stecher A14, PhD Candidate, UCLA; Kelsi Stine-Rowe A10, F11, Wikimedia Foundation; Lumay Wang Murphy A11, Annheiser-Busch

Saturday, June 6, 1pm

EPIIC 2021 Overview

tuftsigl — Wed, 27 May 2020 03:20:56 +0000

The 2020-21 Sherman Teichman EPIIC Colloquium

CHINA AND THE WORLD

Achieving Flow

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 May 2020 19:36:03 +0000

This is a course in maximizing your potential. It will include discussion of the biology and neuroscience of the brain, breath training to optimize your brain function and achieve flow, an analysis of your skills and passions and identification of where they intersect, identifying what is the most important thing in your life-your guiding light, and creating a list of objectives to achieve your most important goal in life.

INQUIRY 2017-18

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 May 2020 18:57:17 +0000

INQUIRY 2017-18

April 5-7, 2018

The Future Nuclear Imperative

Briefing Paper Questions

EPIIC 2019-20: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 May 2020 18:50:18 +0000

2020

EPIIC 2020-21: China and the World

tuftsigl — Wed, 20 May 2020 04:33:24 +0000

2021

IGL Graduating Students

tuftsigl — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:53:20 +0000

IGL

COVID-19 and the IGL

tuftsigl — Sat, 16 May 2020 19:57:12 +0000

The campus is quiet. The IGL has not had its doors open in over a month, since March 16. In its 34-year history, this is unique for the Institute.

Event – Inquiry Simulation 2020

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 May 2020 20:00:16 +0000

Inquiry

Inquiry held its 29th annual simulation this year, albeit in a very different format than it usually takes. The more than 200 high school students and 19 EPIIC students who were part of Inquiry spent the last few months preparing for the simulation, which focused on the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Tufts Asian Affairs Group (TAAG)

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 May 2020 19:41:17 +0000

TAAG

“We wanted to start our groups on campus because we saw a gap in undergraduate discourse about the South Asian subcontinent. We spent some time talking to our peers on campus and saw that there were so many people who would be interested in a club like this, so we were inspired to start it.

The Future Of The U.S. In The Middle East

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 May 2020 19:37:48 +0000

MERG

Woman in IR

ALLIES

he United States has traditionally taken an active political role in the Middle East and its involvement in the region is always an important issue in a presidential election year. In February, the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership held a discussion on “The Future of U.S.

Summer Remote Opportunities Offered by IGL Alumni and Friends

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 May 2020 16:08:45 +0000

If you are interested in a specific opportunity, email heather.barry@tufts.edu and she will send you how to apply.

Please note, these are unpaid internships unless otherwise noted in the description. The Institute for Global Leadership is willing to consider requests on a case by case basis.

OPEN OPPORTUNITIES (all are rolling applications)

A Conversation with Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter, February 28, 2020, Tufts University

cpinkerton — Mon, 04 May 2020 19:53:55 +0000

Basketball legend and human rights activist Enes Kanter joined us for a night of exciting and engaging conversation on February 28, 2020. Watch the recording.

Reflections on Colombia’s Response to COVID-19 by Piper Goeking (A’22)

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 May 2020 19:37:38 +0000

LAC

The Tufts Latin American Committee (LAC) hosted two public officials from the Colombian government to discuss the country's response to COVID-19 for its first virtual event on April 27.

IGL Seniors

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:00:58 +0000

This year, the university is unable to hold graduation ceremonies on its campuses. While the graduate schools will have virtual graduations, the undergraduate Class of 2020 opted for an in-person graduation once large gatherings are permitted again. The IGL wanted to celebrate its graduating students by featuring them in the newsletters student spotlight. We wish them the very best in this challenging year and welcome them to the IGL Alumni Community!

The Thorn in Tyranny’s Side Goes Virtual by Patrick Beliard (A'21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:04:10 +0000

IGL

There is virtually no part of the world that has not been gravely affected by the COVID19 pandemic. Democracies and tyrannies alike have suffered the consequences of a health crisis – with significant political, social, and economic impacts – of proportions never seen before.

Event – Inquiry Simulation 2020

tuftsigl — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:52:44 +0000

The Future of the U.S. in the Middle East

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:51:43 +0000

The United States has traditionally taken an active political role in the Middle East and its involvement in the region is always an important issue in a presidential election year. In February, the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership held a discussion on “The Future of U.S. Engagement in the Middle East” featuring three alumna who are experts on U.S. foreign policy towards the region.

Tufts Asian Affairs Group (TAAG)

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:02:39 +0000

Response to Covid-19: Colombia

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:31:48 +0000

Join the Latin American Committee this Monday, April 27th, at 6:30 PM EST, for our first virtual panel and discussion with public officials in Colombia to talk about the country's response to COVID-19. To learn more about how the region is bracing for the social and economic impact of this global pandemic, we will meet Alejandra Botero, the counselor for management and compliance of the republic of Colombia, and Henrique Sosa, the advisor on economic integration of migrants and promotion of national employment. This event will be via Zoom. Meeting ID: 977 8816 3683 Password: 057145

Zoom

Monday, April 27, 2020 - 18:30 to 19:30

Latin American Committee

Empowering Local Farmers in Rwanda by Magnifique Mukundwa (E’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:27:32 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

This winter break, I was fortunate to travel back to Rwanda to continue supporting my initiative, To The Waters. To The Waters tackles issues related to unsafe water, sanitation, hygiene, nutrition (WASH-N), and poverty in low-income communities and schools using innovation and entrepreneurship.

COVID-19 and the IGL

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:21:07 +0000

The campus is quiet. The IGL has not had its doors open in over a month, since March 16. In its 34-year history, this is unique for the Institute. On February 28, the IGL hosted an event for more than 200 people with Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter and on March 13, we were saying goodbye to our students as the campus closed and prepared to move online.

A conversation with Boston Celtics' Enes Kanter

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:31:52 +0000

Enes Kanter, who plays center for the Boston Celtics and is an education and human rights advocate, shared his reflections on his immigration journey, playing in the NBA, and his public service with the Tufts community at the end of February. His visit was made possible by Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) Board Member, Ed DeMore, who has longstanding ties to the Turkish community.

IGL Newsletter: May 2020

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:27:29 +0000

Featured Story

Harvard Africa Business Conference by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

tuftsigl — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 17:09:34 +0000

In February, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Harvard Africa Business Conference (HABC) at Harvard Business School (HBS). HABC brings together over 1,000 people from across the African continent and its diaspora to assess and explore the potential for expanding Africa’s business potential.

SURGE Leadership

cpinkerton — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:54:12 +0000

SURGE Description

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:59:14 +0000

Sino-U.S. Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) is an undergraduate group at Tufts created to promote and expand the understanding of the world’s largest bilateral economic and political relationship. For 13 years, the club has moderated student discussions, sponsored book talks, published newsletters, and hosted a yearly China-U.S. Symposium in order to explore every facet of the Sino-U.S. relationship and the broader East Asian region.

SARC Description

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:31:15 +0000

The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee (SARC) is an academic discourse and research group focusing on the 8 countries that fall under the region which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. This group will have a focus on social, political, historical and economic affairs, with a special focus on current issues facing the South Asian subcontinent.

TAAG

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:19:15 +0000

The Tufts Asian Affairs Group (TAAG) is an umbrella group that houses a number of subgroups that focuses on Asian affairs. There is an increasing importance in understanding Asia and its role in world civilization as well as its current political, economic, and cultural importance. In light of this growing significance, TAAG seeks to promote a greater understanding of the histories, politics, economics, and social justice issues in the continent.

The Digital Economy Youth Summit by Guillaume Pailhoux (A’21)

cpinkerton — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:05:42 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

On Friday January 31st, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership. At the same time, a conference at the University of Cambridge brought together 70 students from across the globe to discuss the European Union and political issues facing our generation.

An Everchanging Crisis by Kristin MacDougall-Sullivan (F’2G)

cpinkerton — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:58:04 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

My time in Lesvos came to an end in January, and my experience is difficult to put in writing. First, I was not prepared for the changes in camp conditions from when I left in August. Every inch of space both inside and surrounding Moria camp is used as some sort of shelter for newly arriving asylum seekers. People often find commun

Return to Lesvos by Kristin MacDougall-Sullivan (F'2G)

cpinkerton — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:54:31 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

After spending three months this summer working with Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid on the Greek Island of Lesvos, I returned over the winter to keep working with asylum seekers – albeit in a slightly different role. This time, I was responsible for coordinating our legal clinic, where our clients and nonclients come for appointments, t

The United Nations and the Law Behind the “Stuff that Makes Headlines” by Caroline Armstrong Hall (F’20)

cpinkerton — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:24:13 +0000

In my previous post describing the general work of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, I noted the vast range of functions and duties across its divisions and the overall efficiency of the Office’s operations.

An Introduction to the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs by Caroline Armstrong Hall (F’20)

cpinkerton — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:21:38 +0000

“International law is not the same as international relations,” Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, told participants at the opening of the International Law Weekend organized by the American Branch of the International Law Association on 10 October 2019.

EXP-0076-F Achieving Flow: Learning to Meditate

tuftsigl — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 20:33:35 +0000

IGL

This is a course in maximizing your potential.

A Reflection on the Complexities of Being a Novice Field Researcher by Bryan Cassella (F’2G)

cpinkerton — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:28:51 +0000

The trials of the field researcher lifestyle are not unheard of.

EXP-0076-F Achieving Flow: Learning to Meditate

cpinkerton — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:17:47 +0000

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 18:00 to 20:30

IGL General

ALLIES Weekly Discussion - The Future of Afghanistan

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 20:59:36 +0000

The U.S. signed a historic peace deal with the Taliban on February 29, nearly two decades after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 with the goal of defeating the Taliban. However, recent U.S. airstrikes on March 4 and the history of the Taliban's role in Afghanistan leave many people wondering how feasible it is for the U.S. to maintain this deal. Join ALLIES this Wednesday, March 11, as we discuss what the future of Afghanistan will look like in the coming months and years.

As usual, the meeting will be held in Braker 118 from 8pm to 9pm.

Braker 118

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

EPIIC Video

cpinkerton — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:21:02 +0000

EPIIC Symposium 2020: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

EPIIC 2020: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

cpinkerton — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:24:11 +0000

In an effort to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 on the global community, 2020 EPIIC Symposium has been rescheduled to October 8-10, 2020.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion-The Politics of Energy Security

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:30:28 +0000

Russia is a key energy supplier in Europe and China, with projects including the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Germany and the Power of Siberia pipeline in China. Join ALLIES with our cohosts SURGE and European Horizons this Wednesday, March 4, as we discuss how Russia's oil partnerships in Europe and China contribute to Russia's status in the world, and how the U.S. has responded to Russia as a competitor in the energy sector.

As usual, no prior knowledge is needed and background readings will be provided at the meeting. We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Period. End of Sentence. Film Screening & Discussion

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:49:52 +0000

On Thursday, March 5th, join Tufts Amnesty International, Period at Tufts, WHEN Alliance, International Club, Project SHARE, and Leonard Carmichael Society to watch an Oscar-winning short documentary, "Period. End of Sentence." The event will start at 7:30 p.m. in Barnum 104, and will be followed by a guided discussion about the global effects of period stigma. Hope to see you there!

RSVP here.

Barnum 104

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 19:30 to 20:30

Amnesty International

Allies X IRSAB Internship Panel

tuftsigl — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:20:13 +0000

Tufts ALLIES, International Relations Program, and IRSAB will be hosting an internship panel on March 2nd. Come hear from Tufts alumni, a Harvard Law student, and MALD candidates at the Fletcher School as they discuss how their internship experiences enhanced their career prospects and how they navigated the internship search process.

The panel will be held in Barnum Hall, room 104 at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be provided!

Panelists include:

Barnum 104

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 19:30 to 21:00

ALLIES

A Conversation with Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter

cpinkerton — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:47:51 +0000

A Conversation with Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter, February 28, 2020, Tufts University

ENES KANTER

ALLIES Weekly Discussion - The Politics of Oil

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:22:59 +0000

The U.S. has historically relied on foreign countries for oil, with oil being a leading motivation for many U.S. foreign policy decisions in the past. However, in 2018, the U.S. became a net oil exporter for the first time in nearly 75 years and is set to grow increasingly oil sufficient in future years. Join ALLIES this Wednesday, February 26, as we discuss how the U.S.’s decreasing reliance on foreign countries for oil impacts the U.S.'s relationships with current allies like Saudi Arabia. As usual, no prior knowledge is needed and background readings will be provided at the meeting.

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Oslo Scholars Information Session

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:22:59 +0000

An initiative of the Oslo Freedom Forum and the Institute for Global Leadership, the Oslo Scholars Program seeks to offer undergraduate students who have a demonstrated interest in human rights and international political issues an opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum and spend their summer working with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders and activists.

Campus Center, Room 012

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

Oslo Scholars

EWB Oath Pizza Fundraiser!

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:39:36 +0000

Support Tufts Engineers Without Borders by getting a meal at Oath Pizza in Davis Square on Monday! Make sure to show the banner to the cashier to ensure that we get your support (full flyer in event discussion).

Want to eat with EWB members? A group will be meeting in the Campus Center at 6:20 to head to Oath.

Please RSVP on Facebook.

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 10:30 to 11:00

EWB

On the Brink: U.S. - Iran Relations

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:32:43 +0000

The Tufts Middle East Research Group presents a panel exploring the current state of US-Iran relations. Topics discussed will include the Solemaini killing, Trump's withdrawal from Obama's 2015 nuclear deal and the human costs and consequences of US sanctions.

Panelists include:

Ali Kadivar, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College

Gary Samore, Professor of the Practice in Politics and Senior Executive Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University

Olin 011

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:15

MERG

ALLIES Weekly Discussion - Military 101

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:33:03 +0000

ALLIES will be hosting its annual Military-101 panel on Wednesday, February 19th. Our panelists will include Ian Franckling (former Navy Seal), Commander Karst Brandsma (U.S. Army Military Police), Major Ralia Bouska (U.S. Marine Corp), Captain Ian Eder (U.S. Army), and LTC Susan Gannon (U.S. Army Reserves). They will discuss their experiences in the military as well as the unique view that their service has provided them. No prior experience or knowledge of the military is needed.

Olin 007

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

TILIP Class of 2020

cpinkerton — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:43:28 +0000

Argentina: Universidad de San Andrés

Indian Democracy in the Age of Hindutva

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:50:30 +0000

The South Asian Regional Committee and the Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies at Fletcherwill be co-hosting a panel on Indian Democracy in the Age of Hidutva. The panel will consist of Siddharth Varadarajan (founding editor of The Wire.in), Faizan Mustafa (Law teacher and Vice Chancellor of NALSAR, Hyderabad), and Sugata Bose (Gardliner Professor of Oceanic History at Harvard University).

Mugar 200

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 16:00 to 17:30

South Asian Regional Committee

ALLIES Weekly Discussion-Huawei and 5G

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:30:03 +0000

5G is the next big technological race and promises to revolutionize technology. Chinese company Huawei is the dominating competitor in the 5G market right now, counting the German and British governments among its list of customers despite U.S. protests against Huawei. Join ALLIES and this week's cohost, SURGE, to discuss how American scrutiny of Huawei impacts the U.S.'s development of 5G infrastructure, along with that of its allies. As usual, no prior knowledge is necessary and background readings will be provided at the meeting. We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series: Cyntoia Brown-Long

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:03:43 +0000

Join Tisch College for a conversation with author, speaker, and advocate for criminal justice reform and victims of sex trafficking, Cyntoia Brown-Long. Born to a mother battling addiction, Cyntoia Brown-Long had a difficult childhood marked by physical and emotional trauma. At 16 years old, she became a victim of sex trafficking and was later arrested for killing a man who solicited her for sex. She was tried as an adult despite her age and was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 51 years.

Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:00

IGL General

The Iran Nuclear Deal & Its International Implications

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:47:47 +0000

Join the South Asian Regional Committee and European Horizons for a discussion about the Iran Nuclear Deal! We will discuss the reasons behind the breakdown of the agreement as well as its international implications.

Here are some of the questions we will consider:
- What is perspective of the OPEC nations on the Nuclear Deal and how has its breakdown affected oil prices?
- How has the Iran Nuclear Deal affected the transatlantic partnership?
- What’s next for the Iran Nuclear Deal and diplomacy?

Mugar 231

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

IGL General

CMRC 2019 on Cyber Security and Geopolitics by Denise Looi (A’20), Ian Kim (A’23), Dylan Miles (A’21) and Jackson Lubke (A’23)

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:59:30 +0000

ALLIES

CMRC 2019: Keynote by Lt. Gen (RET) Jack Weinstein
by Denise Looi (A’20)

ALLIES Weekly Discussion-Holding Private Military Contractors Accountable

tuftsigl — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:09:22 +0000

Stories of human rights violations by private military contractors (PMCs) have surfaced in many conflicts abroad, notably by U.S. contractors at Abu Ghraib and at other prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. How can countries who employ PMCs and the international community hold PMCs accountable for their actions? Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss how to regulate PMCs via international frameworks and other methods to prevent future human rights violations from occurring.

As always, no prior knowledge is required and background readings will be provided at the meeting.

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts Asian Affairs Group- South Asian Regional Committee GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:39:36 +0000

The Tufts South Asian Regional Committee is an academic discourse and research group focusing on the 8 countries that fall under the region which include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. This group will have a focus on social, political, historical and economic affairs, with a special focus on current issues facing the South Asian subcontinent.

Olin 007

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 20:30

IGL General

Women in International Relations Internship Workshop

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:21:44 +0000

Join Women in International Relations on Tuesday, February 4 at their Internship Workshop! They will be hosting four stations: Headshots, Interview Tips and Practice, Setting Up your LinkedIn, and Resume Editing. Stop by the Campus Center room 220 between 7:30 and 8:30 in business casual attire if you would like help navigating summer internship applications!

Campus Center, Room 220

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 19:30 to 20:30

Women in International Relations

5th annual Conference on Gender and International Relations by Nicholas Cicchinell (F’20)

cpinkerton — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:30:13 +0000

On Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, the 5th annual Conference on Gender and International Relations took place at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy with the support of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL).

A Conversation with Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:34:23 +0000

ENES KANTER

Distler Performance Hall

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00

IGL General

European Horizons GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:25:48 +0000

Join European Horizons for our Spring General Interest Meeting (GIM) on Tuesday January 28 at 8:30! European Horizons hosts biweekly discussions about European affairs. Our topics are very interdisciplinary and we have previously hosted debates on the Green New Deal, the refugee crisis and cybersecurity. The Spring GIM will provide background on the club and ways to get involved.

No previous IR knowledge is required. All majors and nationalities are encouraged to join!

Braker 118

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 20:30 to 21:30

IGL General

Tufts International Development: Honduras Project Receives Accreditation! by Olivia Lazan (A’21)

cpinkerton — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:48:31 +0000

The Trinidad School of Nursing (TSN) is a program created by members of Tufts International Development (Tufts ID) Honduras Team and implemented in partnership with the nonprofit Action for Education (AcE) and community leaders in Trinidad, Honduras. It is a two-year auxiliary nursing school program, which will offer free tuition to a

Tufts Amnesty International GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:50:56 +0000

Amnesty International is the world’s largest human rights organization. Tufts Amnesty holds weekly meetings to discuss issues ranging on everything from gun violence to the illegal use of electroshock therapy in Massachusetts. We also host a variety of fun events on campus to promote awareness of international human rights abuses to the Tufts community.

Come to Amnesty’s GIM for info on the work Tufts Amnesty does on campus and our plans for this semester!

Miner 112

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00

Amnesty International

ALLIES Weekly Discussion-The Endgame for Hong Kong

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:45:04 +0000

An extradition bill in Hong Kong set off a wave of protests in Hong Kong last summer that are still continuing today. While the extradition bill was formally withdrawn on September 4 last year, there is still extreme unrest in Hong Kong. What are the ultimate goals of the mainland Chinese government and the Hong Kong protesters?

Join ALLIES this Wednesday as we discuss the viability and cohesiveness of the Hong Kong protest movement. As usual, no prior knowledge is needed and background readings will be provided at the meeting.

Braker 118

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts Middle East Research Group GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:43:12 +0000

Tufts Middle East Research Group (MERG) formerly NIMEP or New Initiative to Middle East Peace is a collaborative research group studying the Middle East and North Africa. MERG is a non-polemical, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to exploring progressive solutions to historic and emerging conflicts in the Middle East.

MERG provides a forum for producing dialogue, research, and nuanced explorations of the region.

MERG works to foster understanding of the MENA region in the Tufts community through hosting events and bringing experts to campus.

Pearson 112

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Tufts Engineers without Borders- Nicaragua Project GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:40:41 +0000

Anderson 208

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Tufts Engineers without Borders- Malawi Project GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:36:20 +0000

Anderson 208

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Latin American Committee GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:32:09 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues in Latin America through a variety of events and initiatives that foster interest and awareness about the region. It is a space open to students of all backgrounds, identities, and ideologies to discuss and learn about the Latin American region.

Barnum 104

Monday, January 27, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00

Latin American Committee

Research in Punjab Province for Kisaan by Mohammad Uzair Akram (F’20)

cpinkerton — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:52:36 +0000

Kisaan is a proposed microfinance product aimed at incentivizing farmers in Pakistan to buy agricultural inputs such as tractors, solar-powered irrigation pumps etc. The local implementing partner for Kisaan was Akhuwat, Pakistan’s largest interest-free microfinance organization.

The Insights by Mohammad Uzair Akram (F’20)

cpinkerton — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:44:44 +0000

While researching in rural Punjab Province, Pakistan, for Kisaan, asset-based finance for small holder famers in Pakistan, Team Kisaan developed the following insights:

Firsthand Experiences of a Woman in International Law By Ellie Murphy (A’22)

cpinkerton — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:16:35 +0000

On November 21, 2019, Tufts Women in International Relations hosted Caroline Armstrong Hall for our discussion on women in the field of International Relations and the role of International Law in protecting women’s rights.

The Education of an Idealist: The Inaugural Jonathan Moore Lecture on Moral Global Leadership

cpinkerton — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:15:14 +0000

IGL News

On December 4, the Institute for Global Leadership held the inaugural Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture on Moral Global Leadership to honor the memory and impact of one of its long-standing board members, Amb. Jonathan Moore.

Jan 16

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:59:47 +0000

The Middle East Research Group, Women in International Relations and ALLIES will co-sponsor a panel on “U.S. Policy in the Middle East”, welcoming back three IGL alumni: Sarah Arkin, Rachel Brandenburg, and Negar Razavi.

Cabot 206

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Nicci Mattey

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:52:30 +0000

The Education of an Idealist: The Inaugural Jonathan Moore Lecture on Moral Global Leadership

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:20:49 +0000

The IGL in London Atrey Bhargava and Jacob Rubel

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:14:14 +0000

This past November, on a brisk London night, IGL Director Professor Abi Williams delivered a talk on the United Nations in a Changing Global Order for an audience of Tufts Alumni and Tufts students currently studying abroad at Oxford. The talk took place in Winston House—a beautiful event space lined with portraits and Georgian architectural details.

Student Group Spotlight: Empower

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:58:02 +0000

The Empower Program at the Institute for Global Leadership seeks to motivate, educate, and provide resources for aspiring social entrepreneurs at Tufts University. To empower students who seek to solve the world’s social, cultural, economic, and environmental issues through private initiative, the program supports three different types of fellowships.

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion by Alex Perman

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:47:59 +0000

EPIIC 2019-2020: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:35:49 +0000

Over 100 million people were victims of genocide and mass killings in the 20th century.

Since the Holocaust, we have often repeated “never again”, but too often the world has failed to prevent genocidal violence, making “never again” an empty slogan. The ongoing conflicts in Syria and Myanmar have ensured that genocide and mass atrocities are once again headline news.

IGL Newsletter: January 2020

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:24:05 +0000

Featured Story

Tufts Amnesty International Seeks Answers on Guantánamo by Nicci Mattey (A’22)

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:47:07 +0000

Amnesty International

On Thursday, November 21, Tufts Amnesty International hosted its second event in a series of lectures on international human rights, entitled “Guantánamo: Who, What, Why”?

The European Green New Deal: The Solution for a Sustainable Future? by Guillaume Pailhoux (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:01:24 +0000

European Horizons

On November 20th, Tufts European Horizons hosted its first panel of the semester on the European Green New Deal and its implications for international institutions, economic growth and climate change.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:20:02 +0000

Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities
October 9-10, 2020

Zoom

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 12:00 to Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 19:00

EPIIC

Asset-Based Finance for Small Holder Famers in Pakistan by Mohammad Uzair Akram (F’20)

cpinkerton — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:45:54 +0000

Snowflakes and Study with EWB

tuftsigl — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:52:54 +0000

Come join EWB and take a break from studying! Feel free to make some paper snowflakes or ask us about our projects in Malawi and Nicaragua.

Anderson 208

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 16:00 to 17:00

EWB

Hot Chocolate and T-shirts with EWB

tuftsigl — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:51:00 +0000

Need a sweet hot treat in the middle of a bitter cold finals season? Stop by the Anderson Lobby in the SEC this Monday (12/9) from 11:30am to 1:30pm to grab some Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate for only $1! We'll also be selling Tufts Engineering t-shirts! While you're there, you can learn about the cool work Engineers Without Borders is doing in Nicaragua and Malawi and support the work we do!

SEC Lobby

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:30 to 13:30

EWB

The Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture “The Education of an Idealist: What I Have Learned Inside and Outside Government” with Amb. Samantha Power

cpinkerton — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:04:30 +0000

View the event recording here.

Samantha Power "The Education of an Idealist": The Inaugural Jonathan Moore Lecture on Moral Global Leadership

cpinkerton — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:43:54 +0000

Inaugural Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture

on Moral Global Leadership

with Ambassador Samantha Power

Giving Tuesday: IGL!

heatherbarry — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:31:39 +0000

It's almost Giving Tuesday! Double the impact of your gift!

Giving Tuesday: IGL!

heatherbarry — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:29:09 +0000

It's almost Giving Tuesday! Double the impact of your gift!

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 13:15 to Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 20:15

IGL General

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Environmental Intervention and Cooperation

jtijssen — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:32:58 +0000

International cooperation on climate change has always been a challenge. Following the signing of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, many countries have yet to fulfill their commitments. Questions continue to arise on how countries can be held accountable to stopping climate change and protecting the climate from natural disasters. Join ALLIES on December 4th in Eaton 206 as we discuss how international cooperation can be implemented when it comes to climate change and the ethics of environmental intervention.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Finishing Strong by Connor Doyle (A’21)

jtijssen — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:38:26 +0000

By mid-July, I felt fully integrated as a part of the Endeavor team in the UAE. As a result, I was given more complex projects to make servicing Endeavor UAE’s entrepreneurs more straightforward and efficient.

Tufts International Development Honduras: Concert For A Cause

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:08:16 +0000

Tufts International Development: Honduras is excited to host Concert for a Cause, the live music event that supports education and health care in Honduras!

Come to Curtis on December 5th from 8pm-11pm for food, music and a raffle! Food/ gift cards will provided by Yoshi’s, Picante, Diesel Cafe, Flatbread, Danish Pastry House and more! Come study, eat, and listen to your favorite local acts such as WFOC and Mandeville, all in support of the Trinidad Nursing School in Honduras.

Curtis Hall

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 20:00 to 23:00

Tufts International Development

Tufts International Development Honduras - Chipotle Fundraiser

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:46:14 +0000

Come to Chipotle on Wednesday, December 11th between 5 and 9 PM to eat delicious food and support Tufts International Development: Honduras as we fundraise to support a nursing school in Trinidad, Honduras! Recently opened, this school supports sustainable economic development and public health programs in rural communities.

Learn more about Tufts International Development here.

Chipotle Davis Square, 276 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 17:00 to 21:00

Tufts International Development

Women in International Relations: Mentee Training Session by Ellie Murphy (A’22)

cpinkerton — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:34:28 +0000

On Wednesday, November 13, Tufts Women in International Relations (WIIR) held its first Mentee Training Session.

Chinese Investment in Latin America by Mateo Hernandez (A’23)

cpinkerton — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:16:57 +0000

ALLIES Weekly Discussion- The Kurdish Skirmish

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:31:52 +0000

Dispersed across Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran, the Kurds have been the largest stateless minority in the Middle East since the re-shaping of borders after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1923. In the past 80 years, in all parts of Kurdistan various attempts have been made to demand increased cultural and linguistic rights, autonomy and the creation of an independent Kurdish state. In 2014, Syrian Kurds established control over a large portion of Syria with the help of US troops which intervened in the war to help defeat ISIS.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:30

ALLIES

Women in IR: Discussion with Caroline Armstrong Hall

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:19:18 +0000

Join Tufts Women in International Relations and Caroline Armstrong Hall (F’19) in our discussion about women in the field of International Relations this Thursday, November 21 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 112 Miner Hall.

112 Miner Hall

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 17:00 to 18:00

Women in IR

Is Peronism Back? A Conversation About Argentina’s Presidential Elections Results

cpinkerton — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:05:36 +0000

Argentina had its most recent elections on October 27th. Alberto Fernández was elected President with 48.10% of the vote, while current President Mauricio Macri received 40.37% of the vote. Alberto Fernández’s win also meant the win for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as she became the new Vice President elect of Argentina. Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner presided over Argentina for two consecutive periods between 2007 and 2015 and is sometimes referred to as modern-day Eva Perón.

Olin 011

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00

Latin American Committee

Unrest in Latin America

cpinkerton — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:02:55 +0000

October 2019 brought Latin America to global headlines, with images of massive mobilizations from Haiti to Chile, reminding the world that the region’s underserved populations remain a strong political force. Join the Tufts Latin American Committee (LAC) to discuss the factors behind these recent events and their implications in regional affairs. A panel with students from some of the countries will share their perspectives on the subject and then open the floor to questions and discussion.

Braker 222

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

Latin American Committee

The Current Status of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition (WASH-N)in Ruhango, Rwandaby Magnifique Mukundwa (E’20)

jtijssen — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:02:10 +0000

Empower

As part of my Empower fellowship, this summer I was able to visit companies and social enterprises doing work related to water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition (WASH-N) as well as both primary and secondary schools.

Reflections from Peacebuilding in Colombia and Security in Latin America by Piper Goeking (A’22)

jtijssen — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:24:00 +0000

LAC

The Tufts Latin American Committee (LAC) hosted its second panel of the semester on the Colombian peace process and its connection to security in Latin America.

Allies Weekly Discussion: The New Scramble for Africa

jtijssen — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:50:19 +0000

In the 1800s, European states divided up Africa into colonies for themselves. Now in the 21st century, many foreign nations, particularly China and Russia, have taken an interest in investing in African nations and forming commercial ties with them. Join ALLIES this Wednesday, November 13 at 8pm in Eaton 206, as we discuss how foreign investments and partnerships with African nations are changing the global political landscape and affecting these nations domestically. As usual, no prior knowledge is necessary and background readings will be provided at the meeting.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

AmnesTEA & Write for Rights by Leah Yohannes (A’21)

jtijssen — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:56:56 +0000

Amnesty International

On October 16th and 17th, Tufts Amnesty International hosted, AmnesTEA, an event organized to promote Amnesty USA’s “Write for Rights Campaign.” The idea behind AmnesTea is simple: get some people together, put the kettle on and raise money for Amnesty International’s human rights work around the world.

To the Waters Initiative by Magnifique Mukundwa (E’20)

jtijssen — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:37:32 +0000

Empower

This summer, I was fortunate to go to Rwanda to conduct internal market research for To The Waters, a social enterprise that aims to use engineering, innovation, and entrepreneurship to promote access to water, sanitation, hygiene, and nutrition (WASH-N) in developing nations.

Tufts European Horizons: The European Green New Deal: The Solution for a Sustainable Future?

jtijssen — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:26:00 +0000

Tufts European Horizons will host a panel on the European Green New Deal. During her confirmation hearing by the European Parliament, incoming European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen promised to put in a place a “European Green New Deal” within her first 100 days in office. This promise helped her narrowly obtain confirmation with the support of Green and Socialist members of parliament. This plan seeks to implement many of the same ideas put forward by the Green New Deal in the US Congress.

Barnum 104

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:30

Tufts European Horizons

MERG: US Withdrawal: Implications for the Syrian Kurds and Middle Eastern Politics

jtijssen — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:24:04 +0000

The Middle East Research Group (MERG), formerly NIMEP, will be hosting a panel and discussion on US involvement in the Middle East with a focus on the recent withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria. Experts from the field will discuss the impact of this decision on different actors as well as on the future of U.S. relationships and policy in the MENA region. Following the panel there will be a small reception.

Cabot 205

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:30

MERG

Women in International Relations E-board

jtijssen — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:51:51 +0000

Emma Christman

Institute for Global Leadership Liaison

Women in International Relations

cpinkerton — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:54:55 +0000

Women in International Relations (WIIR) is a recently founded organization committed to exploring opportunities for women in international relations (IR). WIIR is aiming to strengthen the IR female community at Tufts. Through mentorship and networking events, we strive to build a safe space for dialogue, empowerment, and career-building. The IGL’s mission has always been to educate students to become leaders committed to their community and devoted to solving complex global issues that may involve social, political, and ethical implications.

Guantanamo: Who, What, Why

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:39:17 +0000

Tufts Amnesty International in collaboration with Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College and ALLIES will be hosting a discussion with Dr Stephen Soldz on the history of Guantanamo prison and of the interrogations and trials that occurred and are taking place there.

Crane Room, Paige Hall

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

Amnesty International

Criminal Justice and Policing

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:37:15 +0000

Tufts Amnesty International in collaboration with Tufts University Prison Initiative and ALLIES will be hosting a discussion with Tufts Professor David Art on criminal justice and policing.

David Art's field is comparative politics, with a regional focus on Europe. Professor Art's research interests include extremist political parties and movements, the politics of history and memory, and comparative historical analysis in the social sciences.

Miner 112

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

Amnesty International

The US-EU Privacy Collision

tuftsigl — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:17:45 +0000

In the age of big data, concerns regarding privacy, corporate responsibility and cybersecurity are on the rise. Consumers often wonder what companies such as Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data.

The European Union has become an international leader in addressing these concerns. The GDPR came into force in 2018 and ensured that individuals’ data would only be processed with their consent.

Halligan 111A

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 18:30 to 19:30

Tufts European Horizons

Women in IR and SURGE: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Simulation

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:29:40 +0000

Sino-US Relations Group Engagement and Women in International Relations at Tufts invite you to participate in our simulation on nuclear tensions regarding the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea! Organized by the Korea Economic Institute, the simulation will walk through the North Korea nuclear crisis.

The simulation will be held in the Terrace Room, Paige Hall from 13:00 to 16:00 on Friday, 8 November 2019. This is a great way to get immersed in a complex, contemporary issue and meet other Tufts students interested in the topic.

Terrace Room, Paige Hall

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00

Women in IR

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Women in Armed Conflict

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:23:49 +0000

Sexual violence has been used as a weapon in war, especially against women, for centuries. Though conflicts can destroy women’s lives, women have historically not been included in post-conflict discussions. Why has this been the case, and what institutions must be changed to make peace processes more gender-inclusive, particularly for women? Join ALLIES and Women in IR this Wednesday as we discuss these questions and explore how sexual violence has been weaponized throughout history.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts Middle East Research Group General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:22:13 +0000

Tufts Middle East Research Group (MERG) (formerly NIMEP) is a collaborative research group studying the Middle East and North Africa. MERG is a non-polemical, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to exploring progressive solutions to historic and emerging conflicts in the Middle East.

MERG's annual fact finding trip provides an opportunity to conduct independent research in the MENA region. Past research trips have been to Egypt, Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Eaton 202

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

MERG

29th Annual Inquiry Simulation -- Never Again: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

heatherbarry — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:48:17 +0000

The annual Inquiry simulation is being moved online.

ASEAN Auditorium

Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 18:00 to Saturday, April 4, 2020 - 19:00

Inquiry

Tufts European Horizons E-board

jtijssen — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:25:43 +0000

Guillaume Pailhoux

President

European Horizons

jtijssen — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:58:35 +0000

Tufts European Horizons is a chapter of European Horizons, a global, student-led policy incubator whose mission is to give young people a voice in shaping the future of transatlantic affairs. The chapter works to promote the discussion of European political, economic, and social affairs through a variety of events on the Tufts campus. Tufts European Horizons engages the student community through discussions, debates, and the interventions of experts on the European continent.

LAC Weekly Discussion- Elections in Argentina: Results and Implications

jtijssen — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:42:51 +0000

Join the Latin American Committee (LAC) for a discussion on the October 27th Argentine elections. We will discuss immediate reactions and predicted implications of the elections on national and regional politics. During the second half of the discussion, we will connect with Benjamin Gendan ('02), former South America director on the National Security Council at the White House. He will answer questions and provide his insights on the topic.

Braker 222

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 18:30 to 19:30

Latin American Committee

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: The Aftermath of Brexit

jtijssen — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:41:48 +0000

In 2016, the UK voted via a referendum to leave the European Union. Three years later, the UK still remains a member of the EU as Prime Minister Boris Johnson attempts to negotiate a Brexit agreement that satisfies Parliament before the next Brexit deadline of October 31st. Join ALLIES as we discuss what the potential effects of Brexit will be for both the UK and remaining EU countries this Wednesday at 8pm in Eaton 206. As always, no prior knowledge is required and there will be background readings handed out during the meeting.

We hope to see you there!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Institute for Global Leadership Information Session and Reception

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:30:34 +0000

Please join the Institute for Global Leadership to learn more about its work in preparing new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership ready to act as global citizens in addressing the world’s most pressing problems. The IGL is a cross-school, university program with the objective of enhancing the interdisciplinary quality and engaged nature of a Tufts education.

96 Packard ave

Friday, October 25, 2019 - 15:30 to 17:00

IGL General

Tea on Courses

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:37:46 +0000

Tufts Women in International Relations will be hosting our first ever “Tea on Courses” event! The event is designed to bring together students from all academic backgrounds, but more specifically International Relations, to advise each other on course selection for the coming semester.

Campus Center, Room 220

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00

Women in IR

ALLIES Civil-Military Relations Conference-Cybersecurity and Geopolitics

tuftsigl — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:29:09 +0000

The 2019 Civil-Military Relations Conference will be held on November 9th-10th, 2019. This is an annual conference focusing on security, foreign policy, and civil-military issues; and is organized by the Tufts Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) in conjunction with the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL).

Tufts Campus

Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 10:00 to Sunday, November 10, 2019 - 16:30

ALLIES

U.S. Policy in Afghanistan: A Conversation with Amb. Daniel Feldman (A’90, EPIIC’88)

jtijssen — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:44:14 +0000

Ambassador Feldman previously served as deputy and then Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) at the U.S. Department of State, where he was accorded the personal rank of Ambassador by President Obama. He was a principal advisor to Secretaries of State John Kerry and Hillary Rodham Clinton regarding Afghanistan, Pakistan, and broader South, Central, and East Asian issues.

Coolidge Room

Friday, October 25, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:00

IGL General

Reflections on Peacebuilding in Colombia and Security in Latin America

jtijssen — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:42:40 +0000

Mauricio Artiñano (A’06, EPIIC’04) currently serves with the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, where he has been Mission Planning Officer, Special Assistant to the Head of Mission, and Senior Reporting Officer; he also leads the Mission’s youth engagement strategy. Mauricio has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), and the UN Mission in Colombia, the predecessor to the current verification mission.

Cabot 205

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 19:30 to 20:30

Latin American Committee

Finance, a force for good, by Matthew Jourlain (A'21)

jtijssen — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:35:20 +0000

Last Monday, the Institute for Global Leadership’s Empower Program hosted a talk by Ivan Mbowa, Regional Manager at Tala, a fintech startup that is changing the way that people in developing countries access financial services.

Amazon Rainforest Fires by Ariana Barreiro (E’23)

jtijssen — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:10:33 +0000

LAC

On the afternoon of October 16th, the Latin American Committee at Tufts (LAC) hosted its first panel of the semester to discuss the causes and implications of the Amazon Rainforest fires, which have burned down over 2.2 million acres of primary and secondary forests in 2019 alone. The panelists, Dr.

ALLIES Discussion-Mental Health in Civil-Military Relations

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:38:28 +0000

ALLIES will host Captain James P. Micciche and Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Gwinn from the Fletcher Veterans Association for a candid conversation on mental health in the military. They will share how perspectives on mental health have changed in the military throughout the years, some of their personal experiences, and what still needs to be addressed in the military regarding mental health.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Institute for Global Leadership is coming to London!

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:53:20 +0000

Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership is coming to London!

Please join us at a special event for alumni, parents, students, and friends of Tufts

The United Nations in a Changing Global Order

A Conversation with Dr. Abi Williams, F85, F86, F87
Director of the Institute for Global Leadership
Professor of the Practice of International Politics, The Fletcher School

No cost to attend, but sign up early - space is limited!

Winston House 3 Bedford Square | London WC1B 3RA

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 18:30 to 21:30

IGL General

Salt, Fat, Acid, Repeat: Hummus Past and Present

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:52:05 +0000

What can historical cookbooks tell us about the history of one of the world's most popular dishes? This talk charts the medieval history of hummus recipes as a basis for understanding its present. Come eat Middle Eastern food and hear food researcher Anny Gaul discuss the links between cuisine and history in the MENA region. Come join the Middle East Research Group (MERG), formerly known as NIMEP, on learning about the history of hummus.

Mugar 235

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

MERG

European Horizons Discussion- Refugee Crisis in Europe

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:24:25 +0000

Join Tufts European Horizons in discussing the legacy of the European refugee crisis on Thursday, October 17th at 6pm in Olin 011. We will be covering what Europe has done to integrate these refugees, how Europeans have reacted, and whether any of the policies put forward have been effective. Please come whether you are an expert on the topic or whether you simply want to learn. We will be providing background readings prior to the discussion.

Reach out to europeanhorizons@tufts.edu for more information or to obtain the readings!

Olin 011

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

Tufts European Horizons

Empower Fellows Information Session

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:57:35 +0000

The Empower Program for Social Entrepreneurship educates, mentors, and connects aspiring social entrepreneurs at Tufts. Through the Empower program, students develop the necessary attitudes, skills, and knowledge to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. All of these entrepreneurial ventures have a uniquely social perspective, with a particular emphasis on poverty alleviation.

Mugar 235

Monday, October 21, 2019 - 12:30 to 13:30

Empower

ALLIES Discussion- Race to the Arctic: China and the U.S.

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:53:34 +0000

As the Arctic warms up, new shipping lanes have been created from previously frozen sea routes. China, in response, is developing a military presence in the Arctic and claiming new trade routes for their Belt and Road Initiative. China's actions have raised concerns from the United States which has also established its economic and military interests in the region as well.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

The Amazon in Flames: Causes and Consequences

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:51:25 +0000

Since January of this year, the Amazon rainforest has been catching fire mainly in the Brazilian territory, but fires have now reached other countries in the region, such as Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. These fires have resulted in the burning of 2,240,000 acres of rainforest. It has been a global concern that has been expressed through political and social movements. The burning of the lung of the world has also resulted in the loss of territory and resources for various indigenous groups in the Amazon region.

Olin 012

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 16:30 to 18:00

Latin American Committee

Write for Rights: AmnesTEA pt. 2

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:46:59 +0000

Your words have power. Through the power of collective action, writing letters can convince government officials to help people whose basic human rights are being attacked.

Campus Center

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 12:00 to 14:00

Amnesty International

Write for Rights: AmnesTEA pt. 1

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:46:02 +0000

Your words have power. Through the power of collective action, writing letters can convince government officials to help people whose basic human rights are being attacked.

Campus Center

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 12:00 to 14:00

Amnesty International

The Importance of Water by Aditi Periyannan (E’22)

jtijssen — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:11:20 +0000

EWB

Tufts University’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders joined many Tufts clubs, as well as Somerville and Medford community groups, at the 17th Annual Tufts Community Day on September 22nd, 2019. The event is a great way for local residents to connect with Tufts students so that they can learn more about what is happening on campus.

Fake News in Brazil's Elections by Piper Goeking(A’22)

jtijssen — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 16:25:06 +0000

LAC

The Latin American Committee (LAC) held its first bi-weekly discussion of the semester as a discourse on the role of fake news in Brazil’s elections. The group explored the topic primarily through the lens of WhatsApp, given that the social media platform has increasingly been used as a vehicle to circulate fake news.

Colloquium Members

cpinkerton — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:23:26 +0000

ALLIES Discussion- Is Migration a Security Issue?

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:58:26 +0000

News of Latin American migrants coming to the U.S. is widespread over the past few years, as political unrest grows in Latin American countries such as El Salvador and Venezuela. Join ALLIES and the Latin American Committee (LAC) for a discussion on how influxes in migration in the U.S. from Latin America have shaped U.S. national security this Wednesday, October 9, in Eaton 206. No prior knowledge is required and background readings will be provided at the meeting. We hope to see you there!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

LAC Weekly Discussion- China Versus the U.S.: Disputes Over Investments in Latin America

jtijssen — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 17:31:21 +0000

Come join the Latin American Committee (LAC) as they discuss the disputes over investment between China and the US in Latin America and the implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

In preparation for the discussion, please check out the Facebook page for recommended readings.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

Latin American Committee

China vs the U.S.: Disputes over Investment in Latin America

heatherbarry — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:10:30 +0000

Come join the Latin American Committee (LAC) as they discuss the disputes over investment between China and the US in Latin America and the implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

In preparation for the discussion, please check out the Facebook page for recommended readings.

Braker 222

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

Development

Latin American Committee

Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons from Fintech with Ivan Mbowa of Tala

heatherbarry — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:26:56 +0000

Join a discussion with Ivan Mbowa, who the Kenyan-based online micro lender, Tala, has appointed to lead its Kenya business.

Olin 012

Monday, October 7, 2019 - 16:30 to 17:30

Development

Empower

Driving Change in Johnstown by Arjun Padalkar (A’21)

cpinkerton — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:19:10 +0000

This past August, I traveled to Johnstown, Pennsylvania with two classmates, Carlos Irisarri and Elliot Lam. We had decided in the spring that we wanted to understand how cities and towns in the middle of the U.S. are continuing to cope (or not) with the loss of manufacturing jobs overseas, especially in the steel industry.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion- Kashmir in Crisis: Exploring the Effects on South Asia

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 20:08:47 +0000

Kashmir has long been a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Currently, India and Pakistan both govern over different parts of Kashmir. This past August, India-Pakistan relations were yet again strained when the Indian government removed the special status that Indian-administered Kashmir has been granted for the past 70 years. Join us this Wednesday, October 2, for a discussion on how the conflict over Kashmir has shaped India-Pakistan relations and how Kashmir has affected regional politics in South Asia as a whole.

Eaton 206

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

The Women in International Relations Mentorship Program by Ellen Murphy (A’22)

heatherbarry — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:26:55 +0000

Woman in IR

This past Saturday, Women in International Relations (WIIR) hosted their Mentor and Mentee (M&M) kickoff event! (WIIR )is a recently founded organization committed to exploring opportunities for women in international relations (IR) and strengthening the IR female community at Tufts.

Establishing an Educational Center in Pambamarquito by Santiago Martinez-Moure (A’22)

cpinkerton — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:58:13 +0000

Tufts International Development

I joined Tufts International Development’s Ecuador team during the first semester of my freshman year.

Adam Grenier Bio

cpinkerton — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:33:12 +0000

Adam Grenier lived and worked in Sierra Leone in 2008 as a Fellow with Kiva.org where he gained incredible, direct field experience in microfinance. Since that time, he has traveled to Colombia, Mongolia, Mexico, and Ecuador – the latter two with Tufts students as part of the Global Engagement Trip program – to continue his research in microfinance in an effort to bridge the academic with real world lessons.

A Federation in the Making: The East African Region by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

cpinkerton — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:17:27 +0000

This summer, I am conducting fact-finding research in Kenya on the proposed East African Federation – a union in which six East African countries are to merge and form one super nation.

Setting the Ground for New Horizons by Jorge Eguiguren (A’20)

cpinkerton — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:47:52 +0000

On August 2019, I travelled to Ecuador with the Tufts International Development team to monitor our current digital library projects and expand into a new community using an improved technology.

Youth Engagement for Sustainable Development by Vladimir Proano (A’20)

cpinkerton — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:02:32 +0000

The United Nations system runs on partnerships. This dynamic is evident at all times: during member-state negotiations for an upcoming vote and during the search for funds to execute a project. Naturally, partnerships are also key when thinking about the bigger picture and the challenges that loom ahead.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Cybersecurity and U.S.-China Relations with Major Amanda Current and Commander Kevin Meehan

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:20:06 +0000

ALLIES will be hosting a talk with Major Amanda Current and Commander Kevin Meehan regarding cybersecurity policy in US China relations. Both speakers have been/currently are Fletcher fellows on Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy and National Security, respectively.

Come join us for an insightful talk!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

M&M (Mentor and Mentee) Kickoff Event!!

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:53:15 +0000

The Women in International Relations Mentor and Mentee event is a way for first- and second-year students interested in international relations (IR) to get connected with a junior or senior in IR or related fields. We will be playing fun ice-breaker games during the unveiling of mentor and mentee pairs. After the event, the mentor will be a resource for the mentee to seek advice on internships, classes, professors, and anything else helpful for career development and academic exploration

Curtis Hall

Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 14:00 to 16:00

Women in IR

On the Privilege of Leaving by Dawson Stout (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:30:22 +0000

The walk down from my last shift in the camp – kids’ reading circle – was without dramatic fan fair. The multilingual drone of human activity faded to the hum of cicadas. Soon, the smell of pine and dry earth won out over decaying food, sweaty bodies, spices, firewood, and human excrement.

What Do the Data Say? By Geoffrey Tam (F’20)

cpinkerton — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:48:29 +0000

In addition to delving into the rich experience of our customers and beneficiaries, our surveys unearthed several trends. We interviewed three current structure owners and ten current tenants across our Kibera and Kawangware sites, representing 100 percent and 66 percent of our respective client bases.

A Peer Learning Community for International Affairs Colin Steele (F’3G)

cpinkerton — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:19:53 +0000

When I started at Fletcher, in the fall of 2016, I had a pretty simple theory of change about graduate school: go to the right school, take the right classes (and do well), and get the right job afterward.

Community Day: Bringing the People Together in a Recovering Rust Belt City by Elliot Lam (A’21)

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:30:18 +0000

Halfway through our month-long research in the post-industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, we found ourselves attending Sunday on the Square, a bustling festival hosted by local nonprofits showcasing local food and businesses.

Learning to Question the Lightning by Isabel Rosenbaum (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:13:06 +0000

On my commute to work every day this summer, I would pass the walls of abandoned buildings and billboards where people had written No Borders. No Human Is Illegal. EU, Where Are You? Similar phrases characterized much of the graffiti found in Mytilene’s side streets and on café bathroom doors.

Safeguarding the E-library Program’s Sustainability by Mario Lagnese (A’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:02:22 +0000

Tufts International Development

Our Tufts International Development (TID) group had just finished up our work in San Jose de Minas, a small town located 50 miles north of Quito, Ecuador. During our time in Minas, we were able to check in on one of our current projects at Colegio San Jose de Minas, the local K-12 school.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion- To Deter or Not to Deter: The Iran Nuclear Agreement

jtijssen — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:23:30 +0000

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran peaked this summer when Iran resumed some of its nuclear activities, directly violating the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Nuclear Agreement. How should the U.S. respond to such a clear violation of the JCPOA, considering the U.S. has also violated the agreement by imposing sanctions on Iran since last spring?

Eaton 206

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Stories from the Field by Geoffrey Tam (F’20)

jtijssen — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:52:55 +0000

Empower

During my first stakeholder meeting with Kwangu Kwako, Ltd. (KKL), I had the opportunity to meet Milka Achieng, a charismatic young woman who has grown up in Kibera’s Gatwekera neighborhood. Kibera is referred by many as Africa’s largest slum with an estimated population of around 250,000 people.

Scale-Up Stories by Connor Doyle (A’21)

jtijssen — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:14:14 +0000

The end of June saw a busy time for Endeavor, with a jam-packed schedule from the get-go. On June 23, we hosted “High Impact Talks,” inviting our mentors and Endeavor Entrepreneurs to hear about cap table governance and exits from the two heads of Internet Banking at Jefferies.

Engineers Without Borders GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:26:06 +0000

Anderson 208

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Engineers Without Borders GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:24:18 +0000

Anderson 208

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Tufts International Development GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:49:40 +0000

Tufts International Development (Tufts ID) is a student-led organization that immerses students in the practice of sustainable development around the world. Students create and implement development-focused projects with the assistance of non-profit partners, and work on teams to implement these programs. Throughout the year students work on these projects remotely, and in the summer, students travel to their project location to conduct on-the-ground work. Tufts ID members are currently working on four projects, one in Ecuador, one in Honduras, one in India and one in Costa Rica.

Eaton 201

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00

Tufts International Development

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: The Impact of 9/11 on U.S. Foreign Policy

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:54:24 +0000

18 years later, how has U.S. foreign policy been shaped by the September 11th, 2001 attacks?". Join us at ALLIES as we discuss how the United States foreign policy has changed in some very noticeable ways after 9/11. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Eaton 206

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Latin American Committee GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:51:01 +0000

Barnum 104

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 19:30 to 20:30

Latin American Committee

“Integrating for the Future”: Research on the Proposed East African Federation by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

jtijssen — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:39:35 +0000

My research project on the proposed East African Federation this summer has thus far been as rewarding as it has been challenging.

Tufts Amnesty International GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:21:30 +0000

Are you interested in learning more about the Tufts chapter of Amnesty International? Were you part of the club last year and want to come support new members?

Come to our GIM this Thursday evening at 7:30pm in Miner 112!

Miner 112

Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 19:30 to 20:30

Amnesty International

NIMEP GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:29:12 +0000

NIMEP is a collaborative research group studying the Middle East and North Africa. NIMEP is a non-polemical, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to exploring progressive solutions to historic and emerging conflicts in the Middle East.

NIMEP provides a forum for producing dialogue, research, and nuanced explorations of the region.

NIMEP works to foster understanding of the MENA region in the Tufts community through hosting events and bringing experts to campus.

96 Packard Ave

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

The War Studies Program by Ezgi Yazici (A’20)

tuftsigl — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:02:16 +0000

During my first six weeks as a research intern in Washington D.C, I had the opportunity to co-author a piece on Turkey at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Chasing Impact in Kenya’s Housing Sector by Geoffrey Tam (F’20)

heatherbarry — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:58:17 +0000

The Art and Science of Qualitative Data Collection:

ALLIES FieldEx 2019

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 16:48:45 +0000

ALLIES hosted its annual FieldEx (Field Exercise for Peacekeeping and Stability Operations) in April, in North Kingstown, RI. FieldEx is a kinetic simulation organized by ALLIES undergraduate students. ALLIES is the IGL’s civil-military initiative.

Tufts Amnesty International

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:45:24 +0000

Tufts Amnesty International is a student-led organization that joined the Institute for Global Leadership in 2009. The organization brings the mission of Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights organization, to the Tufts community and Greater Boston area.

New Funding and New Additions to the IGL External Advisory Board

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:42:00 +0000

The IGL is pleased to announce that the Cummings Foundation has awarded the Institute a $100,000 grant for its proposal on “Human Rights, Human Security and Preparing the Next Generation of U.S. and Global Policy Leaders” and that two IGL alumnae have assumed leadership of the IGL External Advisory Board, Maria (Figueroa) Kupcu, EPIIC’92, and Jennifer (Hooper) Selendy, EPIIC’90.

Inquiry 2019: The Frontlines of Migration

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:41:30 +0000

This year’s Inquiry program focused on cities as the frontlines of the opportunities and challenges of mass migration movements. While decision-making on migration policies is focused at national and international levels, it is cities and local governments that face the humanitarian, economic and security repercussions directly.

IGL Newsletter: September 2019

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:41:27 +0000

Featured Story

Nichole Sobecki, photographer and filmmaker

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:29:51 +0000

Nichole Sobecki (A’09) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an alumna of IGL programs – EPIIC 2006 The Politics of Fear, Exposure – Human Rights and Photojournalism 2005-09 – and was an adviser to the IGL’s Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice. She is represented internationally by VII Photo Agency.

Student Spotlight: 2019 Summer Projects, Internships and Research

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:19:08 +0000

Students are encouraged to engage in experiential education by conducting original, policy-relevant research, developing innovative projects, and participating in a broad range of internships. These opportunities allow for the application of theory to practice and lead to a better understanding of the global community.

Microfinance

cpinkerton — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:29:40 +0000

In the Tufts ExCollege Microfinance and Financial Inclusion course, we review the global landscape of financial services available to unbanked and underbanked populations. [EXP-0077-S]

Inquiry

admin — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:20:47 +0000

Art All Night by Miranda Macaulay Miller (A’20)

heatherbarry — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:16:47 +0000

IGL Global Fellows

As I reach the end of my internship at the Arts and Culture program of the Middle East Institute (MEI), I have been thinking a lot about the intersection of the arts and policy, and more specifically the intersection of arts and policy making in the Middle East.

Boundaries and Borders by Dawson Stout (A’21)

tuftsigl — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:01:18 +0000

The search for some post work-out fuel led our ravenous collective of volunteers to the falafel shop down the road from home. The food is cheap, delicious, and the Lebanese owners, previous residents of the camp, offer a friendly welcome to refugees and volunteers alike.

A Fortuitous Encounter – Johnstown Exploratory Journalism Project by Carlos Irisarri (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:56:14 +0000

This summer, myself and two of my classmates, Arjun and Elliot, traveled to Johnstown, PA to get a better understanding a city facing out-migration from former industrial hubs.

Summer’s End by Taylor Lewis (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:18:33 +0000

Oslo Scholars

This week marks my tenth and final week at the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI). My time spent working with Executive Director and nonviolent resistance scholar Jamila Raqib has been truly wonderful.

Trouble in Paradise: The Nightmare Continues for Refugees in Greece by Lomax Turner (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:48:34 +0000

Walking through Vathy, the hub of Samos, Greece, I feel like a tourist in a picturesque Greek postcard. Boutiques and stores filled with organic products line the narrow, cobblestone streets, making it easy to forget about last night’s stabbing in the food queue.

Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Jhalki

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:22:22 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership – in collaboration with UNICEF USA, the Massachusetts Coalition to End Human Trafficking and New England International Donors – will hold a screening of the new film “Jhalki”, along with a panel discussion led by the filmmaker. “Jhalki,”is set against the backdrop of bonded child labour, trafficking and lost childhood in India.

ASEAN Auditorium

Monday, September 16, 2019 - 18:00 to 21:00

IGL General

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:11:19 +0000

The Institute will be offering a course on “Microfinance and Financial Inclusion” taught by Adam Grenier. Microfinance is a powerful tool in the anti-poverty toolkit to help people in challenging economic conditions have a more prosperous life. In this course, we address how small improvements can be made and take a comprehensive look at microfinance and its impact on people and societies.

Eaton Hall, Room 207

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 18:30 to 21:00

IGL General

INQUIRY 2019-20 Teaching Group

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:38:49 +0000

The Inquiry Teaching Group is an opportunity to introduce important global issues to high school students through online or in-person discussions throughout the year and by designing and enacting a role-playing simulation on the Tufts campus in April for the more than 250 high school students. The schools are a mix of public and private schools, urban and suburban.

96 Packard ave

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00

Global Research

Human Rights

Inquiry

INQUIRY 2019-20

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:28:40 +0000

Inquiry 2019-20
Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Myanmar

They are an ethnic Muslim minority who practice a Sufi-inflected variation of Sunni Islam. There an estimated 3.5 million Rohingya worldwide.

A Summer in Belgrade Well Spent by Noah Zussman (A’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:38:20 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Though I am writing this blog post on American soil, I already wish I was back in Belgrade, eating cevapi while overlooking the Sava river. It is hard to believe that my time in Belgrade has come to an end, yet I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity and experience I had.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:42:21 +0000

Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

The 35th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

EPIIC Weekend Immersion

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:37:02 +0000

EPIIC WEEKEND IMMERSION
October 4-5, 2019
Warren Conference Center, Ashland, MA

This is a weekend of teambuilding and lectures with a guest scholar/practitioner. This year’s Guest Scholars are NICK BIRNBACK (A’92, EPIIC’91) and RACHEL BROWN (A’10, EPIIC’08 and Poverty and Power Initiative).

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:12:42 +0000

Tuesday, September 3

First Day of Class – EPIIC Orientation

Thursday, September 5

Genocide and Mass Atrocities – Conceptual and Definitional Debates

Lecturer: Professor Williams

Tuesday, September 10

Genocide and the Human Condition: DNA and Faith

Texts

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:51:33 +0000

EPIIC 2020 Overview

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:38:38 +0000

The 2019-20 Sherman Teichman EPIIC Colloquium

PREVENTING GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES

Turn Up the Volume by Nicci Mattey (A’22)

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:12:42 +0000

As the end of my internship rapidly approaches, I have continued to fight for progressive immigration reform alongside my colleagues at the Immigration Hub, in Washington, D.C.

Learning Beyond the Office by Sara Torres (A’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:33:05 +0000

Did you know that Mexico is the most dangerous country, not in armed conflict, to be a journalist in?

Messages of Peace: Interviewing Artists from the Middle East by Miranda Macaulay Miller (A’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 19:02:04 +0000

Every day at the Middle East Institute, I discover the work of both emerging and established artists from the Middle East and North Africa.

A Multisectoral Approach to Development by Vladimir Proano (A’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:48:48 +0000

Early morning commutes, coordination calls with training centers across multiple time zones, and losing track of the various languages spoken at the workplace. My second month in Geneva can be summarized as such.

This is not Normal by Dawson Stout (A’21)

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:48:36 +0000

You would not think it, but I find it relatively easy – too easy - to imagine I am just a typical, all-American, home-for-summer camp counselor again.

Amplify My Voice by Brie Gates (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:46:52 +0000

Things at the National LGBTQ Task Force have been ramping up since I arrived here in early June. It is hard to believe that over half the summer has already flown by, but I am so proud of the work my team and I have accomplished in such a short amount of time.

The Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture “The Education of an Idealist: What I Have Learned Inside and Outside Government” with Amb. Samantha Power

tuftsigl — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:42:57 +0000

The Institute is pleased to announce that the inaugural Jonathan Moore Memorial Lecture on Moral Global Leadership will be held on Wednesday, December 4, at 6:00pm in the ASEAN Auditorium at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Ambassador Samantha Power will give the inaugural lecture.

Asean Auditorium

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

IGL General

A Dive into Resistance Theory by Taylor Lewis (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:38:53 +0000

Oslo Scholars

It is strange to think that the summer is already halfway over, and my time at the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) with it. Since my first meeting in early June with Jamila Raqib, the organization’s executive director, I have done more thinking about nonviolent resistance and its intricacies than I have since coming to Tufts.

World of Co-Operation: “Better Policies for Better Lives” by Sadik Tarik Sadi Cetin (A’22)

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:08:55 +0000

Even though Paris was not as busy, the second part of my internship at the Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the OECD was as fascinating and informative as the first part.

A Balkan Adventure Continued by Noah Zussman (A’20)

Grant supports education and training for next generation of ethical global leaders

heatherbarry — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:42:10 +0000

$100K grant from Cummings Foundation will fund Tufts University's Institute for Global Leadership programming, including renowned EPIIC program.

Exciting news! An IGL Board Member has offered a $100,000 MATCHING GIFT – a one-to-one match -- for all unrestricted gifts the IGL receives between NOW and JUNE 27, 2019, the end of our fiscal year.

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:54:28 +0000

Help us hit the ground running in 2019-20!! The IGL’s reach is growing, based on student demand and the impact they hope to achieve in the world.

“The Many Rhodes to Youth Empowerment” Vanessa DiDomenico (F’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:08:29 +0000

The Aegean Sea trade winds cross the Mediterranean Sea on the easternmost corner of the Greek isle of Rhodes. The island has deep roots in maritime history and began building fleets as early as 600 B.C. During that era, the people of Rhodes developed rules of law to deal with shipping disputes.

Getting to Know Kathmandu and PHASE, Our Partner Organization by: Olivia Bronzi (A’21), Brendan Foley (A’21), Sachin Vallamkonda (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:34:48 +0000

After our 28-hour journey to Kathmandu, we arrived jet-lagged but excited to finally meet the PHASE staff that we have been in communication with over the past year.

An Introduction to Geneva, the United Nations, and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development by Vladimir Proaño (A'20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:22:05 +0000

Following a semester studying abroad in Madrid, a large city known for its lively people and atmosphere, I knew Geneva would be different. First, and as I could see from the moment my plane circled over Lake Geneva, it is significantly smaller, though not less beautiful, in the middle of snow-peaked mountain ranges.

Experimenting with Experimental Economics by Mrugank Bhusari (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:31:34 +0000

This summer, I have the opportunity of working with Professor John A. List, the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, as part of his research team.

Washington Office on Latin America by Sara Torres (A’20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:18:11 +0000

I start out my day at 7am: wake up, eat breakfast, get ready, and walk to the bus stop at Park Rd and 19th St to take the red line from Cleveland Park to Dupont Circle. I walk four minutes and I reach 1666 Connecticut Ave, the home of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).

Freeing Jailed Activists? Welcome to Day 1 by Noah Zussman (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:11:36 +0000

Oslo Scholars

After spending the past five months studying abroad in Athens, Greece, I was ready to go home. However, when I was selected to participate in the Institute for Global Leadership’s (IGL) Oslo Scholars program, I knew I couldn’t leave Europe.

The Empowerment Seascape of the Mediterranean by Vanessa DiDomenico (F’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 20:55:56 +0000

Empower

This summer, I am spending three weeks in Greece conducting research to help in the creation of a maritime-centered, youth non-profit. The goal of the non-profit is to raise awareness about the industry, while finding roles for youth and young professionals to become more involved and empowered.

LGBTQ Action and Advocacy Fellow by Brie Gates (A’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:51:16 +0000

My first week in Washington, DC has been more hectic than I could possibly imagine, but the fast-paced hustle and bustle is paying off in the form of countless incredible opportunities.

Welcome to India! By Jake Gould (A’22)

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:27:05 +0000

ALLIES

As part of the ALLIES Joint Research Project (JRP) this summer, we have the opportunity to conduct research with the US Naval Academy in India. Given the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students with a wide range of interests, our research topics span everywhere from health care in India, the Digital India project, and Ind

World of Co-operation: Interning at the Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the OECD by Sadik Tarik Sadi Cetin (A’22)

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:01:12 +0000

Paris has been very busy in the past week as many high-ranking officials, including Ministers and Ambassadors of various countries, have visited the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for OECD Week. OECD Week is composed of the OECD Forum 2019 and the Ministerial Council Meeting 2019.

Build a Longer Table by Saira Madarasmi (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:43:18 +0000

Amnesty International

This spring, the Tufts chapter of Amnesty International held its Build a Longer Table Event, a lunch for ten local refugee families and their children, in the Remis Sculpture Court of the Aidekman Arts Center.

Kuchipudi, India: Building Hospitals for Rural Communities by Sachin Vallamkonda (A’21)

tuftsigl — Mon, 20 May 2019 19:12:06 +0000

Tufts International Development

On behalf of the Tufts International Development (TID) India team, Karishma Chouhan, Mike Feng, and I received the opportunity to speak with multiple amazing NGOs in southern India.

Jamnesty! 2019 by Saira Madarasim (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 May 2019 20:43:56 +0000

Amnesty International

On Friday April 12th, Tufts students gathered in Hotung Cafe to listen to some great tunes and advocate for human rights at the Tufts Amnesty International Chapter’s annual Jamnesty!

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:56:06 +0000

The IGL is hosting a reception for all of our graduating students and their families as a thank you for your hard work and dedication to our mission over the past four years.

Stop by 96 Packard Ave to mingle with other graduates and reminisce on your time with the IGL!

Food and beverages will be provided.

96 Packard Ave

Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 10:00 to 12:00

IGL General

IGL Newsletter: April 2019

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:08:10 +0000

Featured Story

Alumni Spotlight April 2019

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:42:34 +0000

NIMEP hosts Symposium on “Yemen: Civil Conflict and Intervention” by Taylor Lewis and Colin Kennedy

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:18:35 +0000

Arjun Padalkar

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:09:17 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC)

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:46:23 +0000

21st Century Negotiating Skills for Global Leadership

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:16:38 +0000

IGL Holds 34th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:55:47 +0000

In March, the Institute held the 34th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium on “Migration in a Turbulent World”.

NIMEP Fact finding trip to Morocco

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:37:11 +0000

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Taiwan

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:34:06 +0000

On the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, we will discuss if Taiwan can maintain its independence, if China will opt for war, and if the United States would risk a global conflict over the defense of Taiwan? Join us at ALLIES as we discuss Taiwan. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Eleanor Acer at Tufts: The Refugee Crisis in Central America

tuftsigl — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:27:28 +0000

As the director of Human Rights First’s Refugee Protection program, Eleanor Acer oversees Human Rights First’s research and advocacy on issues relating to refugee protection, asylum, and migrants’ rights. Eleanor advocates, speaks and writes regularly on issues relating to the human rights of refugees and migrants, including legal representation, detention, U.S. asylum law and policy, U.S. global refugee protection and resettlement policies, and protection from xenophobic and bias-motivated violence.

Lane 100

Monday, April 22, 2019 - 16:30 to 17:30

Tufts International Development

The Latin American Committee: Exploring Migration by Santiago Moguel (A’22)

jtijssen — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:38:07 +0000

From the migration crisis in the Mexico-US border to the mass Venezuelan exodus, hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans are on the move, escaping armed conflicts, human rights violations, dysfunctional governments, poor economies and climate change.

IGL Alumni Reception!

tuftsigl — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:07:34 +0000

Come meet and mingle with other alums!
Learn about what's happening at the IGL from Director Abi Williams.
Hear current students share their experiences.

Graciously hosted by IGL Alum Brad Bernstein (A'89, EPIIC'89)

FTV Capital at 535 Madison Ave, 32nd floor

Monday, May 6, 2019 - 17:30 to 19:30

IGL General

Presidents, Corruption and Reform: Fletcher Latin America Group and its “Crash Course” Trek in Brazil by Nigel Robinson (F’1G)

tuftsigl — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:25:24 +0000

Every March the Fletcher Latin America Group (FLAG) facilitates a spring break trek. FLAG consists of students who are from Latin America, of Latin American descent, or Latin Americanists (people who are intimately familiar with the region).

2019-2020 Colloquium: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:20:36 +0000

Over 100 million people were victims of genocide and mass killings in the 20th century.

Why do people commit genocide and kill in large numbers? How do they commit mass atrocities? What can be done to prevent and halt such conscience-shocking atrocities?

Lane 100

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 15:00 to 17:00

EPIIC

David Rawson Memorial Lecture

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:24:31 +0000

IGL News

Apr 12

David Rawson Memorial Lecture

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:05:06 +0000

Michael Swaine "Power Transitions and Paranoia: the Crisis in Sino-US Security Relations."

April 12, 2019

VIDEO RECORDING

Panel discussion "Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America"

tuftsigl — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:24:46 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC) will be hosting a panel on “Gender Inequality and Gender Rights in Latin America” which will explore the current issues faced by women in the region and the movements in response to these challenges. Joining us will be Prof. Kimberly Theidon, who is the Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies and Co-Director of Gender Analysis and Women’s Leadership Program at Fletcher, Prof. Nina Gerassi-Navarro, Professor of Latin American Literature and Director of Latin American Studies, and Prof.

Olin 007

Friday, April 19, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:30

Latin American Committee

UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, & Future

tuftsigl — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:18:06 +0000

Are you interested in UN peacekeeping and global conflict resolution? Come to Breakthrough's Speaker Series featuring Dr. Abiodun Williams, the director of Tufts' Institute for Global Leadership and a Fletcher professor of the practice of international politics! From 2001 to 2007 Dr. Williams was director of strategic planning for United Nations Secretaries-General Ban Ki-Moon and Kofi Annan in New York.

Eaton 123

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:00

IGL General

Ram Babu to Senthil: Leaders of Today by Karishma Chouhan (A’21)

jtijssen — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:33:32 +0000

Tufts International Development

As a member of Tufts International Development: India, I, along with two fellow students, Sachin Vallamkonda (A’21) and Mike Feng (A’21), travelled to India on a scouting and phase out trip.

Examining the Gender Gap in Mathematics in Spain by Supriya Sanjay (A’19)

jtijssen — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:21:02 +0000

This February, I had the opportunity to visit Barcelona to conduct research for my thesis, which aims to examine the gender gap in mathematics performance internationally. I began laying the groundwork for my thesis in the spring of 2018 when I was studying abroad in Barcelona, so I was able to hit the ground running.

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Cybersecurity

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:17:23 +0000

Please join us this week as Sabrina runs the ALLIES self-run discussion event about cybersecurity issues in the world! As part of an attempt to address areas that ALLIES may have missed, we have allowed one of our own members to run a discussion meeting about something they feel personally passionate about. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Asha Sadan: Changing Lives and Mindsets by Mike Feng (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:37:47 +0000

As part of the Tufts International Development India team, this winter we visited several NGOs and communities in India in an effort to find a new project partner. The first NGO that we visited was Asha Sada in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Asha Sadan is an organization under the umbrella organization HELP.

Jamnesty! Music for Human Rights Concert

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:14:33 +0000

On Friday, April 12th, swing by Hotung in the Campus Center from 9-11pm to hear live performances, enjoy free food, win prizes, and sign letters advocating for victims of human rights abuses! There will be performances by Tufts bands, Gam Solub, Burst into Dames, and the Blank Quartet. Everyone who signs a letter is entered into a free raffle with the chance to win Tufts merchandise, a Bose bluetooth speaker, and more!

Hotung Cafe

Friday, April 12, 2019 - 21:00 to 23:00

Amnesty International

Military 101: A Conversation with a Fletcher Veteran by Connor Akiyama (A’21)

jtijssen — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:03:01 +0000

ALLIES

On its last meeting of the month, ALLIES hosted a conversation with Lt. Maria Katrina Ablen (F’19) to talk about her personal experiences during her military service and her own observations about the future of the United States Navy.

Engineers Without Borders 6K Run 2019

tuftsigl — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:45:03 +0000

Do you like to run? Do you hate thinking about all those children who go without clean water every day? Engineers Without Borders hates both of these things. However, we are sponsoring a 6k to raise awareness and money to support the ongoing projects which aim to make clean water more accessible to communities in Nicaragua and Malawi. Six kilometers is the distance these kids walk on average for clean water, so we ask that you join us on April 14th at 2 pm to raise awareness for our cause and for all the prizes that can be won.

Tufts University Ellis Oval Track Field

Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 14:00 to 16:00

EWB

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: China and Central Asia

tuftsigl — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:55:18 +0000

Backlash is already mounting to China’s extensive One Belt One Road investment project, but much of the controversy has escaped Central Asia. As Chinese investment grows into Central Asia, will Russia step in, or is the project unstoppable?

Join us at the ALLIES-SURGE joint discussion as we explore the region. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

NIMEP Morocco: Twelve Glorious Days in Morocco By Uzair Sattar (A'21)

heatherbarry — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:32:29 +0000

NIMEP Morocco

This is the last blog post from the NIMEP Morocco Trip 2019. All fifteen of us are currently reflecting on our experiences as we fly over the very same Atlantic waters that we saw hitting the shores of Casablanca a few hours ago.

Her Take: (Re)Thinking Masculinity

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:37:40 +0000

Her Take: (Re)Thinking Masculinity is a project in seven parts by the Seven of VII, the seven female photographers of VII. Each photographer is undertaking a visual reflection on masculinity — re-framing it, challenging it, referencing it historically, exploring it, considering it in specific cultural contexts and changing social conventions, or coming out from the shadow of it.

Cabot 205, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 11:30 to 13:00

IGL General

David Rawson Memorial Lecture

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:35:41 +0000

This year, Michael Swaine will be giving the Rawson lecture on "Power Transitions and Paranoia: the Crisis in Sino-US Security Relations." Michael Swaine is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies. Formerly a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, Swaine is a specialist in Chinese defense and foreign policy, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian international relations.

Crane Room, Paige Hall

Friday, April 12, 2019 - 13:15 to 14:00

IGL General

FIELDEX

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:24:42 +0000

heatherbarry — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:43:34 +0000

NIMEP Morocco

After a good night’s rest, many of us were woken up to the call to prayer at dawn—a reminder that we really are in Morocco and that the last day of travel had not been some elaborate dream. Although some quickly fell back asleep, others began their day, setting out to explore and talk to people.

NIMEP Morocco: Rabat Landing by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

heatherbarry — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:38:37 +0000

All our days (and nights) of preparation, both in terms of research and logistics, brought us to this very day. We were finally leaving for Morocco, to learn more about the country through our rich and diverse research topics.

Watch the recorded panels and keynotes of the EPIIC 2019 Symposium

jtijssen — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:00:32 +0000

IGL News

Watch the video recordings of the 34th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium here.

Mar 11

Migration in Latin America by Santiago Moguel (A’22)

tuftsigl — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 20:00:34 +0000

LAC

To close the theme of migration, the Latin American Committee (LAC) hosted a panel with Professor Katrina Burgess, Professor Helen Marrow, and Mario Delgado ‘A19.

Watch 2019 EPIIC Symposium live

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:36:34 +0000

IGL News

Mar 07

Empower Application 2019

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:16:34 +0000

The Empower Fellowship provides students the opportunity to launch social enterprises, participate in internships and conduct applied research related to social entrepreneurship in international or local community development. The fellowship offers either a grant or stipend for students to pursue these opportunities and allows students to develop the necessary attitudes, skills, and knowledge to pursue entrepreneurial ventures with a social perspective. If you are interested, please complete the application for the 2019 Empower Fellowship by March 24th, 2019.

IGL

Sunday, March 24, 2019 - 10:00 to 23:00

Empower

War Journalism with Jessica Donati

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:21:08 +0000

Join ALLIES this week for a very special guest appearance by Jessica Donati, a reporter with a distinguished career as a war correspondent in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya including as the Wall Street Journal's Kabul Bureau chief. Please join us for an exciting discussion on her career and experience reporting from some of the world's most dangerous warzones.

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Migration in Latin America

jtijssen — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:49:34 +0000

Whether driven by the hope of a better future or forced by conflict, migration is essential to human survival. With the significant changes in migration flows in Latin America within the last decade, it is important to understand the push and pull factors that cause human migration and its effects on individuals, society and the economy as a whole. The purpose of this panel is to help individuals understand migration in the Latin American context.

Cabot 206

Friday, March 1, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00

Latin American Committee

EPIIC Film Series: 4.1 Miles & The White Helmets

jtijssen — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:19:42 +0000

"Migration in a Turbulent World" Film Series presents: 4.1 Miles (2016) and the White Helmets (2016) These short, award winning documentaries tell stories of Syrian refugees seeking entry to Europe during the Syrian Civil War and of volunteers and workers trying to save their lives. These eye-witness accounts of a migration and heroism are as captivating as they are harrowing.

Tisch 304

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 20:00

EPIIC

EPIIC Film Series: Chasing Asylum

jtijssen — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:18:16 +0000

"Migration in a Turbulent World" Film Series presents: Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy. Then I Came by Boat is a short, animated film that tells the story of a Vietnamese migrant who arrived in Australia as a boy after the Vietnam War and his life in Australia since.

Tisch 304

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 20:00

EPIIC

Empower Fellows Information Session

tuftsigl — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:04:36 +0000

The Empower Fellows will be hosting an information session next Monday, February 25th at 1pm in Olin 012. The Empower Fellowship provides students the opportunity to launch social enterprises, participate in internships, and conduct applied research related to social entrepreneurship in international or local community development.

Stop by the meeting to learn more about how you can be selected to receive funding.

The application is now live! Click the link to learn more. http://tiny.cc/Empower19

Olin 012

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 13:00 to 13:30

Empower

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: An Identity Built on Nationalism

tuftsigl — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:35:46 +0000

After the fall of Europe's colonial empires, nation's like Turkey, India, and Egypt all used nationalism to unite and strengthen their nascent sovereign governments. We will investigate the role of nationalism in state building, and if its impacts left more harm than good. Join us at ALLIES as we discuss post-colonial state identities and the impact of nationalism. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

"Migration in a Turbulent World" Film Series presents: Sea Sorrow

bgates — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:52:31 +0000

A documentary focusing on the present and past history of refugees in Europe. SEA SORROW marks Vanessa Redgrave’s debut as a film director and is a very personal, dynamic mediation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners and children mixing past and present, documentary and drama in its reflection on the importance of human rights.

Tisch 304

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 20:00

EPIIC

LAC members and leadership

jtijssen — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:13:54 +0000

Imanol Varela '24
President

"Migration in a Turbulent World" Film Series

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 22:03:43 +0000

WHICH WAY HOME
As the United States continues to build a wall between itself and Mexico, Which Way Home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the United States.

Tisch 304

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 20:00

EPIIC

Engineers Without Borders Hot Chocolate Fundraiser

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:28:00 +0000

Come this Wednesday 11:30-1:30 to the SEC Science and Engineering Complex Anderson lobby to grab some Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (just $1) and learn about the cool work Engineers Without Borders is doing in Nicaragua and Malawi!

Science and Engineering Complex, Anderson Lobby

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 11:30 to 13:30

EWB

LAC weekly discussion: Natural Disaster Migrants

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:08:22 +0000

Natural disaster migrants are on the rise. With increasing global temperatures, certain Latin American populations find themselves bracing for increasingly intense hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis. Come join us as we discuss this phenomenon. This topic will also cover enclaves that suffer forced displacement due to earthquakes. Discussion points will include: climate change; natural disaster preparedness and under-resourcing; migration statistics; policy recommendations; individual narratives.

Braker 113

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00

Latin American Committee

NIMEP Weekly Discussion: Morocco, Music and the Maghreb

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:02:35 +0000

The Tufts Initiative for Middle East Peace will be hosting a discussion session with Professor Owen Cornwall of the Tufts’s Department of Religion. Amongst other things, we will be discussing Moroccan hip-hop culture and music in the Maghreb region. Professor Cornwall has done extensive work in the Middle East and South Asia regions and it will be a pleasure to hear from him. We welcome anyone with any interest in these regions to attend our event and we are looking forward to seeing you!

Lane 100A

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

TID: Ecuador Chipotle Fundraiser

tuftsigl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:59:40 +0000

Come to Chipotle on Saturday, February 9th between 5 and 9 PM to eat delicious food and support Tufts International Development: Ecuador as we fundraise to expand our digital library program in Ecuador. Learn more about TID here.

Chipotle Davis Square, 276 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144

Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 17:00 to 21:00

Tufts International Development

TILIP class of 2019

jtijssen — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:05:11 +0000

Argentina: Universidad de San Andrés

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:05:46 +0000

IGL News

The 2019 EPIIC International Symposium will be three days of what we hope will be far-reaching discussions on issues critical to understanding the pressing challenges facing countries and migrants, from the tensions between state sovereignty and global migration to the policies that allow the continued existence of slavery and human trafficking, from the impacts of South-to-South migration to the vanguard role cities play in migration, from the securitization of migration to the roles gender and climate change are playing and will play in future policies.

Feb 05

Tufts International Development

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 17:54:52 +0000

Tufts International Development (formerly BUILD Latin America) is a student-led organization that immerses students in the theory and practice of sustainable development in Latin America. Throughout the year, students collaborate with organizations in Latin America that strive to promote sustainable development in the region. TID members serve as year-long student consultants, working with organizations to support their marketing, outreach, website development, and fundraising efforts.

ALLIES weekly discussion - The City Upon A Hill: US Foreign Policy and Human Rights

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:38:32 +0000

America foreign policy has been described as both too idealistic and too Machiavellian depending on whomever occupies the Oval Office. Have American ideals dictated its relationship with Latin America, or have human rights been completely irrelevant to U.S. foreign policy in the south? Join us as we discuss all of these ideas in the context of US policy in Latin America. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the issues.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:01:39 +0000

The Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is an undergraduate organization dedicated to improving civilian-military relations.

Tufts Latin American Committee

jtijssen — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:07:26 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues in Latin America through a variety of events and initiatives that foster interest and awareness about the region. It is a space open to students of all backgrounds, identities and ideologies to discuss and learn about the Latin American region; they want to spark conversation about the region by facilitating the learning process for students.

The Latin American Committee Weekly Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:34:14 +0000

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is an academic-focused student group that promotes discourse about cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues and current events specific to the Latin American region through weekly discussions, panels with guest speakers, and a day-long symposium. LAC seeks to create a space in which students can learn from experts and their fellow students about diverse topics pertaining to Latin America.

Breaker 113

Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00

Latin American Committee

Latin American Committee GIM

jtijssen — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:05:36 +0000

Braker 001

Friday, January 25, 2019 - 16:00

IGL General

Amnesty International GIM

tuftsigl — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:13:44 +0000

Through weekly discussions, events, and campaigns, the Tufts Amnesty International chapter aims to raise awareness of human rights abuses among the Tufts community and in the greater Boston area.

Miner 112

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 17:00 to 18:00

Amnesty International

5th Annual ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference on "Security, Society and the New Climate Regime" by Dylan Miles (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:23:34 +0000

ALLIES

On November 10th, Tufts ALLIES, a program of the Institute for Global Leadership, kicked off its fifth annual Civil Military Relations Conference (CMRC) on “Security, Society, and the New Climate Regime.” This conference centered the importance of climate change for national security policy professionals, in both military and civilian

EPIIC Symposium 2019 - Video Recordings

tuftsigl — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:15:23 +0000

Migration in a Turbulent World

The 34th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 7-9, 2019

VIDEO RECORDINGS

Symposium Schedule

Inquiry 2019: Cities at the Vanguard: Migration and the Metropolis

tuftsigl — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:25:49 +0000

TBD

Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 10:00 to Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 20:00

Inquiry

INQUIRY 2018-19

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:06:22 +0000

INQUIRY 2018-19
April 4-6, 2019
CITIES at the VANGUARD: MIGRATION and the METROPOLIS

Convened by: The Global Cities Coalition

Download the program

Oslo Human Rights Scholars Information Meeting

heatherbarry — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:52:16 +0000

Looking for a summer internship related to human rights? Come find out more about the IGL's Oslo Scholars program. Hear about past internship experiences and this year's offerings, which include interning for such organizations as CANVAS in Belgrade, Serbia, and the Albert Einstein Institution in Cambridge, MA.

Learn more about current opportunities here.

Cabot 205

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 12:00 to 13:00

Human Rights

Oslo Scholars

IGL's New Negotiation Course: 21st Century Negotiation Skills for Global Leadership

heatherbarry — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 03:44:54 +0000

The IGL launches its new Negotiation and Mediation Program with this course taught by practitioner Elizabeth McClintock.

For more information, click here.

Braker 223

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 08:30 to 11:30

IGL General

Sexual Violence in Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis: Film Screening and Conversation By Adriana Pappas

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:57:46 +0000

Amnesty International

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and violence.

IGL Alumni Panel "Mind, Body, Schisms: Conflict and Cognitive Science"

tuftsigl — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:58:08 +0000

What is going on in the mind of individuals in conflict settings? How does your brain respond to “others” who do not fit in to your social group? Conflict and fear are closely related, and they can be analyzed through a scientific lens.

NIMEP Symposium on “Yemen: Civil Conflict and Intervention” by Taylor Lewis and Colin Kennedy

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:04:31 +0000

NIMEP

On Friday, November 30, NIMEP hosted its first symposium on “Yemen: Civil Conflict and Intervention” to help the campus understand this history and geopolitics of the current war, its complexities and its humanitarian consequences.

Engaging with the World: My Time at the U.S. Mission to the EU by Laura Schiemichen (F’19)

jtijssen — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:09:05 +0000

The city of Brussels is currently transforming its shop windows: slowly, they are filled with lights, pine decorations, and a spiced shortcrust biscuit called speculoos. I am anxiously awaiting the first Christmas markets and the annual holiday transformation at le Grand Place.

Preventing Deadly Conflict Lecture with Professor Abiodun Williams by Atrey Bhargava (A’21)

jtijssen — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:48:34 +0000

IGL

During Parents’ Weekend, Director of the Institute for Global Leadership and Professor of the Practice of International Politics at The Fletcher School Abiodun Williams spoke about his experiences with preventive peacekeeping and the role of International Institutions in facilitating peace and justice across the world.

End Gun Violence: A Speaker Panel Curated by Tufts Democrats and Tufts Amnesty International by Adriana Pappas (A’22)

jtijssen — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:14:14 +0000

Amnesty International

According to Amnesty USA, “more than 30,000 men, women, and children are killed with guns each year in the United States.” Amnesty USA views the gun violence rampant in our country as an epidemic and a human rights crisis.

ALLIES weekly discussion - Borders, Separatism, and and the Legacy of the Scramble for Africa

tuftsigl — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:59:30 +0000

The modern borders of Africa have been attacked as having no bearing to the ethno-religious situations within each country and being a large contributor to a lot of Africa's vicious civil wars and conflicts. With emerging self-governing regions and rising separatist movements across the continent, how should the global community treat the modern borders of Africa? Are they a legitimate construction that ought to be upheld, or something that should be cast out in favor of new alternatives? Join us in ALLIES as we discuss postcolonial Africa.

Braker 118

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Challenging Assumptions about Religion in International Affairs by Cecelia Rosenman (A’20) and Sarah Davis (F’19)

jtijssen — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:31:32 +0000

Last month, students from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and the Harvard Kennedy and Divinity Schools hosted the fourth annual Religion, Law and Diplomacy Conference.

Amnesty International Northeast Regional Conference by Adriana Pappas (A'22)

jtijssen — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:07:18 +0000

Amnesty International

On Saturday October 27th, Tufts AmnestyInternationalhad the opportunity to attend the Amnesty International Northeast Regional Conference(NERC). This annual event draws together human rights advocates from around New England to engage withpressing human rightsissuesand grapple with potential solutions.

Sexual Violence In Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis

jtijssen — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:34:36 +0000

Tufts Amnesty International Presents: Film Screening of “Mother, Daughter, Sister” and Conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist Esther Htusan.

Mother, Daughter, Sister is a half-hour documentary about ethnic women affected by rape as a weapon of war in Myanmar. Told through the eyes of four Rohingya and Kachin survivors, the film shows the brutality of the Myanmar military, the resiliency of survivors and their quest for justice and accountability.

Cabot 205, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Friday, December 7, 2018 - 18:00 to 20:00

Amnesty International

Islam in Asia: Majority Minority and the Role of Religion

jtijssen — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:14:41 +0000

jtijssen — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 15:58:54 +0000

Symposium Program

Cabot 206

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 12:30 to 17:00

MERG

ALLIES weekly discussion - Equality on the Field: Women in the Military

jtijssen — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:11:10 +0000

Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion to listen to Diane Ryan speak about her experience leading the integration of women into the Iraqi Army during her time in the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad. Diane Ryan has led a career dedicated to the impacts of gender in the military and has both first-hand and academic expertise on the matter. She will be discussing the role of women in both developing and developed militaries, particularly Iraq and the United States. Diane Ryan is Associate Dean for Programs and Administration at Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.

Braker 118

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Support Engineers Without Borders at the Patriots vs. Titans Watch Party

jtijssen — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:18:21 +0000

Come by the Campus Center Sunday to watch the Patriots play the Titans! Try your luck in a score pool to win gift cards, and enjoy some great food. All proceeds from purchasing squares in the score pool as well as buying food will go to supporting Tufts Engineers Without Borders water projects in Nicaragua and Malawi.

Campus Center TV Room

Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 13:00

EWB

Advising Night with Engineers Without Borders

jtijssen — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 17:16:15 +0000

Need help deciding what courses to take next semester? Come to Engineers Without Borders' advising night! There will be upperclassmen from every engineering discipline around to help you plan your courses. Have questions about professors, which courses to take, or great HASS electives? We'll be around to answer all of this and more! There will also be free pizza!

This event is organized with support from the School of Engineering Dean’s Office.

Sophia Gordon Hall, Multipurpose Room

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 20:00

EWB

IGL Newsletter: November 2018

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:43:33 +0000

Featured Story

Migration in a Turbulent World

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

The IGL Welcomes Amb. Lamberto Zannier Back to Campus

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

He is a 2015 recipient of the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award.

Tufts International Development: Ecuador Team Wins the Davis Peace Prize

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

Understanding Pakistan’s Real Water Crisis by Atrey Bhargava (A’21) and Uzair Sattar (A’21)

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

Our research trip in Pakistan has been a transformative experience for both of us. We met in this past year’s EPIIC class; Uzair is from Pakistan and Atrey is from India, and we wanted to look at a project that impacted both of our countries.

IGL Launches New Negotiation and Mediation Program

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

Student Spotlight: Eva Kahan

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

Engaging Alumni

tuftsigl — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:01:01 +0000

Alumni are a critical component of the IGL, connecting the past to the present and offering opportunities for future generations.

The IGL is engaging alumni in new and imaginative ways, including public speaking on campus, advising students and recent graduates, alumni gatherings throughout the country, and providing internships.

21st Century Leadership: NEW Negotiations course info session

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:02:15 +0000

As leaders in the twenty-first century, how can we most effectively exercise influence in a global, multi-cultural environment?
Are we ‘born’ diplomats or can we learn andimprove our negotiation skills?
Should we pummel our opponent (and “win”) or can we do well in a negotiation while preserving the relationship and laying the groundwork for future negotiations?

Braker 118

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

IGL General

Empower Program Info Session

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:56:40 +0000

Do you want to cultivate your mindset of social change by applying entrepreneurial skills to social problems and designing lasting solutions?

Are you interested in social entrepreneurship?

The Empower Fellowship provides students the opportunity to launch social enterprises, participate in internships and conduct applied research related to social entrepreneurship in international or local community development. Come hear from Empower Fellows about their experiences and learn how you can get involved!

Braker 113

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 12:30 to 13:30

Empower

The Centennial: Is it 1914 Once More?

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:31:50 +0000

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War 1 came to an official close. Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion as we remember a global conflict that has been almost entirely forgotten within the mindset of the general American public. We will be discussing the fundamental structure of the world in 2018 compared to in 1914 and 1938 to see if we have made any progress as a society. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

2018 Tufts ALLIES Conference on Civil Military Relations

tuftsigl — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:34:16 +0000

IGL News

This conference will focus on the changing climate and its impact on national and international security, specifically civil-military relations. Global warming has impacted the relationships between governments and their populations, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the military. The political and social impacts of climate change demand a whole-of-society response, while the military is often tasked with the implementation of these solutions. We will examine the role of civilian and military leaders in addressing oncoming challenges in the short- and long-term.

Nov 01

2018 Tufts ALLIES Conference on Civil-Military Relations

tuftsigl — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:26:26 +0000

Fletcher Conference on Decolonizing International Relations by Farah Momen (F’20)

tuftsigl — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:19:04 +0000

From security scholarship to the frontlines of humanitarian aid, there are few limits to the reaches of colonialism’s legacy. Depending on how one has experienced and understood the world around them, this reality can be all too familiar or it can be completely foreign territory.

Solar Energy Development Initiatives in India by Ishan Khokar (F’19)

bgates — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:15:33 +0000

Global Research

This past summer,as part of my Empower fellowship, I worked on a combination of energy policy advisory and energy project development initiatives.

NIMEP Weekly Discussion

tuftsigl — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:30:01 +0000

The New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) is a collaborative research group studying the Middle East and North Africa. NIMEP is a non-polemical, student think-tank and outreach initiative devoted to exploring progressive solutions to historic and emerging conflicts in the Middle East.

The topic of the weekly discussion will be determined shortly. Please keep an eye on the IGL Website for updates.

Lane 100A

Monday, October 29, 2018 - 11:45 to 12:45

MERG

Living and Working in Tbilisi by Benjamin Cooper (A’20)

jtijssen — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:49:55 +0000

After a summer abroad, I am now back home in Los Angeles. I was happy to be home and see my family and friends, yet I almost instantly began to miss the people I met at the Rondeli Foundation, as well as the food I ate in Tbilisi, Georgia. After two months of traveling, Tbilisi was the first place I could call home for the summer.

Can France En Marche?

tuftsigl — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:08:28 +0000

As America appears to retreat from world leadership, will France step up and assume the responsibilities? Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion about the current state of French foreign policy under President Emmanuel Macron. We will be considering French policy towards a the EU post-Brexit, postcolonial Africa, and a surging China – all within the context of Macron's declining popularity domestically. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

Braker 118

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Joint Research Project with US Military Academy and US Naval Academy, Estonia, 2018

jtijssen — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 16:51:34 +0000

In 2018, Tufts ALLIES' members Lionel Oh and Benjamin Cooper traveled to Estonia to conduct a Joint Research Project with the with US Military Academy and US Naval Academy. Lionel researched Estonia's defense policy, geostrategic constraints, multilateral strategies, and cyber expertise. Read about Lionel's experiences here and here.

Implementing Koombook in Jatumpamba, Ecuador by Cristina da Gama (A’19)

jtijssen — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:57:34 +0000

Tufts International Development

I joined Tufts International Development (TuftsID) in the Spring of 2016. What started out as an idea for digital library centers in rural areas of Ecuador soon became a reality powered through hard work and dedication.

Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law & Diplomacy 2018 Fall Conference

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:35:07 +0000

The Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law & Diplomacy's 4th annual conference will focus on the role of religious literacy in international affairs and is guided by the questions: How can religious literacy help us question assumptions and break new ground on the biggest challenges facing our world today? How does religious literacy factor into U.S. military operations in contexts like Iraq? What are the roles of religious institutions in international climate finance and climate resilience?

ASEAN Auditorium, The Fletcher School

Friday, October 26, 2018 - 09:00 to 18:00

IGL General

Panel on Gun Violence

jtijssen — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:08:16 +0000

Join Tufts Amnesty International and Tufts Democrats to discuss the impact of gun violence in America and the work of local NGOs and politicians to prevent gun violence.

The panelists include:

Braker 001

Monday, October 29, 2018 - 19:00 to 20:00

Amnesty International

IGL Alumni Panel "Mind, Body, Schisms: Conflict and Cognitive Science"

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:21:30 +0000

What are the keys to preventing and/or mitigating conflict? What is the role of cognitive science? What is the role of media? How can we contain hate speech and violent rhetoric?

Join alums Michael Niconchuk (BUILD’11) and Elizabeth (Biz) Herman (EPIIC’08, Exposure, A’10) for a reception and discussion on the work they are doing for Beyond Conflict (formerly Peace and Justice in Times of Transition).

Mugar 235

Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 18:00

IGL General

Geopolitics Over Ideology in the Middle East: The Israeli-Saudi Partnership

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 20:14:30 +0000

Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion on the re-alignment of the Middle East as Israel and Sunni Gulf states ally together against Iran as well if the United States needs to seriously reconsider its relationship with Saudi Arabia. Joining us will be professor Hayat Alvi, Professor of international relations at the Naval War College and a former Assistant Professor of Political Science at American University in Cairo. Professor Alvi has written extensively on the Sunni-Shia rivalry and is an expert on comparative politics and American foreign policy in the Middle East.

Braker 118

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

5th Annual ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference on "Security, Society and the New Climate Regime"

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:27:26 +0000

Security, Society, and the New Climate Regime

Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 10:00 to Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 20:00

ALLIES

Finding Oslo in New York by Atrey Bhargava (A’21)

jtijssen — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:06:27 +0000

Oslo Scholars

On the 17th of September, I had the privilege of attending the Oslo Freedom Forum in New York. The New York forum is a smaller version of the annual Oslo Freedom Forum in Oslo each spring.

IGL Information Session and Reception

bgates — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:05:21 +0000

The IGL will be hosting an information session and reception this Saturday at 1:30 in Lane Hall room 100. Please join us to learn how we are preparing new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership. We will have a panel with representatives from various student groups, such as EPIIC, ALLIES, Oslo Scholars, and Tufts International Development (TID), who will be sharing their experiences and answering any questions.

Lane Hall Room 100

Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 13:30 to 15:00

IGL General

Preventing Deadly Conflict Lecture with Abi Williams

bgates — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:46:34 +0000

As a part of Parents Weekend, IGL Director Abi Williams will be giving a speech about "Preventing Deadly Conflict" in the Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall on Saturday.

Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall

Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 11:15 to 12:45

EPIIC

ALLIES Tactical Simulation

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:55:21 +0000

ALLIES will conduct a tabletop tactical simulation, under the supervision of Fletcher Military Fellows and Tufts ROTC Cadets. Students will utilize and learn about squad tactics, how to defend a perimeter, and how to react to adversary troop movements.

We hope to see you there!

RSVP here

Braker 118

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) Meeting

tuftsigl — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:03:58 +0000

96 Packard Avenue

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Past Scholarships

jtijssen — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:32:11 +0000

FY18 Student Scholarships:

Careers in Human Rights - Alumni Panel

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:45:40 +0000

Thinking about a career in human rights? Thinking about a career in data science? Wondering how the two might be combined? Come hear from alumni working in the field.

The Institute will be holding an Alumni Panel looking at careers in Human Rights featuring:

Cabot 702

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 18:30 to 19:30

IGL General

Exciting news regarding Davis Projects for Peace!

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:39:25 +0000

Tufts International Development

We're very excited to let you know that Davis Projects for Peace has selected Tufts International Development’s Ecuador Koombook Program as one of sixteen outstanding projects from the summer of 2018!

Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) Meeting

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:16:53 +0000

96 Packard Avenue

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Tufts Community Day by Olive Garst (E'21)

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:54:44 +0000

EWB

The Tufts Engineering Chapter of Engineers Without Borders participated in Tufts Community Day on September 30, 2018. Community Day is a yearly event where Tufts clubs set up activities and events and people from the surrounding communities are invited on to campus. The event attracts families, neighbors, and lots of fun.

To Arm or Not to Arm, That is the German Question

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:34:19 +0000

Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion featuring Professor Thomas Berger of Boston University who will speak about the decision to reconstitute the German military after WW2. Professor Berger is an expert on Germany and the foreign policies of former Axis powers and will discuss the virtues, risks, and future of German political and military leadership as it relates to global security and even the future of the Western Alliance itself. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion.

Braker 118

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Decolonizing International Relations Conference

jtijssen — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:29:21 +0000

The inaugural Decolonizing International Relations Conference led by Fletcher Students of Color and Allies aims to create a space for diverse perspectives in the study of International Relations theory and practice. The goal of this conference is to allow for critical intellectual exchange that surpasses the boundaries of traditional Western thought. We will be constructing theories as well as discussing principles, policies, and practices from underrepresented regions and perspectives while challenging the beliefs that are customarily taught in U.S.-based institutions.

160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Friday, October 12, 2018 - 09:30 to 18:00

IGL General

ALLIES Weekly Discussion: Challenges Facing Democratic Foreign Policy

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:39:21 +0000

Come join the ALLIES weekly discussion about the clash between long-term foreign policy strategy and the chaotic nature of democracy. We will be exploring the concept through particular historical examples and discussing their modern day impacts. You don't need any prior knowledge of the topic to join and there will be some short readings there to get you acquainted with the discussion. We hope to see you there!

Braker 118

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:16:39 +0000

96 Packard ave

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Export Promotion in Europe: Working at the Foreign Commercial Service by Laura Schiemichen (F’19)

tuftsigl — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:20:25 +0000

Global Research

As part of the Masters in Transatlantic Affairs, offered jointly by The Fletcher School and the College of Europe, I have chosen to explore my interest in foreign policy, economics, and U.S.-E.U. relations in Brussels, Belgium this fall. Since September, I have been a part of the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) team at the U.S.

Sustainable Menstruation in India: “Greening the Red” by Rashi Rathi (F’18)

jtijssen — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:30:44 +0000

Empower

While surveying women about their menstrual management practices in Bengaluru, India, I was surprised to learn that more than 80 percent of the respondents were concerned about their environmental footprint from using disposable sanitary napkins.

It Takes a Community by Laurel Howell (E’19)

jtijssen — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:29:57 +0000

EWB

The morning of August 16 dawns bright and early. We are all awake by 6:30 and the community is already moving; women are drawing water from the borehole near the CBCC (preschool), which was built by Joshua Orphan and Community Care, where we are staying.

Impact of Architecture on the Rwandan Community by Bruce Ahirwe (EG’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:24:18 +0000

Global Research

For the third and last month of my internship at Genesis and Gilgal Group( G&G), I focused on learning the impact of architecture on Rwanda. In my last two blogs, I elaborated on the connection between architecture and human rights. Cities, buildings, etc.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:09:54 +0000

The 2019 EPIIC International Symposium will be three days of what we hope will be far-reaching discussions on issues critical to understanding the pressing challenges facing countries and migrants, from the tensions between state sovereignty and global migration to the policies that allow the continued existence of slavery and human trafficking, from the impacts of South-to-South migration to the vanguard role cities play in migration, from the securitization of migration to the roles gender and climate change are playing and will play in future policies.

ASEAN Auditorium and 51 Winthrop St

Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 16:00

EPIIC

Access to Clean Drinking Water in Solomoni, Malawi by Elana Chan (A'21)

jtijssen — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:19:32 +0000

EWB

Despite our exhaustion from the long journey, we were all excited to finally arrive in Malawi as we walked down the steps from the aircraft.

Blood and Water Will Flow Together by Atrey Bhargava (A’21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:46:28 +0000

Global Research

Our research trip in Pakistan has been a transformative experience for both Uzair and I. Uzair Sattar and I met in this past year’s EPIIC class; he’s from Pakistan and I’m from India, and we wanted to look at a project that impacted both of our countries.

Global Perspectives: A Tufts University Photo Contest

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 20:42:42 +0000

Extended Deadline to: October 26, 2018. Photos should have been taken when graduate and undergraduate Tufts students were studying, working, interning, or conducting research abroad or, in the case of the last theme should represent global perspectives on Tufts’ campuses in Boston, Grafton, or Medford during the last year (i.e.

Global Perspectives: A Tufts University Photo Contest

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:52:49 +0000

Extended Deadline to: October 26, 2018

2017 Food and Water 1st place (tie). Alex Cherry, A&S Undergraduate. Purpose of Travel: Study Location: Assisi, Italy

As you travel abroad this summer, prepare for the 2nd annual Global Perspectives Photo Contest!

Eligibility:

Amnesty International GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:20:31 +0000

Through weekly discussions, events, and campaigns, the Tufts Amnesty International chapter aims to raise awareness of human rights abuses among the Tufts community and in the greater Boston area.

Eaton 202

Monday, September 17, 2018 - 19:00 to 20:00

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

International Connections by Brianna Gates (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:48:20 +0000

Global Research

I concluded my internship with the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) on the final day of July, but my final week involved the most rewarding and exciting activities of the summer.

Expanding the Koombook Project into Minas, Ecuador by Jacob Rubel (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:15:38 +0000

Tufts International Development

This August I traveled to Ecuador with members of Tufts International to visit our current digital library project and implement new centers into two other towns. The first of these new locations was San Jose de Minas, a medium sized town about 2 hours outside of Quito.

Tufts International Development GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:00:36 +0000

Tufts International Development (Tufts ID) is a student-led organization that immerses students in the practice of sustainable development around the world. Students create and implement development-focused projects with the assistance of non-profit partners, and work on teams to implement these programs. Throughout the year students work on these projects remotely, and in the summer, students travel to their project location to conduct on-the-ground work. Tufts ID members are currently working on three projects, one in Ecuador, one in Honduras and one in India.

Pearson 112

Monday, September 17, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

Tufts International Development

Tufts International Development GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:59:38 +0000

Tufts International Development (Tufts ID) is a student-led organization that immerses students in the practice of sustainable development around the world. Students create and implement development-focused projects with the assistance of non-profit partners, and work on teams to implement these programs. Throughout the year students work on these projects remotely, and in the summer, students travel to their project location to conduct on-the-ground work. Tufts ID members are currently working on three projects, one in Ecuador, one in Honduras and one in India.

Pearson 112

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 20:15 to 21:15

Tufts International Development

Engineers Without Borders GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:31:57 +0000

Anderson 208

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Tufts ALLIES GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:03:38 +0000

Are you interested in international relations, national security & defense, and our changing world? Are you interested in international research opportunities, career guidance, and personal academic development? Do you want to engage in meaningful dialogue about American civil-military relations? Most importantly, do you want to meet some AMAZING people?

Come to the Tufts ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services) General Interest Meeting for all that and more!

Visit ALLIES website

Braker 118

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Protest Culture in Washington, D.C. By Alison Bogy (A’20)

tuftsigl — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:33:28 +0000

Global Research

This summer, as a result of my IGL-funded internship with the Truman National Security Project, I have the opportunity to live in Washington D.C.

Inquiry

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:58:44 +0000

Mentor High School Students and Design a Role-Playing Simulation on Migration in a Turbulent World

EXP 0079 XAF • Two Semesters • 1.5 credit hours each semester

96 Packard ave

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

Inquiry

Texts

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:41:19 +0000

In addition to periodicals and papers, texts being considered for the two-semester course include: Exodus: How Migration Is Changing our World by Paul Collier; The Age of Migration by Stephen Castles, Hein de Haas, and Mark J Miller (eds); Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped our World and Will Define our Future by Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, and Meera Balarajan; The

International Students and EPIIC

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:34:00 +0000

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:30:52 +0000

Migration in a Turbulent World

The 34th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 7-9, 2019

OPEN to the PUBLIC

Research and Projects

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:06:11 +0000

RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 19:39:20 +0000

Tufts International Development

This August, I traveled to Ecuador with Tufts International Development (TID) to continue our KoomBook digital library project. This trip, we are moving the center in Coaque, a coastal town affected by the 2016 earthquake, and implementing two new programs in Minas and Jatumpamba. We just completed our Coaque portion of the trip.

Measuring the Impact of Non-Tariff Measures by Diya Prabhakar (F’19)

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:10:42 +0000

My first few weeks at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) were incredible - in terms of the projects I was working on as well as networking.

Inefficiencies in the Indian Menstrual Health Marketplace by Rashi Rathi (F’18)

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:40:39 +0000

Empower

I am studying the potential of technology to improve women’s healthcare as part of my Masters’ thesis at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, and I am supported by the Institute for Global Leadership in this endeavor.

Changing the World, One Community at a Time by Grishma Rimal (F’19)

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:37:56 +0000

Empower

What is social entrepreneurship?

This question has resurfaced time and again during my time at Tufts University. The only consistency I have found in the answers I receive is the caveat that there is no formalized definition or response for it.

Annual Student Organizations Fair

tuftsigl — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:45:02 +0000

Annual Student Organizations Fair will be held on Wednesday, September 12 on Res Quad from 5-7pm – come to find out more about the IGL’s student groups as well as the more than 300 Tufts student organizations.

Allies

Amnesty International

NIMEP

Oslo Scholars

Res Quad

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 17:00 to 19:00

IGL General

Gearing toward the End by Atrey Bhargava (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:42:28 +0000

Oslo Scholars

After a month and a half of my internship at CANVAS, the city of Belgrade seems more like home than just a vantage point to study and hone my skills in the areas of human rights and activism. July is the month of tourists, and this has provided a much-needed jolt to the dragging economy.

African Leadership University - Educating Africa’s Future Leaders by Benard Ngaruiya (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:44:55 +0000

For the last month, I have been working at the African Leadership University in Mauritius as an intern for the Strategic Operations team. The African Leadership University is one of the greatest resources for educating Africa’s future leaders.

The Importance of Training: Community Health Work in Kenya by Olivia Ng (A’20)

tuftsigl — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:23:41 +0000

Empower

As someone who comes from a technologically literate generation, sometimes it is difficult for me to imagine what it might be like to not know how to use a cell phone. These thoughts are then tempered when I remember how difficult it is for me to pick up an Android when I am so used to the touch of an iPhone.

Colloquium Members

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:14:18 +0000

Breaking the Silence: Vunja Kimya by Daniel Ndirangu (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:40:35 +0000

I am fortunate enough this summer to intern at an NGO in my home country of Kenya as a policy strategy assistant in the Policy and Legal Department of Vunja Kimya, a Non-Governmental Organization with a focus on sexual and gender-based violence.

A City that Never Sleeps and a Mission that Never Rests by Kevin Doherty (A’20)

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:19:23 +0000

In New York / Concrete jungle where dreams are made of / There’s nothing you can’t do / Now you’re in New York.

Providing and Advocating for Marginalized Citizens’ Rights in Kazakhstan by Elmira Askerova (F’19)

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 14:52:57 +0000

Empower

This summer, I had a chance to work with a newly established social enterprise whose main goal is to create job opportunities for marginalized citizens – the disabled, single mothers and orphans – in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Pressure to End Menstrual Banishment from Above by Caroline Armstrong Hall (F’19)

tuftsigl — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:24:11 +0000

Global Research

One of my main tasks for this summer, as part of with my work for the Centre for Agro-Ecology and Development (CAED) in Nepal, is creating a ‘shadow report’ for the attention of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee).

Qatar: Taking its own Path by Kevin Dupont (F’19)

tuftsigl — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:38:16 +0000

Global Research

After conducting research in both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar this month, I am excited to elaborate further about the Qatari angle of the corporate environment in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

Karaoke and networking in Singapore by Matthew Jourlait (A’21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:58:28 +0000

I am now nearing the end of my internship in Singapore. This experience has been eye-opening and captivating, not only from a business perspective, but also from a cultural and historical one.

Researching Non-Violent Methods of Resistance at the Albert Einstein Institution by Claire Trilling (A’19)

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:18:35 +0000

Oslo Scholars

As part of the Oslo Scholars program this summer, I’ve been working remotely for Jamila Raqib at the Albert Einstein Institution. The organization specializes in the study of nonviolent methods of resistance and how they can be used in conflicts globally.

Architecture Is a Human Right by Bruce Ahirwe (EG’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:24:29 +0000

Global Research

You might be wondering what is the link between architecture and human rights? For organizations like Genesis and Gilgal Group (G&G), architecture is intrinsically tied to humanity. The ultimate goal of their designs is that human rights become an architect’s powerful tool for better urban planning and construction.

Itetero: Rwanda’s First Radio Programme For Children by Gauri Khanduja (F’19)

tuftsigl — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:31:35 +0000

It has been over a month since I arrived in Kigali and began working with Search for Common Ground’s Institutional Learning team for East Africa. As a part of my role here, I’m supporting the team in the monitoring and evaluation of different programs in the region.

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:44:36 +0000

Tuesday, September 4

First Day of Class - EPIIC Orientation

Thursday, September 6

Why People Move and Where They Move

Lecturer: Professor Williams

Tuesday, September 11

International Migration before 1945

Lecturer: Professor Williams

EPIIC 2018-19 Overview

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:32:48 +0000

The 2018-19 Sherman Teichman EPIIC Colloquium

MIGRATION IN A TURBULENT WORLD

EPIIC 2019: Migration in a Turbulent World

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 20:10:20 +0000

2019

Empowering Those Who Deliver Hope: Community Health Work in Kenya by Olivia Ng (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:09:58 +0000

Empower

“Community health workers deliver hope and health door to door, day in and day out; they are my heroes. It is our job to support them as they break that stubborn link between being poor and having poor health.”
-Josh Nesbit, CEO, Co-Founder, Medic Mobile

Learning How To Tell the Story of Informal Female Leadership after Maria in San Juan by Hailey Gavin (A’19)

tuftsigl — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:30:52 +0000

PNDP

Many small businesses in San Juan, Puerto Rico, became unprofitable for months due to damages caused by Hurricane Maria and due to the subsequent decline in tourism. As a result, thousands of business owners left the island.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: A Truman Lesson in Representation by Alison Bogy (A’20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:25:15 +0000

This summer, as part of my IGL-funded internship with the Truman National Security Project, I had the opportunity to staff the annual Truman Conference in early June. The annual conference brings together Truman members, national security experts, and politicos to organize, train, and learn.

Enterprise Funds: An Innovative and Underutilized Tool of U.S. Foreign Policy by Cornelius Queen (F’19)

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:02:10 +0000

For the second summer in a row, I have the privilege of interning at the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF), which is helping drive private sector growth in Egypt. The EAEF helps grow the private sector by investing in businesses that create jobs, improve Egyptians’ quality of life, and promote financial inclusion.

The crisis in Mali: Center-Periphery Relationships and Decentralization by Nicolas Normand (F’18)

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:00:26 +0000

Global Research

For the past six years, the Republic of Mali has been facing its most important crisis since it gained independence from France in 1960.

Working toward the Realization of Women’s Rights in Western Nepal by Caroline Hall Armstrong (F’19)

tuftsigl — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:00:24 +0000

Global Research

My host organization for this summer is a Nepali NGO, the Center for Agro-Ecology and Development (CAED), based in Kathmandu.

Journeys Don’t Always End Up the Way We Expect Them To by Carlos Irisarri (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:53:32 +0000

Oslo Scholars

There are very few events in the world that will land you in as many places as I found myself during the course of the Oslo Freedom Forum, especially in so little time.

The 10th Anniversary of the Oslo Freedom Forum by Carlos Irisarri (A’21)

tuftsigl — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:49:12 +0000

Oslo Scholars

As part of the Oslo Scholars program at the Institute for Global Leadership, I, along with another Tufts student, was given the opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) in Norway.

tuftsigl — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 16:57:05 +0000

Last week, at the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants, I was honored to interview two women who fled Vietnam as refugees over thirty years ago. Thuy Leung and her sister spoke with me about their journey from Vietnam to America.

Interning at the Rondeli Foundation in Tbilisi, Georgia by Benjamin Cooper (A'20)

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:45:33 +0000

Global Research

Following a cancelled overnight flight from Minsk to Tbilisi, I arrived in beautiful Tbilisi on a Monday afternoon. I was greeted by fervent taxi drivers competing for my ride. I finally got in one and was driven down the aptly named George Bush Boulevard into the heart of the city.

How To Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men and other Nonviolent Techniques To Change the World by Atrey Bhargava (A'21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 20:05:15 +0000

Oslo Scholars

The title comes from Srdja Popovic’s book, Blueprint for a Revolution

Documenting the Impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by Sofie Hecht (A'18)

heatherbarry — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:16:45 +0000

PNDP

San Juan, Puerto Rico was the destination for this year’s summer workshop and the last activity of the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice, which is now concluding its eight years of educating visual journalists and storytellers at Tufts.

The Impact Investing Landscape in Italy by Alice Ursini (F'19)

heatherbarry — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 14:51:04 +0000

Empower

Soon after arriving in Italy for my summer internship, a populist government came to power. Two deeply different parties, the Five Star Movement and the League, won the majority in the recent election and, defying all expectations, formed a coalition to rule the country.

Developing Solutions for Sustainable Trade: My first few weeks at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development by Divya Prabhakar (F'19)

tuftsigl — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 17:00:10 +0000

Global Research

I started my internship at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland on May 16, 2018. UNCTAD is a United Nations agency, dedicated to supporting developing countries to access the benefits of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively.

Narrative & Documentary

admin — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 08:45:26 +0000

The Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice (2010-2018) gives students the skills to explain the world around them to the people around them. The program teaches students to shape global issues into multimedia stories that are narrative and compelling.

Understanding First-Hand How Everyday People Use Innovative Ideas and Techniques To Tackle the Issues of our Times by Grishma Rimal (F'19)

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:26:08 +0000

Empower

It takes approximately 140 seconds to get from the bottom to the top of the escalators at the Rosslyn Metro Station. Every morning, I take those escalators on my way to work.

The Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants: Financial Literacy Program by Brianna Gates (A'20)

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:53:41 +0000

Last semester, I attended the IGL Migration Series where I was introduced to Mary Troung, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI). The mission of ORI is to integrate refugees and immigrants into the fabric of the Commonwealth.

The Finnish Model for National Defense by Lionel Oh (A'21)

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:23:17 +0000

ALLIES

On the side trip to Helsinki as part of this year’s ALLIES Joint Research Project in Estonia, some of us visited the National Museum of Finland.

PNDP: Energy Resilience in Puerto Rico By Cody Eaton (A'19)

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:02:29 +0000

PNDP

As a participant in the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice (PNDP) this past spring, I’ve come to learn that headlines only capture a fraction of reality, and thus it is important to amplify what plays out in their shadows.

Joint Research Project in Estonia by Benjamin Cooper (A'20)

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:25:55 +0000

ALLIES

After arriving in Tallinn to warm weather and sunlight, the Tufts, West Point, and Naval Academy contingents began the Joint Research Project at US Embassy Tallinn.

Cyber-attacks in Estonia by Lionel Oh (A'21)

tuftsigl — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:20:04 +0000

ALLIES

It has been six days since we arrived in Estonia, and this small Baltic state and its plethora of unique problems and circumstances has really piqued my curiosity. When you have 45,000 square kilometers to share among a population of 1.3 million, there is a lot of land to go around.

Attending the Multi-stakeholders Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation at the United Nations by Jiaxun (Leila) Li (A'19)

tuftsigl — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:00:10 +0000

EPIIC

My first conference at the United Nations was deeply illuminating, despite the many esoteric acronyms. The STI Forum is short for the Multi-stakeholders Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Freedom To Connect with Activists across the World by Claire Trilling (A'19)

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:15:04 +0000

Oslo Scholars

I stepped off the plane in Oslo, Norway excited to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum, a gathering of the world’s most notable human rights activists, journalists, policymakers, technologists, and artists who share the goal of making the world a more democratic and peaceful place.

Getting to the interview is half the challenge in Lebanon by Eliza Davis (A'18)

tuftsigl — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:28:01 +0000

Global Research

I woke up at 6:30am and cursed Mekano Rental Car. I’d tried to pick up a car the day before but had a misunderstanding with the service driver and ended up arriving five minutes past closing. I’d left Fourn el Chebbeck with half an hour to spare but had ended up in the wrong part of Bourj Hammoud, stuck in traffic.

Day Zero: Water Crisis in South Africa by Jonathan Keenan (F'19)

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:18:14 +0000

Cape Town is at the center of a major El-Nino-triggered drought, which began in Southern Africa in 2015 and continues today as annual rainfall in the region had decreased by as much as 75 percent.

David Rawson Memorial Lecture by Dr. William Overholt by Peter de Guzman

tuftsigl — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:00:17 +0000

SURGE held its annual China-U.S. Symposium on April 13th-14th. This symposium was composed of four panels, a lecture, and a keynote speech by Singaporean Ambassador to the United States Dr. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri.

Global Access to Decentralized Fabrication by Vincent Hwang and Jordan Hindes

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:28:05 +0000

EWB

Tufts Engineers Without Borders organized a talk in April as part of the Institute of Global Leadership’s Migration Series. The talk, “Global Access to Decentralized Fabrication”, was given by Engineering’s Professor of the Practice Jean-Michel Molenaar.

Jamnesty! Music for Human Rights 2018 by Driston Galvao and Jared Cohn

tuftsigl — Thu, 31 May 2018 13:12:57 +0000

Amnesty International

In April, Tufts Amnesty International hosted its annual Jamnesty! Music for Human Rights concert. The event was designed to celebrate the year’s human rights achievements as well as to highlight and take action on additional Amnesty campaigns.

Project Linda-Jamii in Kenya by Maureen Kalimba Isimbi

tuftsigl — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:57:10 +0000

I plan to volunteer or learn something new every spring break. During my 2017 spring break, I had the opportunity to visit Israeli and Palestinian territories with a group of Tufts students called Visions of Peace that is sponsored by Tufts Hillel.

Declining Democracies and Protecting Liberties at NAFAC 2018 by Alexandria Hayman, Tufts Class of 2019

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 May 2018 17:34:53 +0000

ALLIES

After a cold, gray weekend in Boston, I was more excited than ever by the opportunity to attend the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on April 10-12.

ALLIES FieldEx 2018: Field Exercise in Peace and Stability Operations by Ariel Serruya

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 May 2018 17:14:06 +0000

ALLIES

On a weekend in April, Tufts students participated in a live, post-conflict simulation known as FieldEx (Field Exercise for Peacekeeping and Stability Operations). FieldEx is an annual event organized by a committee of undergraduate students of the IGL’s ALLIES program.

From Challenging the Status Quo to Approaching Obstacles as Opportunities by Samantha Collins

tuftsigl — Mon, 28 May 2018 18:11:57 +0000

ALLIES

The Naval Academy Leadership Conference 2018 on “Breaking Barriers: Obstacles Are Opportunities” brought in speakers including the Honorable Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State; Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President of Humanitarian Services at the American Red Cross; LTG H.R.

International Development Hackathon by Emerson Wenzel

tuftsigl — Fri, 25 May 2018 13:23:36 +0000

The International Development Hackathon (IDHack) was held in February 2018. Very broadly, hackathons are twenty-four-hour events where groups of students come together to solve a challenge. Typically, this challenge involves using some sort of new technology or software, but IDHack is different.

Fletcher Food Symposium “Food & Conflict” by Molly Haragan

tuftsigl — Thu, 24 May 2018 21:50:39 +0000

The Fletcher Culinary Diplomacy and Food Policy Group, the Tufts Culinary Society, and the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies held the Fletcher Food Symposium “Food & Conflict” on Friday, 20 April.

2018-2019 Colloquium: Migration in a Turbulent World

mdillard — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:29:38 +0000

The 2018-2019 EPIIC Colloquium will critically examine the multidimensional aspects of migration. Migration has become a worldwide phenomenon and its importance today is clear. Concerns with the demographic, economic, social, security, legal and political consequences of international migration have also increased.

Lane 100

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 15:00 to 17:00

EPIIC

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium 2017: The World of Tomorrow

mdillard — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:35:36 +0000

Student Workshop on Civil-Military Operations by Noah Kulak (A’19)

tuftsigl — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 20:54:52 +0000

ALLIES

War has always included an element of uncertainty, a gray zone, made more intense by the different ways wars are waged today. Battle lines are murky. Enemy combatants blend into the urban or rural communities. Even the end goals may be unclear to both policymakers and commanding officers alike.

IGL Graduation Reception

mdillard — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:16:49 +0000

On Saturday May 19th, the IGL will be holding a reception for its graduating students and their families and friends. Please join us for the event!

96 Packard Ave

Saturday, May 19, 2018 - 10:00 to 11:30

IGL General

Inquiry 2018: The Future Nuclear Imperative

mdillard — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:22:47 +0000

Inquiry

At this point in history, as North Korea announces its nuclear capability, is there a need for a revised Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons?

Tufts Global Reach Berlin

mdillard — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:58:08 +0000

IGL News

Apr 20

Tufts Global Reach

mdillard — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:56:54 +0000

Join us for the next Tufts Global Reach event, happening in Berlin from May 4-6, 2018. It will be an exciting weekend of intellectual, social, and cultural events aimed at bringing the global alumni community together. On May 5 at 11:00am, Professor Abi Williams will be giving a keynote speech on this year's EPIIC theme, "Is the Liberal World Order Ending?". Afterward, he'll be joined by two outstanding alumni, Atika Shubert, J95, a CNN international correspondent, and Iran Kamel, F15, an award-winning filmmaker, researcher, and cultural strategist.

Berlin

Friday, May 4, 2018 - 13:00 to Sunday, May 6, 2018 - 14:00

IGL General

The Shadow of Partition: Migration and the Indian Subcontinent by Ayden Crosby

mdillard — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:24:43 +0000

Tufts International Development

How do our conceptions of space, boundaries, and political borders impact the way we address migration? What is the shadow cast by the partition of India 1947 and how is this related to our perceptions of space?

Working in Za’atari Refugee Camp by Kristina Mensik

mdillard — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:03:52 +0000

NIMEP

As part of the Institute for Global Leadership’s Student Speaker Series on Migration this spring, Tufts’ New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) brought Michael Nikconchuk (A’11) to campus to speak about his experience working for Questscope in the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan.

Transit Migration through Mexico by Claire Connolly

tuftsigl — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:30:09 +0000

Tufts International Development

On February 21st, 2018, Tufts International Development hosted the IGL Student Group Speaker Series on Migration. We brought Dr.

Tufts Dogdeball Tournament!!

tuftsigl — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:41:46 +0000

Come play dodgeball with Tufts Engineers Without Borders and Tufts Quidditch! You and four of your friends can compete for glory and, more importantly, prizes! We will be using standard dodgeball rules but will be using BLUDGERS instead of normal dodgeballs. Don't worry, they aren't made out of solid iron like they are in Harry Potter!

Sunday, April 22, 2018 - 16:00 to 18:00

EWB

2018 Synaptic Scholars Senior Presentations

mdillard — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 18:13:20 +0000

Join Synaptic Scholars for their Senior Presentations, with a reception to follow, on Wednesday, April 25 on the 7th floor of Cabot!

Cabot 7th Floor

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 18:00 to 20:00

Synaptic Scholars

Inquiry 2018: The Future Nuclear Imperative

mdillard — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:33:49 +0000

Inquiry 2018 Program

Check out the response by the Seoul division!

Migration Series: Global Access to Decentralized Fabrication with Professor Molenaar

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:15:04 +0000

Jean-Michel Molenaar is a Professor of Practice at the School of Engineering at Tufts. He has been part of the international fab lab network since its early years, after earning an M.A. in Arts and Technology in the Netherlands.

Nelson Auditorium

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

EWB

EPIIC 2018-19: Migration in a Turbulent World • EXP 0079XF

heatherbarry — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:04:26 +0000

Fall 2018/Spring 2019 • Tuesdays, Thursdays • 3:00-5:00pm

Synaptic Scholars Class of 2021 GIM

mdillard — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:42:18 +0000

Come learn about Synaptic Scholars as they begin their application process for their next cohort. If you are interested, please come to the general interest meeting on Tuesday, April 3rd at 8:30pm in Eaton 124.

Eaton 124

Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 20:30

Synaptic Scholars

Tufts Engineers Without Borders 6k Run 2018

mdillard — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:03:45 +0000

Want to get fit and support awesome international development work? Come to Tufts Engineers Without Borders' annual 6k run! Why is it a 6k? It's the average distance women in Africa and Asia need to walk to get water (per the UN). The race will begin at 10 AM sharp so show up early to pick up your bib number. The top male and female finishers will receive prizes!

Tufts University Ellis Oval Track Field

Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 09:30 to 11:00

EWB

The 2018 EPIIC Symposium on "Is the Liberal World Order Ending?"

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:54:19 +0000

Synaptic Scholars present: a Fireside Chat with Prof. Charles Inouye

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:48:04 +0000

"Building a perspective bigger than the one you're exposed to": Sitting down with TILIP Alumnus David Chang

tuftsigl — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:26:31 +0000

Student Group Spotlight: Engineers Without Borders

tuftsigl — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:20:23 +0000

Institute Update: Building Bridges

tuftsigl — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:01:47 +0000

IGL Student Group Speaker Series: Migration

tuftsigl — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:31:53 +0000

Film Screening - "Why We Fight?"

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:49:14 +0000

In this era of the Global War on Terror, National Geographic has received unprecedented access to the U.S. military forces stationed in all corners of the world. The Chain of Command series, touches every level of the military apparatus, from Afghanistan to Latin America, to Africa and Washington, D.C. Episode 8 of the series follows U.S. forces as they continue to face challenges in Afghanistan and endure a tragedy in Niger.

Barnum 104

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 19:30 to 21:00

ALLIES

IGL Student Group Speaker Series on Migration: the Indian Sub-Continent

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:30:43 +0000

As part of the IGL Student Group Speaker Series on Migration, this lecture will focus on the long shadow cast by the 1947 partition of India, and the creation of Pakistan, on migration in the South Asian subcontinent.

Ayesha Jalal Mary Richardson Professor of History South Asia, the Muslim World and Director of Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies

Barnum 104

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

BUILD

INQUIRY 2018: The Future Nuclear Imperative

tuftsigl — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:42:26 +0000

Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 18:00 to Saturday, April 7, 2018 - 21:00

Inquiry

Empower Application 2023

tuftsigl — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:14:47 +0000

https://tuftsgloballeadership.org/resources/2023-empower-application

Empower Program Informational Session

tuftsigl — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:27:54 +0000

Interested in social entrepreneurship? The Empower Fellowship provides students the opportunity to launch social enterprises, participate in internships and conduct applied research related to social entrepreneurship in international or local community development. Come hear from Empower Fellows about their experiences and learn how you can get involved!

Visit Empower Program page

Click here to see the poster

The Fletcher school, Crowe Room, 310

Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 12:30 to 13:30

Empower

IGL Newsletter: March 2018

tuftsigl — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:43:43 +0000

Featured Story

EPIIC 2018 Symposium audio and video

mdillard — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:11:19 +0000

IGL News

Watch video recordings of the 2018 EPIIC Symposium, provided by JumboCast

Mar 07

Synaptic Scholars Lightning Talks: Creating a Positive Identity by Judy Chen and Maude Plucker

mdillard — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:49:21 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

Sunday’s Synaptics meeting featured two lightning talks that explored positive psychology and one’s identity and purpose.

IGL Student Group Speaker Series: Refugee Resettlement in Massachusetts with Mary Truong

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:27:51 +0000

Her talk will include info on the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI)’s programs, policies and population at a glance; update on the current refugee arrivals number and how Massachusetts is dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis.

Barnum 104

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 12:00

Human Rights

Amnesty International

2018 EPIIC Film Series: A World in Disarray

mdillard — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:47:07 +0000

"A World in Disarray", a VICE special report, is a feature-length documentary that explores the disorder in today's international landscape, how it arose, and how it plays out in four areas of conflict and tension: Syria, Ukraine, the South China Sea, and North Korea.

Barnum 104

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 20:00

EPIIC

The 2018 EPIIC Film Series: THE SQUARE

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:49:13 +0000

2014 Academy Award Nominated Documentary: THE SQUARE

The Egyptian Revolution had been an ongoing rollercoaster for two and a half years and the news only offered a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of July 2013, Egypt deposed its second president within the span of three years.

Barnum 104

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 19:00 to 21:00

tuftsigl — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:20:40 +0000

Event is posponed due to illness

Speaker: Kelly M. Greenhill, Director of the International Relations Program and Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University
Title: Weapons of Mass Migration
Description: This lecture will discuss contemporary trends in migration and the perception of migration as a security issue.

Cabot 205

Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

ALLIES

IGL Student Group Speaker Series on Migration: Beyond the US-Mexican Border

tuftsigl — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 21:02:01 +0000

Cabot 205

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 18:00 to 19:00

Tufts International Development

IGL Student Group Speaker Series on Migration: Lessons Learned from Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan

tuftsigl — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:53:01 +0000

Cabot 206

Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

Global Security

Human Rights

MERG

The Urgency of a Tufts Education in Prisons by Maude Plucker

mdillard — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:44:54 +0000

TUPIT

When I came to college in the United States, I was struck by major injustices that plagued a country that ranked highly for its wealth, power, and development. Amongst them, the lack of public health care, the prominence of gun violence, and the atrocities of mass incarceration provoked in me an infuriating confusion.

Naval Academy Leadership Conference: Obstacles are Opportunities by Samantha Salkin

mdillard — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:34:09 +0000

On January 21-24, I had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Naval Academy Leadership Conference: Obstacles are Opportunities. The conference featured three days of incredible speakers, including business owners, Navy SEALs, and high-ranking government officials.

The Importance of Engaging Community Members in Sustainability Projects by Clemencia Pinascola

mdillard — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:34:59 +0000

Tufts International Development

This winter, I was part of the Ecuador Team of Tufts International Development (TID) that travelled to Coaque, Ecuador, to check in on our ongoing digital library project, Koombook.

The Reality in Coaque, Ecuador by Joaquin Bustamante

mdillard — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:27:28 +0000

Tufts International Development

Coaque is a rural town located in the coastal region of Ecuador. It has suffered dramatically since the deadly earthquake struck the community in 2016. Tufts International Development (TID) has been working with the community since 2016, in collaboration with the NGO Avanti and Libraries Without Borders, to implement Koombook.

EPIIC Symposium 2018 - Video Stream

tuftsigl — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:59:41 +0000

EPIIC Symposium 2018
Is the Liberal World Order Ending?

The 33rd Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

March 1-3, 2018

Medical Spanish: Lost in Translation by Gabriela Funez-dePagnier

mdillard — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:49:13 +0000

Global Health

It felt great to collectively accomplish a week of setting up five pop-up clinics in rural communities around Xela, and providing free medical care and prescriptions to approximately 400 patients. This experience would not have come to fruition without Timmy Global Health’s partnership with Pop Wuj.

“It is never about me but others”: Tufts Timmy Global Health Medical service trip to Xela, Guatemala by Magnifique Mukundwa

mdillard — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:43:28 +0000

Global Health

I knew almost nothing about Guatemala until I joined Tufts Timmy Global Health, one of the 15 chapters of Timmy Global Health. Timmy Global Health is a non-profit organization based in Indiana that is dedicated to tackling global health disparities in Guatemala, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Nigeria.

TILIP Class of 2018

mdillard — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:00:03 +0000

Brazil

Negotiation Skills

tuftsigl — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:16:22 +0000

Innocence International

tuftsigl — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 17:46:51 +0000

The IGL is in the process of establishing a research and internship program with Innocence International on behalf of prisoners on death row believed to be wrongly incarcerated. Innocence International was founded by the famed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and his co-defendant John Artis, who were released from prison in 1985 after having been held for 18 years for a wrongful murder conviction. The initiative will focus on the American and international criminal justice systems, asking students to think critically about the intersection of race, class, and imprisonment.

The Fine Line Between the Digital and “Real” World: Social Media and Social Order in Oslo, Norway by Shaan Merchant

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:55:16 +0000

Global Research

In his speech, celebrated Norwegian sociologist Knut Lundby said, “We must be careful not to exaggerate the power of social media in determining social order.” Despite the extreme respect for him in the field, Lundby’s warning was answered by laughter from the crowd: in a conference focused on social media and social order, this is awf

Amnesty International’s ‘Write for Rights’ Campaign by Jared D Cohn

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:33:49 +0000

Amnesty International

The “Write for Rights” campaign is one of Amnesty International’s most important initiatives for lobbying for human rights. Every December, during “Write for Rights”, supporters from across the globe write letters on behalf of people whose human rights are being violated.

Current Internship Opportunities

mdillard — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:49:29 +0000

Oslo Scholars Program 2023

Internships

All those interested are required to apply by Friday, February 24, 2023 11:59pm with the following materials submitted to michaela.harrington@tufts.edu in one folder/zip file per internship you are applying for labeled [LASTNAME] [INTERNSHIP]. e.g. SMITH CANVAS

Student Group Spotlight: ALLIES

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:59:25 +0000

The Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) is an undergraduate organization dedicated to improving civilian-military relations. They were founded at Tufts University by students involved in the Institute for Global Leadership’s (IGL) EPIIC program in 2006.

Institute Update: EPIIC

tuftsigl — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:17:46 +0000

IGL Newsletter: December 2017

tuftsigl — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 21:38:22 +0000

Featured Story

tuftsigl — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:46:49 +0000

The IGL quarterly newsletter includes information about past and upcoming events, announcements and other information to keep you up to date on what's happening both inside and outside the IGL community (around the world and at the IGL).

Institute Update: EPIIC

tuftsigl — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 16:10:38 +0000

EPIIC

The 2017-18 EPIIC topic is “Is the Liberal World Order Ending?” The IGL’s new Director, Abi Williams, sees this theme as at the heart of the Institute for Global Leadership’s (IGL) mission to prepare new generations of critical thinkers and effective ethical global leaders who can comprehend the world’s most challenging global issues.

Oslo Scholars Information Session

mdillard — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:06:31 +0000

In hopes of inspiring the next round of applicants for the summer of 2018, several Oslo Scholars from the past two summers will present and discuss their experiences with the student body.

Institute for Global Leadership - 96 Packard Ave

Friday, December 8, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00

Oslo Scholars

BUILD Alumni and Student Engagement Opportunity

mdillard — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:48:06 +0000

Take advantage of this great opportunity to engage and connect with BUILD alumni. Join us for pizza and chat with alumni as they share their reflections about their time at the IGL. This is a great opportunity for current members to ask questions, get advice and share information about current and upcoming projects. It’s casual, it's fun and it's a dinner built specifically to help student members develop their projects.

RSVP here!

Alumni Bios:

Institute for Global Leadership - 96 Packard Ave

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 18:00

BUILD

ALLIES Annual Civil-Military Relations Conference

mdillard — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:03:57 +0000

Every Veterans Day, Tufts ALLIES hosts a Civil-Military Relations Conference that is open to the Tufts community and friends. The conference starts with the Tufts ROTC Veteran's Day Pass the Flag Ceremony on the memorial steps. Over the course of the weekend, speakers and panelists host discussions on current global issues like the global arms trade and war in the 21st century. Students also participate in a diplomatic crisis situation, in which students assume the roles as the senior diplomats of various fictional countries overseen by an advisor from the Fletcher School.

8 Borders 8 Days Screening

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 18:44:39 +0000

A single mother shows us the consequences of closing America’s doors to families fleeing war. With no answer to her application for resettlement in the US, and every other path to safety closed off, a smuggler’s raft to Europe was the only way out. 8 Borders, 8 Days is her story; the intimate details of why a fiercely-determined mother is willing to risk her children’s lives for a better future and an immersive experience of their eight-day journey to safety. Following the documentary, we will have a skype session with Amanda Bailley, the producer of the documentary

Barnum 008

Friday, December 1, 2017 - 19:15 to 22:15

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

IGL Alumni Share Experiences in Business in Career Panel

mdillard — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:58:54 +0000

IGL Alumni

The mission of the Institute for Global Leadership is to prepare students to play active roles in their communities, whether at the local, national or global level. As such, the IGL plans to bring alumni back to Tufts regularly to share their experiences as part of the IGL Alumni Careers Series.

Giving Tuesday!

heatherbarry — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:55:31 +0000

Tuesday is Giving Tuesday! Support the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers Ready To Engage the World! Your gifts provide a broad range of opportunities for students to connect theory to practice from Medford to Malawi, from Ireland to Indonesia, from Jordan to Japan, from Estonia to Ecuador...Any alumni gift to the IGL will be matched up to $100,000 thanks to a generous challenge grant from Brad Bernstein (EPIIC/89, A'89). Thank you for your support! Gifts can be made at this site and the IGL can be found under "University".

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 12:00

IGL General

Childhood Trauma and Violent Extremism with Dr. Heidi Ellis

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:13:31 +0000

Next Monday, Tufts ALLIES and the Tufts Child Development Association will be co-sponsoring an event with Childhood Trauma and Violent Extremism with Dr. Heidi Ellis. Dr. Ellis is the director of the Boston Children’s Hospital Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience.

Cabot 206

Monday, November 27, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:00

ALLIES

Empowering Girls and Working Toward Gender Equality in Africa with Wendo Aszed

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:16:04 +0000

Wendo Aszed, a mother of four from Kenya, has walked the talk when it comes to understanding the challenges of rural women in Africa. Growing up in a small community in Kenya, she has a passion for learning and has experienced first-hand how access to basic services and information can change a person’s life.

WOMEN’S CENTER (55 Talbot Ave)

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 13:30 to 15:30

Human Rights

IGL General

Dangerous Gaps: Evan Osnos

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:46:17 +0000

IGL

On November 13, New Yorker Reporter Evan Osnos delivered a public lecture at Tufts on “The U.S. and North Korea: A View from the Ground Up”, based on his recent visit to the country and his long-term reporting on the region.

EPIIC 2018 Symposium: Is The Liberal World Order Ending?

tuftsigl — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:16:32 +0000

The international symposium is an annual public forum designed and enacted by EPIIC students. It features international practitioners, academics, public intellectuals, activists and journalists who come to Tufts each year for four days of discussion and debate in panels and small-group discussions determined by students in the EPIIC course. Students who conduct research projects also have the opportunity to present alongside the invited experts.

TBD

Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 09:00 to Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 19:00

EPIIC

Slamnesty- Amnesty International's Slam Poetry

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:50:58 +0000

This is an open mic night for individuals to express their thoughts and emotions surrounding human rights issues through performance (poetry, music, spoken word, etc). The event is part of “Write for Rights,” a global letter-writing campaign organized by the wider Amnesty International. We have chosen to focus on four cases (see attached) in which human rights have been violated. We are hosting this open mic night to encourage people to write/sign letters to authorities, pushing them to make a difference in these cases.

Hotung Cafe

Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 20:00 to 21:00

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

IGL Careers Series: Alumni in Business

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:20:22 +0000

The IGL Careers Series provides students with the opportunity to meet professional alumni. Take this chance to gain first-hand information and practical advice about various career paths. This event will focus on alumni from the business sector in start-ups, social entrepreneurship, enterprise technology, financial services, strategic partnerships and international business. This panel includes Anne O'Loughlin Bosman (A'02), Brad Bernstein (A'89) and Stephen Gershman (A'11). The panelists will share invaluable information through open, honest dialogue with the students who attend!

Cabot 205

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:30

IGL General

Announcing an Institute for Global Leadership Challenge Grant!

The IGL is co-sponsoring a screening of the documentary The Diplomat.

Mugar 200, The Fletcher School

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 17:30 to 19:30

IGL General

The US and North Korea: A View from the Ground Up

mdillard — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:52:46 +0000

Evan Osnos joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2008, and covers politics and foreign affairs. His book, Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, based on eight years of living in Beijing, won the 2014 the National Book Award in nonfiction and was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. He has also written from East Asia; his article “The Fallout” won a 2012 Overseas Press Club Award.

ASEAN Auditorium

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 17:30 to 18:30

IGL General

IGL students attend the 10th Annual Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting by Mia Ellis

tuftsigl — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:32:16 +0000

Tufts International Development

Every year, the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) conference gathers hundreds of students to take action on the world's most pressing challenges. All attendees develop Commitments to Action, which are proposals for ideas or projects that aim to solve issues in local communities or abroad.

BUILD: India Research Project in Thottiyapatti Village

mdillard — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:46:12 +0000

In Summer 2017, BUILD: India traveled to Thottiyapatti village in Southern India to continue research into health practices in the village. They worked with Payir to raise health awareness and promote good health in areas such as sanitation, nutrition, and mental health

ALLIES Joint Research Project in Japan

mdillard — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:43:25 +0000

In 2017, Tufts ALLIES traveled to Japan to conduct a Joint Research Project. Students talked with scholars, academics, military officers, and government officials to investigate topics ranging from nuclearization to militarization.

NIMEP Research Trip to Tunisia 2017

mdillard — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:41:33 +0000

In 2017, NIMEP travelled to Tunisia to conduct research in several different areas, including barriers for youth job creation, the energy sector, and political Islamic movements and secularization policies. The students met with experts in these fields and present their findings over the course of the semester.

Isolation and Disparity in Kwajalein Atoll by Noah Rose

admin — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:29:40 +0000

Global Research

This June, I flew to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of an ALLIES pilot project facing the Pacific. I collaborated with two midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy to study the effects of climate change on U.S. national security.

LTG Charles D. Luckey by Samuel Weitzman

tuftsigl — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:24:40 +0000

ALLIES

On Monday, October 2, 2017, LTG Charles D. Luckey visited Tufts for a wide-ranging conversation about the U.S. armed forces, the future of conflict, and the state of American civil-military relations. As the Chief of the U.S. Army Reserves and Commanding General of the U.S.

New York IGL Alums: Come and Meet the New Director

heatherbarry — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:27:56 +0000

Come and meet the new director of the Institute for Global Leadership, Dr. Abi Williams, and join us for a reception and discussion on building sustainable peace in war-torn countries. Abi will also discuss his initial plans for the IGL and the 2017-18 EPIIC theme: Is the Liberal World Order Ending?

Warby Parker, 161 Avenue of the Americas, 6th floor

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 18:00 to 20:00

IGL General

Chicago IGL Alums: Come and Meet the New Director

heatherbarry — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:24:57 +0000

City Winery Chicago, 1200 West Randolph, Chicago

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 18:00 to 20:00

IGL General

The Challenge of Peace-Making and the Pursuit of Justice with Mac Maharaj

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 17:27:00 +0000

Mac Maharaj was a member of Nelson Mandela’s inner circle during the days of resistance in South Africa. In 1977, after spending 12 years in prison on Robben Island, he was appointed secretary of the Internal Political and Reconstruction Department of the ANC. He served on the Revolutionary Council and National Executive Committee of the ANC, an underground program of armed resistance against the apartheid government.

Cabot Auditorium

Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:00

EPIIC

Watch a video as Abi Williams talks with Fletcher School Dean James Stravidis about his career

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:25:07 +0000

IGL

Abi Williams (Fletcher MALD ’86, Ph.D. ’87), Director of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School, sat down with Fletcher’s Dean James Stavridis to chat about his career and his return to Fletcher.

Williams discussed the following:

Tufts International Relations Program Speaker Series 2017

tuftsigl — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:55:55 +0000

Join us for an evening with Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command. LTG Luckey will be speaking to the Tufts Community on current events, military operations in the world, and civil-military operations.

Opening and welcome remarks given by Professor Kelly M. Greenhill, Director of the International Relations Program.

Light refreshments will be served.

Alumnae Lounge

Monday, October 2, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:00

ALLIES

Waving the Saffron Flag by Douglas Berger and Jackson McGlinchey

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:29:24 +0000

Global Research

India’s 70th anniversary of independence seemed a strikingly local affair in Mumbai. The flags of the local right-wing Marathi party, Shiv Sena, and Maharashtra state proved far more numerous than the national standard.

COLLOQUIUM MEMBERS

tuftsigl — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:40:02 +0000

Amnesty International’s GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:39:05 +0000

Are you passionate about human rights? Would you like to actively promote awareness of human rights abuse around the world to the Tufts community? Then come to Amnesty International’s general interest meeting! Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights organization that seeks to promote and fight for human rights around the world. Through weekly discussions, events, and campaigns, the Tufts Amnesty International chapter aims to raise awareness of human rights abuses among the Tufts community and in the greater Boston area.

Terrace Room of Paige Hall

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 19:30 to 20:30

Amnesty International

Tufts ALLIES GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:06:52 +0000

Are you interested in international relations, national security & defense, and our changing world? Are you interested in international research opportunities, career guidance, and personal academic development? Do you want to go to conferences all over the U.S.A. and engage in meaningful dialogue about American civil-military relations? Most importantly, do you want to meet some AMAZING people?

Come to the Tufts ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services) General Interest Meeting for all that and more!

Braker 113

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

BUILD India GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:51:03 +0000

Are you interested in sustainability, global public health, children/education, or rural empowerment in India? Consider joining BUILD: India! We work in Tamil Nadu with our partner Payir—an NGO in India—to promote long-term, sustainable social change through the avenues of health and sanitation, income generation, and education. Join us at our General Information Session for more information.

Learn more about BUILD India

Olin 011

Monday, September 18, 2017 - 20:30 to 21:30

BUILD

Japanese College Students on the Role of the Self-Defense Forces by Michael Olesberg

mdillard — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:01:04 +0000

Global Research

We had the pleasure to visit a political science class at Keio University, the oldest private university in Japan. There we did a panel discussion between the JRP and Keio students. While much of the information we got out of the meeting was anecdotal, it was still fascinating.

tuftsigl — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:49:23 +0000

Want to learn about consulting for NGOs doing work related to education in Ecuador and health in Honduras? Interested in being part of a community at Tufts that is passionate about international development? Come learn about how you can be involved in working on either Libraries Without Borders's project in Ecuador or Action for Education's project in Honduras! Our Consulting Directors from both projects will be talking about this year's projects and Student Consulting positions on each team.

Olin 111

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

BUILD

Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace GIM

tuftsigl — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:07:44 +0000

Interested in conducting in-depth research in the MENA region? Come to NIMEP's GIM this Thursday to learn how you can get involved with our academic term research projects and our annual research trip!

If you have any questions or are unable to attend the GIM but still want to be involved, just email us at tuftsnimep@gmail.com.

Olin 111

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:00

MERG

BUILD India GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 02:18:43 +0000

Learn more about BUILD India

Olin 116

Sunday, September 10, 2017 - 19:30 to 20:30

BUILD

Tufts ALLIES GIM

tuftsigl — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:53:19 +0000

Are you interested in international relations, national security & defense, and our changing world? Are you interested in international research opportunities, career guidance, and personal academic development? Do you want to go to conferences all over the U.S.A. and engage in meaningful dialogue about American civil-military relations? Most importantly, do you want to meet some AMAZING people?

Come to the Tufts ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services) General Interest Meeting for all that and more!

PNDP Student at Johannesburg’s Mail and Guardian by Anthony Schultz

tuftsigl — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:56:03 +0000

PNDP

I’ve been in Johannesburg for almost three months now, working for the Mail & Guardian media house as a documentary photography fellow. Working for the Mail & Guardian has entailed creating visuals for the coverage of daily news stories in addition to pursuing stories of personal interest in and around Johannesburg.

Tufts University's Response to Charlottesville

heatherbarry — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:09:58 +0000

August 14, 2017

Dear Members of the Tufts Community,

Mentor High School Students and Design a Role-Playing Simulation on the Future of the Liberal World Order

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:28:25 +0000

The Inquiry Teaching Group (EXP 0079 XAF) is an opportunity to introduce important global issues to high school students through online or in-person discussions throughout the year and by designing anf enacting a role-playing simulation on the Tufts campus in April for the more than 250 high school students from six states. The schools are a mix of public and private schools, urban and suburban.

IGL, 96 Packard Ave

Monday, September 11, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00

Inquiry

PNDP Fall 2017 Course: "On Assignment: Wonderland" EXP 0073 XF

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:38:12 +0000

This course, of the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice, will be a semester-long series of photo and writing assignments designed for students of all skill levels, while exploring the experience of life in often overlooked regions around Boston.

Instructor: Samuel James (A’10) teaches at the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice, housed in the Tufts University Institute for Global Leadership. A frequent contributing artist for Harper’s Magazine, he is the recipient of the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award.

550 Boston Ave, PNDP Studio

Friday, September 8, 2017 - 13:00 to 16:00

PNDP

Timmy Global Health with Asociación Pop Wuj, Guatemala by Hannah Levin, part 2

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:00:02 +0000

Global Health

The second half of the work I did with Pop Wuj rapidly came to an end. After adjusting to the lifestyle and pace in Xela, Guatemala, with the occasional earthquake shock and parasite challenges, the days packed with morning clinic and afternoon classes flew by.

Texts

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:36:18 +0000

In addition to periodicals and papers, texts being considered for the two-semester course include:

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:32:18 +0000

International Students and EPIIC

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:50:37 +0000

Each year, EPIIC invites student delegations from international universities to the symposium week to expand the dialogue for them and for Tufts students. Last year, EPIIC brought more than 30 students from Brazil, China, Ireland, Israel, Russia, Singapore, and South Korea. The Institute encourages Tufts students to develop collaborative research projects with international students. This past summer, a student from Tufts collaborated with a student from Brazil and a student from Russia to travel to Russia to look at perspectives on the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Research and Projects

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:49:21 +0000

RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

EPIIC provides unusual opportunities for students to conduct research and investigative journalism projects related to its annual theme, both at home and abroad.

The Institute for Global Leadership has supported more than 1,900 students traveling to more than 95 countries since 1986.

Students are able to take advantage of connections forged during the colloquium and symposium to pursue their interests and to create meaningful long term projects.

EPIIC Weekend Immersion

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:46:47 +0000

EPIIC WEEKEND IMMERSION
October 6-8, 2017
Outward Bound at Appalachian Mountain Club, Pinkham Notch, NH

This is a weekend of teambuilding and lectures with a guest scholar/practitioner. This year’s Guest Scholar is JAKE SHERMAN (A’95, EPIIC’96).

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:17:10 +0000

Tuesday, September 5

First Day of Class - EPIIC Orientation

Thursday, September 7

The Concept and Crisis of Liberal World Order

Lecturer: Professor Williams

Tuesday, September 12

Classical Liberal Theory

EPIIC 2017-18 Overview

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:49:25 +0000

The 2017-18 Sherman Teichman EPIIC Colloquium

IS THE LIBERAL WORLD ORDER ENDING?

Chipping Away at Marble by Alyssa Rivas

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

PNDP

The past month and a half I have been working as a photojournalist for the South African newspaper, Mail&Guardian – an internship I got through the IGL’s Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice and its director Gary Knight -- as well as pursuing personal photographic/videographic projects.

EPIIC 2018: IS THE LIBERAL WORLD ORDER ENDING?

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:55:27 +0000

2018

Tufts Timmy Global Health and Pop Wuj in Guatemala by Hannah Levin

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:38:27 +0000

Global Health

A short description of Xela would tell you that this relatively large city in the western highlands of Guatemala, is settled between active volcanos and a number of indigenous towns and is known for its vibrant culture.

Exploring the Catalyst for Political Change in India by Douglas Berger and Jackson McGlinchey

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:47:37 +0000

Global Leadership

We both took EPIIC this past year, which looked at “Order and Chaos” around the globe, with an emphasis second semester on the rise of populism. We became interested in understanding what this meant in India, and in looking what accounted for the rise of the BJP.

Lessons in Ideological Diversity: ALLIES Joint Research Project in Japan by Nicole Bardasz

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:10:52 +0000

ALLIES

When I applied to the Joint Research Project through ALLIES last fall, I didn’t quite know what I was getting into. Over the next few months, through planning meetings with fellow JRP-ers at Tufts and the Naval Academy, and with help from the IGL, our trip and research plans slowly crystallized into form.

Building Scholarships for Girls in China by Menghan Li

tuftsigl — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:27:38 +0000

Global Leadership

This summer I visited three counties from the Southwest part of Guizhou province, one of the poorest regions in China. My project is to find scholarships for the rural girls in these communities to complete their secondary education, as a means to boosting long-term development of the local community.

Confronting a Different World View: ALLIES Joint Research Project in Japan by Conor Friedmann

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:31:37 +0000

ALLIES

This summer I had the opportunity to participate in the ALLIES Joint Research Project along with three other Tufts students – Daniel Lewis (A’20), Nicole Bardasz (A’20) and Michael Olesberg (A’19). We were accompanied by three cadets from the U.S. Military Academy and three midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Buhoro, buhoro: Aegis Trust and Peacebuilding in Rwanda By Alexandra LaRosa, Fletcher MALD Candidate 2018

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:05:05 +0000

Global Research

When friends and family ask how I’m enjoying my time in Rwanda, I automatically default to saying that Rwanda is beautiful. If I say this to Rwandan’s who ask how I find their country, however, they often become dismayed. “What about it is beautiful,” some will respond, prompting me to come up with a more original review.

Following through by Ana Sofía Amieva-Wang

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:03:39 +0000

Global Leadership

I have known Dewi since 2011 when my sister and I taught her and a few kids in a remote village in Borneo, Indonesia how to play Uno. Despite not sharing a common language, we spent countless afternoons that summer exploring the village and the edge of the rainforest.

Combatting Human Trafficking by Priscilla McCelvey

tuftsigl — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:06:13 +0000

Human Rights

This summer, I am serving as an intern for the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, under the Bureau of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

Guiding Entrepreneurs in Rwanda by Utsav Mulay

tuftsigl — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:42:12 +0000

Global Leadership

“Isn’t Kigali beautiful?”, Sabrina asked as we drove past the clean streets near the airport. I was caught by surprise; I had just landed in Rwanda, and my jet-lagged mind was still on my luggage. Looking out the window at the tidy roads, with workers cleaning at regular intervals, I had to agree.

The Geography of Shatila by Eliza Davis

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:10:08 +0000

Global Research

They call Shatila a camp, but in reality it’s much more of a sprawling neighborhood. Infamous for the Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982, the “camp” now plays home to far more Syrians than Palestinians. Fleeing from neighboring Syria, over 1.5 million have sought refuge in Lebanon, a country with a population of just four million.

Amman’s Built Environment by Ian James

tuftsigl — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:35:23 +0000

Global Research

I arrived in Amman six months ago as a student in a study abroad program. During my semester in Jordan, I was able to explore different parts of the city, improve my Arabic, and make friends at the University of Jordan. I quickly decided, however, that I wanted to stay beyond my four-month program.

Returning to Sukadana By Ana Sofía Amieva-Wang

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:09:15 +0000

Global Leadership

The last time I was in Sukadana, Indonesia was three years ago in 2014. It was the fourth consecutive summer my sister, mother and I had spent in a rural village in West Kalimantan (Borneo) volunteering at ASRI (Alam Sehat Lestari), a conservation and health organization.

Internships with The World Affairs Council and the San Francisco Democratic Party by Alison Bogy (A'20)

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:50:12 +0000

ALLIES

This summer, the IGL has partially funded some of the costs accrued between my two part-time internships. One internship is working at The World Affairs Council, a national nonprofit that hosts events and recruits speakers with the goal of stimulating discussion on international affairs.

The secret lives of California border families by Dexter Eichhorst. Part 1: Obstacles

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:00:05 +0000

PNDP

Going into this experience, I knew I would face many challenges in the creation of this documentary project; I had been a student in the IGL’s Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice fall class, and throughout the planning and budgeting process, I had had time to prepare mentally and hypothetically for much of the seemingly inev

Complex Operations in a Simplistic World by Eva Kahan

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:12:00 +0000

ALLIES

When I decided to intern for the summer at the National Defense University’s Center for Complex Operations, my family and peers questioned whether the organization had any mission.

Oslo Freedom Forum and an Internship with Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti Violence Organization by Anne Hall

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:27:28 +0000

Oslo Scholars

“As Salam Alaykom” I greeted my mentor, Dr. Nada Dhaif, excitedly over a skype call in early May. We chatted briefly about the expectations and responsibilities interning remotely for BRAVO (Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organization).

My Summer Diving into Mediation and Diplomacy by Ningyi Sun

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:26:01 +0000

Global Research

I am an upcoming second-year student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, spending my summer in Singapore for my internship with the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD).

BUILD Latin America is working on expanding the KoomBook program to three additional communities in Ecuador by Matthew Johnson

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:16:14 +0000

BUILD Latin America

After meeting with the Canadian embassy in Quito Monday morning, BUILD members Cristina, Cami, and I and our contact at Libraries Without Borders (LWB), Kat, flew to Loja that afternoon and drove to Los Encuentros the morning after to meet with Lundin Gold, a Canadian mining company that operates there.

BUILD Latin America's Ecuador trip to implement KoomBook program by Matthew Johnson

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:57:27 +0000

BUILD Latin America

Empower

This June, I had the opportunity to travel to Ecuador with fellow BUILD Latin America members, Cristina da Gama and Cami Rovalino, to work on our club’s project with Libraries Without Borders (LWB). BUILD has been partnering with LWB to implement KoomBook programs in communities in Ecuador without access to internet connection.

ALLIES joint research project: Japan

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:00:08 +0000

ALLIES

We met with scholars, academics, military officers, and government officials at places like the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), the National Defense Academy, the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Prime Minister’s Office.

BUILD:India and NGO Payir partnered to organize health evenings for the rural Thottiyapatti community

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:23:53 +0000

BUILD: India

The second week of our trip to Payir consisted of us putting on two health evenings for the Thottiyapatti community, creating a promotional video for Payir, writing official reports on Payir’s solar panel project and annual report, distributing all supplies bought and establishing a phase-out plan for our club, which we would later dis

Town meeting in the village of Silvio Mayorga by Jennifer Sohn

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:09:46 +0000

EWB

After four and half days of work throughout the village of Silvio Mayorga, my trip to Nicaragua with Tufts Engineers without Borders concluded with a town meeting. Just before our return to Managua, we brought everyone together, from the community water board to neighborhood children.

Hermeneutic Analysis of the 2014 Annexation of Crimea, part 2 by Dan Pechi

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:25:42 +0000

Global Research

Today marks the last day of my stay in Moscow after an intense week of cold calls and meetings. If this project has taught me anything, it's that hard work can really pay off.

In Thottiyapatti village, Build:India monitors and supports the Learning Center and EcoSan project

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:50:37 +0000

BUILD: India

During our first week here at our non-profit partner Payir we have been helping with some projects, checking up on the state of the Learning Center and EcoSan toilets in Thottiyapatti village, working on health evenings to be held next week, and have been in discussion on the next semester of BUILD.

EWB traveled to Nicaragua for a community assessment by Jennifer Sohn

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 May 2017 20:01:27 +0000

EWB

The humid air of the bridge between plane and airport confirmed that I wasn’t imagining things.

Seats Open Until Tuesday in EPIIC 2017-18 "Is the Liberal World Order Ending?" (EXP 0079 XF)

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 May 2017 19:35:54 +0000

EPIIC (Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship), a yearlong course of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts, is a carefully integrated, multidisciplinary program that focuses on a different topic of international importance each year, bringing in a broad range of speakers to the classroom throughout the year and providing students the opportunities to design and enact an international symposium, film series, and other programming on campus.

Lane 100

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 15:00 to 17:30

EPIIC

Hermeneutic Analysis of the 2014 Annexation of Crimea by Dan Pechi

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 May 2017 19:21:52 +0000

Global Research

I arrived in Moscow in the early hours of the 11th at our hotel not far from the center of Moscow in Chistye Prudy. Located in the Garden Ring of Moscow, we were able to easily access the city and get in touch with everyone from anti-fascist activists to representatives of Putin's United Russia Party.

Video: Senior Presentations 2017

mdillard — Wed, 10 May 2017 14:40:45 +0000

Dr. Abi Williams Named New Director of the Institute for Global Leadership

heatherbarry — Mon, 08 May 2017 20:12:00 +0000

On behalf of the Provost: I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Abi Williams as the Director of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and Professor of Practice of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Dr.

Synaptic Scholars Senior Presentations

tuftsigl — Mon, 08 May 2017 20:10:07 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

Last week, seniors in the Synaptic Scholars program presented what they have learned, produced, and discovered throughout their time in the program. The presentations featured seven seniors at Tufts University, each with their own unique interests, projects, and goals.

IGL Graduation Reception

heatherbarry — Mon, 08 May 2017 17:19:25 +0000

On Saturday, May 20, the IGL will be holding a reception for its graduating students and their families and friends. Please join us for the event!

96 Packard Avenue

Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 12:30 to 14:30

IGL General

BUILD members participate in workshop with Allister Chang, executive director of Libraries Without Borders

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 May 2017 13:40:11 +0000

BUILD Latin America

BUILD Latin America has been partnering with Libraries Without Borders (LWB) for over a year on a project that seeks to implement e-libraries in rural and earthquake-affected areas in Ecuador. In June 2017, five students will travel to Ecuador to implement two trial programs with a local NGO.

Manuel Muniz and Karl Kaiser conclude EPIIC course with a discussion on the world of tomorrow

mdillard — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:51:32 +0000

IGL News

Manuel Muniz and Karl Kaiser gave the final lecture for the EPIIC 2016-17 class on Thursday, marking the end of a year-long course where students explored diplomacy and force in a changing world.

Apr 27

Boston Israeli-Palestinian Alternative Memorial Day

mdillard — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:17:00 +0000

Please join J Street U at Tufts in marking the annual Israeli-Palestinian memorial day ceremony, hosted each year in Tel Aviv by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle and this year marked by their supporters in cities worldwide. For the past twelve years, this ceremony has offered an opportunity to move beyond nationalistic narratives of loss traditionally offered on Israel's memorial day and focus on sharing the deep pain and suffering that conflict and occupation inflict on all involved.

Crane Room in Paige Hall, 12 Upper Campus Road, Medford

Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 07:30

MERG

Miguel Ángel Moratinos Discusses Global Governance and Peace in the Middle East

mdillard — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:39:28 +0000

IGL News

Former Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé has committed his professional and political activity to international relationships and development cooperation. He graduated in Law and Political Sciences at the University Complutense in Madrid, and then in Diplomatic Studies at the Spanish Diplomatic School. He entered Spain’s diplomatic service in March 1977.

Apr 25

Engineers Without Borders and BUILD LA Present on Current Projects and Share Ideas by Amira Al-Subaey

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:16:50 +0000

EWB

BUILD Latin America

Once a year, members of IGL affiliated groups BUILD Latin America and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) come together to present the history and mission of their organizations, share the process of their program’s work, and elaborate on their current projects and the challenges and successes within them.

FieldEx 2017 by Emily Spak

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:24:26 +0000

ALLIES

On April 7th-8th, Tufts students participated in a live-action simulation called FieldEx, hosted by civilian-military relations organization ALLIES. FieldEx combines political, diplomatic, and military components in a peacekeeping and stability scenario that plays out on a paintball field.

Foundations of US Policy in the Middle East with Irene Gendzier

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:42:21 +0000

Interested in the foundations of U.S. policy in the Middle East? Join the Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace in a discussion with Irene Gendzier, professor emerita in the Department of Political Science at Boston University. She will discuss some of the major findings of her book: Dying to Forget, Oil, Power, Palestine and the Foundations of US Policy in the Middle East (Columbia U Press, 2015, 2016), that deal with the foundations of US policy in the events surrounding the struggle over Palestine and the emergence of the state of Israel.

Olin 012

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:30

MERG

UN Peace-Keeping with Nick Birnback by Noah Kulak

mdillard — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:44:23 +0000

ALLIES

On Wednesday 4/19, Tufts ALLIES met with Nicholas Birnback A '92, the current Head of Public Affairs for United Nations Peacekeeping. Starting in 1996, Birnback has been part of U.N. peace missions in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, East Timor and Somalia.

Anthony Saich discusses China and the future of the Asian Order with the EPIIC class

mdillard — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:00:37 +0000

IGL News

Anthony Saich is the director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, teaching courses on comparative political institutions, democratic governance, and transitional economies with a focus on China.

Apr 20

The World in Disarray Lecture Review with Richard Hass and James Stavridis

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:53:52 +0000

EPIIC

EPIIC students, IGL affiliates, students, and members of the Tufts Community were invited to join the lecture on the current state of the world with two honorable guest speakers who provided a timely analysis of a world increasingly defined by disorder.

Jamshed Bharucha discusses the cognitive neuroscience of national populism

mdillard — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:13:42 +0000

IGL News

Jamshed Bharucha is President Emeritus of Cooper Union, a college located in Manhattan, New York City. He served as the 12th President of Cooper Union from July 2011 through June 2015.

Apr 19

UN Peace-Keeping with Nick Birnback

mdillard — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:32:33 +0000

This week, Tufts ALLIES is honored to host IGL affiliate Nick Birnback to speak on his area of expertise, United Nations Peace Keeping.

Lane Hall

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 08:00 to 09:30

ALLIES

Monica Duffy Toft discusses populism and its implications for global security with EPIIC students

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:21:40 +0000

IGL News

Before joining the Blavatnik School of Government in 2012, Professor Monica Duffy Toft taught at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. While there she directed the Initiative on Religion in International Affairs and was the assistant director of the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies.

Apr 13

The World in Disarray LiveStream

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:36:23 +0000

*Please note: Flash version 10,1 or greater is required

Inquiry Conference 2017 by Amira Al-Subaey

mdillard — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:30:57 +0000

Inquiry

Inquiry is the Institute’s global issues program for high school students, creating a forum for students to engage deeply with compelling issues through intensive study, role-play, and mentorship by Tufts EPIIC students studying the topic in-depth.

Nicolas Miailhe, Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, spoke about Governing Emerging Technosciences to EPIIC Class

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:23:19 +0000

IGL News

Nicolas co-founded “The Future Society at Harvard Kennedy School” in 2014 and has taken a leadership role in developing it since then. Under TFS, Nicolas co-founded in 2015 the “AI Initiative” dedicated to the rise of Artificial Intelligence.

Apr 12

Resettling Syrian Refugees A Greater Boston Perspective

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:02:44 +0000

Featuring

MARC JACOBS
Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest

Barnum 008

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:30

Inquiry

Navigating Asian Pacific Alliances (Part 2) By Susannah Klopf, John Mcsorley And Ian Kapuza

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:33:59 +0000

For our Fletcher School Capstone project, we are exploring the potential for additional security cooperation between the United States, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

2017 Oslo Scholars Program has currently opened up applications for its 2017 program!

tuftsigl — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:47:41 +0000

IGL News

Oslo Scholars internship program provides wonderful opportunities to do work in the field of human rights. The internships will take place this summer in several locations (remotely, Dublin, Seoul, and Belgrade). Please consider applying.

Applications

Oslo Scholars internship program

Mar 31

Putting on a Career Day for Thottiyapatti Children by BUILD India team

mdillard — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 04:00:00 +0000

BUILD: India

During the last days of our trip, before the Pongal holiday began, our team successfully put on a Career Day event for the children at the Learning Center! We wanted to present a higher education option to attendees, framing it as one path they could take in their lives.

Studying Public Health in Thottiyapatti by BUILD India team

mdillard — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:00:00 +0000

BUILD: India

Throughout many semesters, all BUILD team members have participated in discussing theories of sustainable development and have attempted to devise successful and sustainable projects to be implemented in Thottiyapatti, a small village in the most rural section of Tamil Nadu, India.

Tufts EWB 6k Charity Run

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:44:49 +0000

Tufts Engineers without Borders 5k Run is bigger and better than ever. This year EWB are hosting a 6 kilometer run as it is the average distance women in Africa and Asia need to walk to get water (per the UN). The race will begin at 10 am sharp so show up early to pick up your bib number. The top male and female finishers will receive prizes!

Hope to see you all there!

Tickets are available here.

Facebook event

Tufts University Ellis Oval Track Field Somerville

Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 09:45 to 11:30

EWB

Navigating Asian Pacific Alliances by Susannah Klopf, John McSorley and Ian Kapuza

mdillard — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:21:07 +0000

Global Research

In today's political climate, alliances are increasingly being called into question. The United States has played an important role in the Asia Pacific in the last few decades.

Peace in the Middle East? One Hundred Years after the Balfour Declaration? with Miguel Moratinos

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:28:09 +0000

Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé has committed his professional and political activity to international relationships and development cooperation. He was born in Madrid on the 8th of June 1951 and studied at the Madrid French Lyceum. He graduated in Law and Political Sciences at the University Complutense in Madrid, and then in Diplomatic Studies at the Spanish Diplomatic School. He entered Spain’s diplomatic service in March 1977. He is a father of three and is married to Dominique Maunac.

Alumnae Lounge

Monday, April 24, 2017 - 18:00 to 19:30

EPIIC

The World in Disarray with Dr. Richard Haass and Dean James Stavridis

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:56:01 +0000

ASEAN Auditorium

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 15:00 to 17:00

EPIIC

FieldEx: Tufts University Field Exercise in Peace and Stability Operations

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:15:19 +0000

Title: IGL Hosts Event in NYC on "Brexit, Trump and the Collapse of the Liberal World Order"

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 19:10:26 +0000

IGL News

The Institute for Global Leadership hosted an event on "Brexit, Trump and the Collapse of the Liberal World Order" yesterday in New York City. This event explored the rise of populist movements, featuring Dr. Manuel Muñiz, Professor of the Practice at the Fletcher School, who is leading the EPIIC colloquium this spring. The rise of populism is a key component of this year’s EPIIC theme on “Order and Chaos: Diplomacy and Force in a Changing World”. After his lecture on the topic, remarks were shared on the current happenings at the IGL and it's future.

Mar 09

Arab-American Immigration Stories with Tufts Arabic Professors

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:56:52 +0000

Join the Tufts New Initiative for Middle East Peace and the Arabic Department to hear Tufts Arabic professors speak about their own experiences with immigration and adjusting to different cultures. Given the current national climate, NIMEP hopes to foster a sense of understanding of this important issue for the Tufts community. It will feature presentations followed by a question and answer session.

Olin 012

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

MERG

Juan Corvalan Presents Lecture to EPIIC Students on Latin American Populism

mdillard — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:41:26 +0000

IGL News

Originally from Buenos Aires, Juan Corvalán is a PhD candidate at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciecnes Sociales (HESS) in France and is also Director of the Fondation Argentine at the Cité International Universitaire de Paris.

Following his MPA at Harvard, Juan continues to be involved in the development of leadership models with the Kennedy School and is one of the founding organizing members of the Adaptive Leadership Alumni Conference and the Adaptive Leadership Network.

Mar 08

Discussion on Gender and Justice in Latin American Development with Sebastián Molano

mdillard — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:33:51 +0000

BUILD Latin America

BUILD: Latin America co-hosted a speaker event with Amnesty International and Students Helping Honduras on March 2nd, 2017. The speaker, Sebastián Molano, is a Fletcher graduate and has extensive experience doing development work in many Latin American countries.

Interested in social entrepreneurship?

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:00:07 +0000

Cabot 206

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

Empower

Project Implementation

Synaptic Scholars

Synaptic Scholars GIM

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:52:47 +0000

Applications due March 12th at midnight.

Campus Center 203

Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

Project Implementation

Synaptic Scholars

Video Introduction: Synaptic Scholars 2017

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:35:49 +0000

EPIIC Symposium "The World of Tomorrow: Order and Chaos in the 21st Century"

heatherbarry — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:35:13 +0000

EPIIC

The Institute for Global Leadership held its 32nd Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium on "The World of Tomorrow: Order and Chaos in the 21st Century" from February 23-25, 2017. Panelists included Adm. James Stavridis, Dean of The Fletcher School; Amb. R. Nicholas Burns; Amb.

NIMEP Met With Iranian Journalist Yeganeh Rezaian to Discuss Freedom of the Press

mdillard — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:00:00 +0000

NIMEP

On Wednesday, 2/22, members of the Tufts New Initiative for Middle Eastern Peace and other Tufts students met with Yeganeh Rezaian to discuss U.S.-Iranian relations under Trump and freedom of the press. Yeganeh is an Iranian journalist who worked in the country until her 2014 arrest, along with her husband, on charges of espionage.

Iran, Trump, and Freedom of the Press with Yeganeh Rezaian

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:59:52 +0000

Join the Tufts New Initiative for Middle Eastern Peace on 2/22 at 7pm in Barnum 104 to hear Iranian-American journalist Yeganeh Rezaian discuss freedom of the press in Iran and U.S.-Iranian relations under Trump. Yeganeh covered Iranian political, social and economic news from 2009-2014 until her arrest in 2014, along with her husband, on unspecified charges. Though Yeganeh was released from jail 10 weeks after her arrest, her husband remained imprisoned for 543 days.

Barnum 104

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

MERG

EPIIC guest lecturer Jose Maria Beneyto discusses populism, democracy, and liberalism from a European perspective

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:28:42 +0000

IGL News

Prof. Beneyto is an academic, an international lawyer, a politician and a writer. He studied Law, History, Philosophy and Economics and obtained his J.D. in Spain, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. in Law and Ph.D. in Philosophy and History from the University of Münster (Germany), as well as a Business and Economics Degree from IESE Business School.

Feb 15

Manuel Muñiz

mdillard — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:25:59 +0000

Professor of the Practice at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Interested in social entrepreneurship?

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:27:04 +0000

Alumnae lounge

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00

Empower

TILIP Class of 2017

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:35:10 +0000

Brazil

Stan Veuger, resident scholar at American Enterprise Institute presents lecture on the Populist Economics

tuftsigl — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:42:10 +0000

IGL News

Stan Veuger is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his research is in political economy and public finance. He is also the editor of AEI Economic Perspectives.

Dr. Veuger’s research has been published in leading academic and professional journals, including the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He is the editor, with Michael Strain, of Economic Freedom and Human Flourishing: Perspectives from Political Philosophy (AEI Press, 2016).

Feb 08

Jim Shyne, a beloved member of the IGL community, passed away on February 3, 2017

tuftsigl — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:41:45 +0000

IGL News

Jim Shyne, who joined the Institute for Global Leadership as a Teaching Assistant for the EPIIC 2007-08 year on Global Poverty and Inequality, passed away on February 3, 2017.

Feb 08

Guest Lecturer Carlos Lastra-Anadon explores the elusive quest for jobs in the 21st century with regards to education, technology and trade in this week's EPIIC colloquium

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:37:23 +0000

IGL News

Carlos X. Lastra-Anadón is a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University. Prior to this, he worked as a consultant, specializing in public education system reform, at McKinsey and Company. His scholarly work so far has focused on the effects of different organizational structures of education systems, the enduring effects on outcomes of differences between urban, suburban and rural districts, as well as the effect of the Great Recession on attitudes towards education policy.

Feb 03

EPIIC Symposium 2017 - Video Stream

mdillard — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:53:42 +0000

EPIIC Symposium 2017
The World of Tomorrow: Power and Politics in the 21st Century

The 32nd Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

February 23-25, 2017

"Free for All" Gallery Reception

tuftsigl — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 20:13:20 +0000

Join us for Gallery Exhibition and Reception with Professor Sarah Pinto. See a moving exhibition on India's free medicine scheme. Professional journalists in India and students from the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice at the IGL worked closely with individuals affected by these medical policies to produce a truly gripping story.

Slater Concourse Gallery Aidekman Arts Center

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00

Documentary Studies

PNDP

NIMEP GIM

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:55:52 +0000

Join a diverse group and meet with grassroots coexistence organizations working to build peace in the region. This highly subsidized trip is open to students of all backgrounds, faiths, and identities

APPLICATION AND MORE INFO AT TINYURL.COM/VOP17
APPLY BY Friday FEBRUARY THIRD AT NOON

Questions? Contact Sara.Legasey@tufts.edu

TUFTS HILLEL

Monday, January 30, 2017 - 12:00 to 13:00

MERG

Policy Analyst and Historian Diego Rubio presents his analysis on what the Past can tell us about current Global Turmoil

tuftsigl — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:01:00 +0000

IGL News

Diego Rubio is a historian and policy analyst based at the University of Oxford. He holds a Junior Research Fellowship at The Queen's College and memberships at the History Faculty and the Department of Politics and International Relations. He is also an associate researcher of the Oxford Center for Global History and the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom, and he has worked as advisor to the United Nations and the Ibero-American General Secretariat.

Jan 25

Author and academic Roberto Foa presents lecture on the political implications of populist revolts

tuftsigl — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:15:22 +0000

IGL News

Roberto is Lecturer in Political Science in the Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Government of Harvard University in 2016. His research interests centre on how institutions vary across the world, and why these patterns of variation prove so persistent and resistant to change over time.

Jan 25

ALLIES GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:06:28 +0000

This week's meeting will serve both as a general interest meeting (GIM) and as the first discussion meeting of the new semester. We will spend the first ten minutes introducing ALLIES to prospective members before dedicating the remainder of the time to discussion and elections. This week's topic will be Obama's Legacy. We will deliberate about (among other things) the successes and failures of the 44th president’s foreign policy and the nature of historical and political memory.

Braker 113

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

EPIIC Spring 2017: Order and Chaos: Diplomacy and Force in a Changing World

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:40:10 +0000

EPIIC 2016-17
Order and Chaos: Diplomacy and Force in a Changing World
EXP 0091F
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm, Crane room, Paige hall
as well as mandatory, bi-monthly discussion sessions
SPRING TERM

SYLLABUS
(in progress)

Action for Education

mdillard — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:57:53 +0000

Tufts ID & Action for Education Partnership

Project description for the 2017-2018 academic year: Facilitate program development and lead efforts in grant writing and fundraising in order to open the Trinidad School of Nursing, a project of the Honduran nonprofit Action for Education.

Libraries without Borders

mdillard — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:49:02 +0000

Tufts ID & Libraries without Borders Partnership

Project Description for the 2017-2018 academic year: Create a sustainability strategy for two Koombook Programs in Coaque, Ecuador to assure that educational, professional and cultural outcomes are successfully achieved and tracked. Subsequently, prepare the expansion of the Koombook Program in Coaque (3 additional e-libraries) and/or in Ecuador with local NGO Avanti.

Meeting with Tunisian Leaders and Entrepreneurs

mdillard — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:41:41 +0000

NIMEP

On Monday we had a meeting scheduled with the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID). Mia and Nesi went to a morning meeting at the CSID while Jenny worked on her own project from the hotel since CSID’s focus was not related to her research.

NIMEP Research and Exploration in Tunisia by Mia Ellis

mdillard — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:39:24 +0000

NIMEP

We traveled to Tunis, Tunisia this winter break through the New Initiative for Middle Eastern Peace’s annual research trip program. Each member of our trip is focusing on a different research topic.

IGL Internship Process

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:08:43 +0000

IGL Internship Process

2019-2020

Download in .pdf format

Please note: The university is introducing a new travel system, which will streamline the application and forms process. It may be ready for spring applications. We will update this process if it is.

EPIIC is accepting new students for the Spring term

tuftsigl — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:31:10 +0000

IGL News

EPIIC will focus on the rise of populism and the threat it poses to the liberal order during the Spring term. Through keynotes and lectures, the course will explore the drivers of populist movements in Europe and the US, their impact on global affairs and ultimately on the liberal order built up since the end of the Second World War. Questions to be addressed in the course include: What is driving millions of voters in Europe and North America to vote for ever more radical political options? Why is this happening now?

Jan 03

2016 Technology in the Service of the European Refugee Crisis

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:08:36 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership hosted a workshop on humanitarian technology in the service of Europe’s refugee crisis in collaboration with IDHack 16 and as part of its 31st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International symposium on “Europe in Turmoil”.

2016 New Security for a New Europe

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:50:37 +0000

As part of the 31st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium, the IGL held a professional workshop that examined the changing European security environment, addressing such issues as:

2015 The Challenges of Corruption: Impact on Russia

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:59:59 +0000

This workshop explored the different types of, and extent of, corruption in Russia and/or affecting Russia: its sources, victimization, evolution over time, and ways of addressing the problems in the near future. It was supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Discussion Questions included:

2015 Cyber Conflict & Cooperation: The Role of Russia

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:45:08 +0000

2014 State of the State in the Middle East and North Africa

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:18:43 +0000

photo by Nichole Sobecki (EPIIC’06), Libya

2013 A Response to The Report on Privacy and Progress in Whole Genome Sequencing

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:03:03 +0000

by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

PROGRAM

2012 The Science, Technology, and Ethics of National Security

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:49:06 +0000

Convened in collaboration with the Tufts University School of Engineering and the Department of Philosophy

The Institute for Global Leadership welcomes Manuel Muñiz to lead EPIIC for the remainder of the academic year.

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:51:17 +0000

IGL News

The Institute for Global Leadership is very pleased to welcome Manuel Muñiz to lead EPIIC, its foundation program, for the remainder of the academic year. He will have an appointment as a Professor of the Practice at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The topic of the 32nd annual EPIIC colloquium and symposium is “Order and Chaos: Diplomacy and Force in a Changing World,” and Manuel’s back ground is well-suited to this theme.

Dec 28

2010 The Prospects for Security and Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:13:55 +0000

As the conflict in Afghanistan enters its ninth year, the international community and the Afghanistan government have indicated that they will pursue some form of political reconciliation with elements of the insurgency. Indeed, President Karzai, in his inaugural speech, placed reconciliation at the forefront of Afghanistan’s peace-building efforts.

2010 The Prospects for Security and Political Reconciliation in Afghanistan

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:13:06 +0000

2010 Morality and the Mind: Cognitive Science and Policy

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:41:52 +0000

A symposium bringing leading cognitive scientists and policy analysts together to explore the cognitive science of morality and its implications for economic policy, legal and juridical practice, and diplomacy.

The Morality and the Mind Symposium is a collaborative effort between the Synaptics Scholar Program of the Institute for Global Leadership and the Center for Cognitive Studies.

2006 Neuroethics and Homeland Security

tuftsigl — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:22:00 +0000

This daylong workshop brought together leading thinkers from neuroscience, ethics, law, policy and intelligence to discuss ethical applications of neuroscience tools (brain imaging, non-invasive brain stimulation) and the war on terror.

1995 Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness

tuftsigl — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:43:24 +0000

Topics:

Ethical and social issues of human germ-line gene manipulation
When is it justified?
Can it be regulated?
What is the public good?

Convened by:
Sheldon Krimsky, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University; Author, Biotechnics and Society

1995 Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence

tuftsigl — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:29:55 +0000

The Tufts workshop set out to explore the relationship between Darwin ism and Artificial Intelligence. To debate the issues, Professor Daniel Dennett brought together many of the key contributors to the fields of Artificial Life, Artificial Intelligence, Biology, and Cognitive Science over the last thirty years.

IGL Pugwash Thematic Initiatives

tuftsigl — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:00:44 +0000

Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence; Cyber and Conflict; Cognitive Science, Morality and the Mind...Science, Technology, Ethics, and International Security Initiatives in honor of Roger Molander.

Research by Year

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:59:07 +0000

2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2010-1986

2021

2021 Travel

Research:

IGL Research, Project and/or Experiential Education Process

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:23:34 +0000

IGL Research, Project and/or Experiential Education Process

2019-2020

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IGL Global Fellows

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:32:02 +0000

Students are encouraged to conduct original, policy-oriented research and projects that allow them to test their theories and assumptions on the ground. Since 1986, more than 650 students have conducted research or participated in an international internship in more than 70 countries. These projects often develop into significant projects and senior honors theses.

"Wonderland" Photography Exhibition

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:08:38 +0000

Wonderland is about the past and the future, about dissolution and transition, about how historical narratives can be found in neglected places. Using the site of the old Wonderland Amusement Park (now a T station and the last stop on the blue line) as a jumping off point, students in the fall semester course of the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice of the Institute for Global Leadership explore places many usually drive by but rarely stop to see.

Slater Concourse, Aidekman Art Center

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 12:00 to Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 12:00

PNDP

"Free for All" Photography Exhibition

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:57:13 +0000

India, with a population of over 1.2 billion, has no national scheme to provide health care for its citizens. In 2011, the state government of Rajasthan, India implemented Mukhyamantri Nishulk Dava Yojana (MNDY), the Chief Minister’s Free Medicines Initiative for its population of more than 70 million. Providing free medicines through designated drug distribution centers, such as government and teaching hospitals, the plan was considered a success for the Congress Party that controlled the state’s government at the time.

Slater Concourse, Aidekman Art Center

Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 10:00 to Friday, February 3, 2017 - 12:00

PNDP

Internationally-renown scientist and author Paul Berkman presents lecture on Environmental Diplomacy and the High North to EPIIC students

tuftsigl — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:24:12 +0000

IGL News

Professor Berkman is an internationally-renown scientist, explorer, educator and author who has made significant contributions to the sustainable development of our world during the past three decades. He is especially motivated to establish connections between science, diplomacy and information technology to promote cooperation and prevent discord for good governance of regions beyond sovereign jurisdictions – which account for nearly 70% of the Earth.

Dec 09

International Security expert Jim Walsh lectures EPIIC students on challenges and strategies surrounding nuclear weapons

tuftsigl — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:30:39 +0000

IGL News

Dr. Jim Walsh is a Senior Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program (SSP). Dr. Walsh's research and writings focus on international security, and in particular, topics involving nuclear weapons, the Middle East, and East Asia. Dr. Walsh has testified before the United States Senate and House of Representatives on issues of nuclear terrorism, Iran, and North Korea. He is one of a handful of Americans who has traveled to both Iran and North Korea for talks with officials about nuclear issues.

Dec 07

IGL and Fletcher School Co-Sponsor Policy Forum Conference on Challenges and Opportunities in Libya

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:47:36 +0000

Humanitarian Issues

Libya Policy Forum III: Challenges and Opportunities was a two day conference and roundtable meeting held on November 20-21 at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

BUILD LA Hosts lecture on the roots of Micro Finance Organization Accion in Latin America

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:35:05 +0000

BUILD: Latin America

In this speaker event co-hosted with Students Helping Honduras, David Firth Bard, manager of institutional partnerships at Accion, spoke about Accion's model and roots in Latin America, as well as gave overviews of financial inclusion in both Ecuador and Honduras, sites of BUILD's projects.

Ayesha Jalal Presents to EPIIC Students on India, Pakistan and Kashmir

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:31:37 +0000

IGL News

Ayesha Jalal is the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University. Jalal has been Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1980-1984); Leverhulme Fellow at the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge (1984-1987); Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington D.C. (1985-1986); and Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (1988-1990). From 1998-2003 she was a MacArthur Fellow.

Dec 02

BUILD Latin America will be hosting David Firth Bard from ACCION

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:26:33 +0000

ACCION is a nonprofit in Cambridge that seeks to enable access to financial services worldwide. He will be talking about his work in managing institutional partnerships with public sector foundations (MasterCard, VISA, etc). He'll also be talking about current trends in financial inclusion in Latin America. The event will be on Wednesday,

Eaton 206

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 12:00 to 13:00

BUILD

Tufts ALLIES open Civil-Military Conference with Veterans Day Ceremony by Sammy Salkin

tuftsigl — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:01:47 +0000

ALLIES

On Friday, November 11th, the Tufts University ALLIES kicked off their third annual Civil-Military Relations Conference by attending the annual Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by Tufts ROTC, the Advocates for Tufts ROTC, and the Tufts University Alumni Association.

Over 60 Students from around the country came together for a Diplomatic Crisis Simulation at CMRC 2016 by Samuel Weitzman

tuftsigl — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:55:50 +0000

ALLIES

On Saturday afternoon, over sixty people – including students from Tufts University, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Wellesley College, and the University of Northern Georgia – engaged in the three-hour-long Diplomatic Crisis Simulation.

Foreign Policy in the Digital Age with Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:22:52 +0000

Event canceled

6:00pm Lecture, Cabot 205
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg served as Minister of Economics and Technology and then as Minister of Defense in the cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. As the youngest Defense Minister in German history, he led the most significant structural reform of the German armed forces since the Bundeswehr’s founding.

Cabot 205

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:30

EPIIC

Former director for security policy, Joelle Jenny shared her insight and insider perspective on conflict prevention with EPIIC students

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:22:42 +0000

IGL News

Joëlle Jenny is a Fellow of the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University. Most recently she was the Director for Security Policy and Conflict Prevention at the European Union’s External Action Service. In that capacity she oversaw the EU's external security policies in the areas of non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament; counter-terrorism/countering violent extremism; cyber, maritime and space security; conflict prevention, peacebuilding and mediation; and EU sanctions.

Nov 18

Alexander Crowther, experienced political advisor and strategist, spoke to EPIIC class about the cyber challenges on November 15th

tuftsigl — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 03:20:30 +0000

IGL News

Alexander Crowther has extensive government service, including a decade each in the Cold War, the post-Cold War era and the post 9/11 era. He has worked as a Western Hemisphere specialist, a strategist and a political advisor. He served overseas eight times: three times in Latin America, twice in Korea, twice in Iraq and once in Belgium. He has a variety of awards from the Departments of Defense and State as well as the Canadian government.

Nov 15

Harvard Kennedy school graduate Zoltan Feher spoke to our EPIIC students on Grand Strategy and Euro-Asia’s Geopolitical Stability

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:33:01 +0000

IGL News

Zoltan Feher is a diplomat from Hungary and a PhD candidate in International Relations at The Fletcher School. He worked as a diplomat since 2002, most recently as Hungary’s Deputy Ambassador and Charge d’Affaires in Ankara, Turkey. Earlier, he was a Foreign Policy Analyst and Press Attache at the Embassy of Hungary in Washington, DC. Last year, he was at the Harvard Kennedy School where he earned a Master in Public Administration degree and worked as Professor Joseph Nye’s assistant.

Nov 14

Empower Presentations by Sean Silbert

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:25:25 +0000

Empower

Each year, the Institute for Global Leadership sponsors a group of motivated Tufts University students to pursue social entrepreneurship projects that have a real-world impact.

From Debates to Campfires: EPIIC 2016 Outward Bound Weekend by Alexis Tatore

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 20:24:34 +0000

EPIIC

While the Tufts dining halls filled with creative, last-minute Halloween costumes, I snuck up to New Hampshire with my EPIIC class to debate collective security and Libya. Missing my first Halloween weekend in college — spooky, right? Well, not exactly.

The Robert and Joann Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award Recipients

tuftsigl — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:47:41 +0000

Haider Jawad Kadhim Al-Abadi (2017)

Harvard Prof. Erez Manela Will Join ALLIES’s Weekly Discussion

tuftsigl — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:53:33 +0000

Come learn about & discuss historiography of World War 1 in the context of empires and their respective wars and civil-military relations with Professor Erez Manela. Dr. Manela is the director of Graduate Studies at the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and speaking with us on his recent article, “The Great War as Global War.” We welcome those with intricate, intensive knowledge on the Great War, as well as those with no knowledge at all and just the desire to learn. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

113 Braker Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Media Role in Connecting and Uplifting Communities by Nemmani Sreedhar

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:01:04 +0000

Empower

It’s been over a month since I wrapped up my summer project, but the learnings from this summer are still seeping in. What do we do when we face issues for which we do not have any easy or quick solutions?

Tufts ALLIES Civil-Military Relations Conference 2016

tuftsigl — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:25:31 +0000

The Tufts University Civil-Military Relations Conference (CMRC) proudly brings together members of ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services) and leading “voices from the field” to discuss civil-military relations in a functional context. The third annual CMRC will focus on “Changing Wars in a Changing World: Adapting to the Challenges of Modern Warfare.” The conference will consist of a panel, dinner, and keynote on Friday, November 11, 2016, followed by a second panel, breakout sessions and a diplomatic crisis scenario on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

419 Boston Avenue

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 11:00 to Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 17:00

ALLIES

Brandeis University professor spoke with Institute for Global Leadership student groups on philosophy of development

tuftsigl — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:14:23 +0000

BUILD: India

BUILD: Latin America

BUILD India and BUILD LA hosted an informative and engaging discussion last night with the Director of the Center for Global Development and Sustainability at Brandeis, Laurence Simon.

Creating a line of socially conscious footwear with Peter Sacco by Sean Silbert

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:48:14 +0000

Empower

Peter Sacco, a second-year student at the Fletcher School, is a 2016 Empower Fellowship recipient. He used his fellowship to travel to Guatemala and work with local craftsmen to begin a socially conscious line of luxury footwear. Check it out at www.adelanteshoes.com. Adelante Shoe Co.

Thinking the Unthinkable with Nik Gowing

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:50:56 +0000

Gowing has been a pioneer in predicting and identifying the new vulnerability, fragility and brittleness of institutional power in the new all-pervasive public information space. He has extensive reporting experience over three decades in diplomacy, defence and international security. He also has a much sought-after analytical expertise on the failures to manage information in the new transparent environments of conflicts, crises, emergencies and times of tension.

Cabot Auditorium

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 17:00 to 18:30

IGL General

Thomas Weber, Professor of History and International Affairs at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, spoke to EPIIC students about the future of the Nation-State

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:38:27 +0000

IGL News

Thomas Weber is Professor of History and International Affairs as well as the founding Director of the Centre of Global Security and Governance at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Weber's research and teaching expertise lies in European, international, and global political history. Before coming to Aberdeen, Weber held fellowships or taught at Harvard University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and the University of Glasgow.

Oct 19

2016 Empower Presentations

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:52:00 +0000

2016 Empower Fellows worked on/with Maritime Start-ups in Iceland; BRAC in Sierra Leone; Lighthouse Relief in Greece; African Entrepreneur Collective in Rwanda; Rashmi Venture in India; Adelante Shoes in Guatemala, and more...

Cabot 205

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 18:00 to 20:30

Development

Global Research

Empower

IGL Open House

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:38:59 +0000

Come by the IGL with your family and friends and see what we're all about!

96 Packard ave

Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 15:00 to 17:00

IGL General

Amnesty International Film Screening - "Poverty, Inc."

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:06:28 +0000

Amnesty International will be partnering with Tufts Film Series to present Poverty, Inc., a documentary that critically examines the foreign aid industry. Terrace room, 8 pm

Winner of over 50 international film festival honors, the $100,000 Templeton Freedom Award, and the €5,000 Best Documentary Award from the FIFE Environmental Film Festival in Paris.

"I see multiple colonial governors," says Ghanaian software entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse of the international development establishment. "We are held captive by the donor community."

Terrace room

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:30

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

Alumni event: A conversation with Ulrich Schie, director of the IGL

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:48:51 +0000

Join us for a conversation with Ulrich Schlie, Director of the Institute for Global Leadership.

Prof. Schlie, who was at Tufts University in 2015-16 as a Professor of the Practice, previously served as the Director General for Defense and Security Policy at the German Ministry of Defense from March 2012 to April 2014. During his tenure with the Ministry, Ulrich Schlie led the development of new defense policy guidelines for the current German administration. He is a historian and has published several books on German and European foreign and security policy.

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 18:00 to 21:00

IGL General

BUILD India is Partnering with BUILD Latin America to Bring a Speaker from Brandeis, Laurence Simon, to Tufts!

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:58:14 +0000

BUILD Latin America is cosponsoring an event with BUILD India to host Laurence Simon, who is a prof of int’l development at Brandeis. He has worked in LA in the 70s and 80s (with the social educator in Brazil, Paulo Freire), and has since worked with Google Foundation, UNDP, and the World Bank. His current research pertains more to social structure in South Asia (such as caste systems in India, Sri Lanka). Click here to find out more about Laurence Simon and his research.

Eaton 206

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 19:00 to 21:00

Development

Global Research

Project Implementation

BUILD

Synaptics go Kayaking by Adriana Guardans-Godo

tuftsigl — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

On Friday October 7th a group of excited Synaptics went on an excursion kayaking on the Charles River. It was a beautiful sunny day and spirits were high as we paddled along the river, zigzagging past boats and shells and trying to survive the Saturday river traffic with no crashes.

Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award Recipients

tuftsigl — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:01:13 +0000

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IGL's Guest Lecturer and Professor of International Politics at Tufts University, Richard Shultz, spoke about Twenty-First Century Warfare with EPIIC students

tuftsigl — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:15:25 +0000

IGL News

Richard H. Shultz is Professor of International Politics and Director of the International Security Studies Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has held three chairs: Olin Distinguished Professor of National Security, U.S. Military Academy; Secretary of the Navy Senior Research Fellow, Naval War College; and Brigadier General Oppenheimer Chair of War-fighting Strategy, U.S. Marine Corps. Since the mid-1980s, he has served as a security consultant to various U.S. government agencies concerned with national security. His new book is on the U.S.

Sep 29

Trip to West Point for the Key Leader Engagement Exercise by Senior Joshua Golding

tuftsigl — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:21:26 +0000

ALLIES

The old adage that posits that “the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle” holds sway across the United States military. This is especially the case with the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Despite advances, racial tensions persist in contemporary South Africa By Ana Karen Manriquez Prado

tuftsigl — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:12:47 +0000

ALLIES

Reflecting on my experience in South Africa this summer has been difficult to say the least. Given the past social and economic situations in the country, visiting South Africa was a unique experience.

Students Journalists Investigate Rajasthan Free Medicine Scheme By Sophia Grogan

tuftsigl — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:04:38 +0000

PNDP

Over the summer, students in the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice participated in a two-week workshop looking at the Free Medicine Scheme (RFMS) in Rajasthan, India.

BUILD India General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:13:34 +0000

Pearson 106

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 21:00 to 22:00

Area Studies

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

NIMEP General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:24:57 +0000

Come by to learn about Tufts NIMEP (New Initiave for Middle East Peace)! We will be discussing our reserach trip to Tunisia, upcoming discussions, events, and more!

Braker 113

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 20:30 to 21:30

MERG

Engineers Without Borders General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:49:38 +0000

Join EWB at their general interest meeting to learn more about the group's activities and to get involved!

Anderson 206

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Engineers Without Borders General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:47:49 +0000

Join EWB at their general interest meeting to learn more about the group's activities and to get involved!

Nelson Auditorium (1st floor of Anderson)

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

ALLIES General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:43:00 +0000

Are you interested in international relations, national security & defense, and our changing world? Are you interested in international research opportunities, career guidance, and personal academic development? Do you want to go to conferences all over the U.S.A. and engage in meaningful dialogue about American civil-military relations? Most importantly, do you want to meet some AMAZING people?

Braker 113

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Challenges to Clean Water Access in Malawi by Emma Inhorn

tuftsigl — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:53:30 +0000

EWB

Today was very eye-opening. We conducted interviews with families about their water. Many people told me, through my translator Joseph, that they have no way of knowing whether their water was clean, but that they have no choice but to drink it, as it is the only water they have.

EPIIC 2016-17: Order and Chaos: Diplomacy and Force in a Changing World

Synaptic Scholars

I am nearing completion of my internship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for Dana-Farber’s Mammography Van (DFMV).

Randomized Controlled Trials in a Developing Country Context by Ananda Paez

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:35:57 +0000

Empower

Conducting a Key Informant Interview (KII) on the outskirts of Makeni town, Bombali province, Sierra Leone

The 25th Annual Inquiry Simulation: Syria

tuftsigl — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:52:07 +0000

The Inquiry simulation is designed and enacted each year by Tufts students for high school students from six states. Learn more here.

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 18:00 to Saturday, April 8, 2017 - 18:00

Inquiry

EPIIC 2017 Overview

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:00:10 +0000

EXP 0091F
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm
Bi-monthly Discussion Sessions TBA
EPIIC is open to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors.
EPIIC coursework can count toward credit in many majors.
Full Credit /Letter Graded
All interested students must come to the first class on Tuesday, September 6, Crane Room

EPIIC Weekend Immersion

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:28:40 +0000

Colloquium Speakers and Advisers

tuftsigl — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:43:12 +0000

Colloquium Lecturers and Advisers include:

Amb. Claude France Arnould, French Ambassador to Belgium and former Director of the European Defence Agency

INSPIRE Fellow: Nik Gowing

tuftsigl — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:07:48 +0000

Nik Gowing was a main news presenter for the BBC's international 24-hour news channel BBC World News from 1996-2014. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy of King's College, London.

Projects and Research

tuftsigl — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:48:57 +0000

EPIIC provides unusual opportunities for students to conduct research and investigative journalism projects related to its annual theme, both at home and abroad. The Institute for Global Leadership has supported more than 1,700 students traveling to more than 95 countries since 1986.

Students are able to take advantage of connections forged during the colloquium and symposium to pursue their interests and to create meaningful long term projects.

tuftsigl — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:05:25 +0000

NIMEP

There is little disagreement amount the fact that sustainable energy the key to our future.

Reflection: On meeting driven people by Khuyen Bui

tuftsigl — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:58:26 +0000

Global Research

Context: This is the second reflection from Hive Global Leadership program, a three-day gathering of passionate people who are “creating a better world and solving humanity’s biggest challenges”.

BRAC Sierra Leone's Independent Evaluation and Research Cell by Ananda Paez

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:46:14 +0000

I have spent the past month interning at BRAC Sierra Leone's Independent Evaluation and Research Cell, which is their research and M&E branch.

A Quick Reflection on my Research in Morocco by Andrew Nassar

tuftsigl — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:12:01 +0000

NIMEP

As I sit down to transcribe interviews and comb through government labor statistics, I’m beginning to notice the ways in which my project will be different and stronger because of in-country research.

Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies: Eritrea by Shawn Patterson

tuftsigl — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:21:04 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Greetings from Belgrade!

Research on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration by Jackie Faselt

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:18:03 +0000

ALLIES

My experience so far as an intern for the Consortium for Gender, Security, and Human Rights, based in University of Massachusetts in Boston, has been wonderful. One of the projects I have been working on is the syllabus collection on the consortium’s website.

Poverty and Radicalization in Morocco: Education by Ria Mazumdar

tuftsigl — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:24:03 +0000

NIMEP

In Marrakesh, we visited the Ben Youssef Medersa, the oldest Islamic college in North Africa and largest in Morocco, a mere ten-minute walk from where we were staying. The college was built during the reign of Sultan Ali Ibn Yusuf, whose reign was from 1106 to 1142.

Oslo Freedom Forum by Benya Kraus

tuftsigl — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:12:43 +0000

tuftsigl — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:40:06 +0000

Empower

As an intern this summer with the African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC) in Kigali, Rwanda, I’ve had the opportunity to see firsthand the challenges faced by businesses in the so-called ‘missing middle’.

Morocco Research: OCP Policy Center by Andrew Nassar

tuftsigl — Tue, 31 May 2016 19:06:34 +0000

NIMEP

Members of EPIIC's First Class Look Back

tuftsigl — Tue, 31 May 2016 15:23:08 +0000

See the TuftsNow article "Eyes on the World" where alumni from the first year reflect on their careers and on how the program shaped them.

IGL Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

tuftsigl — Thu, 26 May 2016 16:43:22 +0000

On May 7th, the Institute for Global Leadership celebrated its 30th Anniversary with more than 350 alumni and friends. See the photos here and selections from the photobooth here. The Tufts Daily wrote about the IGL's 30th Anniversary celebration in

IGL External Advisory Board Member David Puth featured as "The Currency Ethicist"

tuftsigl — Wed, 25 May 2016 16:12:54 +0000

See the article in Bloomberg News
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-24/the-currency-ethicist-...

PNDP Alum Misako Ono's Documentary Short To Be Featured at the Boston Asian American Film Festival on Wed, May 25

tuftsigl — Tue, 24 May 2016 19:35:55 +0000

the Boston Asian American Film Festival will be featuring Misako Ono's film

PNDP Alum Rachel Boillot's Documentary Work in Tennessee

tuftsigl — Mon, 23 May 2016 15:13:51 +0000

Take a look at "The Elderly Bearers of a Folk-Music Tradition in Rural Tennessee" on the New Yorker's photo booth.

IGL Graduating Student Reception!

tuftsigl — Mon, 16 May 2016 20:48:39 +0000

Join the Institute for Global Leadership on Saturday, May 21st, for a reception for graduating students and their families! We look forward to seeing everyone!

IGL House 96 Packard Ave

Saturday, May 21, 2016 - 11:00 to 13:00

IGL General

Vartan Gregorian and Philip Bobbitt speak at 30th anniversary day program

tuftsigl — Thu, 12 May 2016 14:41:07 +0000

IGL

Lectures and Networking took place during the Day Program of the Tufts IGL 30th Anniversary on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus on 5/7/16.

Celebrating the IGL's 30th Anniversary!

tuftsigl — Wed, 11 May 2016 18:03:29 +0000

Three hundred and sixty alumni and friends of the Institute for Global Leadership gathered on May 7th at the Boston Marriott Cambridge to celebrate the IGL's 30th Anniversary, 1986-2016!

ALLIES at the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:29:14 +0000

ALLIES

FieldEx 2016: Uphill Battles

tuftsigl — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:21:45 +0000

ALLIES

On April 8th-9th, Tufts students participated in a live simulation known as FieldEx, hosted by the civilian-military relations organization ALLIES. Organized by a committee of undergraduate students, FieldEx is always one of the highlights of the year for the group.

Engineers Without Borders 10+ Year Anniversary Celebration

EWB — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 04:00:00 +0000

EWB

On April 9th, 2016, EWB hosted Professor Christopher Swan, ScD., P.E., Professor Jennifer Coates, Ph.D., Joshua Das, MPH, Natasha Wright, and Sarah Freeman for our 10+ year

Macroeconomic Issues in Latin America with Larry Krohn

miaellis — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:11:05 +0000

BUILD Latin America

Economist Larry Krohn, a Professor of Practice of International Economics at the Fletcher School, and a specialist in Latin America and global macroeconomy spoke to members of BUILD Latin America and Latin American C

Synaptic Scholars Senior Presentations

tuftsigl — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:00:50 +0000

Join Synaptic Scholars for their Senior Presentations, with a reception to follow, on Friday, April 29 in Cabot 206.

Cabot 206

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 15:00 to 17:00

Education Innovation

Project Implementation

Synaptic Scholars

JAMnesty 2016

kendalltodd — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:43:06 +0000

Amnesty International

On Saturday, April 16, Amnesty and Love 146 hosted this year's JAMnesty in Hotung Cafe, a free concert to raise awareness of the organizations' human rights work. Performers included Robert Goodfellow, The Gray Company, McKenzie Keefe, and Wakana, all of whom were very enjoyable.

Photos from Inquiry 2016: Europe: Facing an Uncertain Future

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:08:43 +0000

Inquiry

Check out the amazing photos from this year's Inquiry program "Europe: Facing an Uncertain Future."

IGL Spring Funding Cycle for Summer Internships, Projects and Research

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:37:19 +0000

The IGL is currently in its spring funding cycle and will consider applications for internships, experiential projects, and research that fits within its purview. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis -- please follow the process (experiential projects or research or internships) tha

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 14:30

Global Research

Internships

Project Implementation

IGL General

Oslo Scholar Program internships available - applications due 3/24/16

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:44:54 +0000

Oslo Scholars

Dear All,

The Oslo Scholars Program at the Institute of Global Leadership is pleased to announce that it has currently opened up applications for its 2016 program!

Photojournalist Andrea Bruce Lectures to PNDP

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:29:56 +0000

The Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice hosted photojournalist and Harvard university Nieman Fellow Andrea Bruce for a talk last Friday.

ALLIES JOINT RESEARCH TRIP to SOUTH AFRICA: APPLICATIONS DUE SOON

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:24:08 +0000

Join 3 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and 2 cadets from West Point in exploring the evolution of civil-military relations since Apartheid in South Africa, June 29-July 14, 2016.

Monday, March 14, 2016 - 23:00

ALLIES

ALLIES Joint Research Trip to South Africa: APPLY NOW!

tuftsigl — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:11:27 +0000

Join 3 midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy and 2 cadets from West Point in exploring the evolution of civil-military relations since Apartheid in South Africa, June 29-July 14, 2016.

31st Annual EPIIC Symposium, "Europe in Turmoil"

tuftsigl — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:31:12 +0000

This year's EPIIC Symposium ended this past Sunday and was featured on the front page of today's Tufts Daily.

EPIIC Symposium 2016: Europe in Turmoil

tuftsigl — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:56:22 +0000

Today we come to a close of a successful 31st EPIIC Symposium, "Europe in Turmoil".

James Cronin speaks to EPIIC Class

tuftsigl — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:27:03 +0000

EPIIC

On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 the EPIIC Colloquium heard from professor James Cronin on "The Special Relationship" of Britain and America.

Listen to a recording of the lecture here!

Updates on my journey into the professionalism of the Ghana Armed Forces and peacekeeping

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:58:14 +0000

With generous funding from the Institute of Global Leadership, I was able to travel to Ghana to research the professionalism of the Ghana Armed Forces and international peace support operations—which is for my capstone thesis and a requirement for my graduation from the Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy program at The Fletcher School

My Parting Reflections of The Gambia by Whitney Ceesay

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:45:05 +0000

Empower

This visit to The Gambia taught me a lot about opening up to, and even expecting, constant adaptation of plans. I was unable to build the proof of concept food dehydrator that I was trying to build due to the complexity of logistics and the lack of internet to research materials for food safety.

International Peacekeeping: Ghana’s Unsung Glory!

jessiewallner — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:27:45 +0000

John Frinjuah, a Fletcher student from Ghana recently conducted research in Ghana investigating the successes of Ghanaian peacekeeping contingents. John’s research was supported by an IGL scholarship with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

EPIIC Film Series "Almanya"

jessiewallner — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:14:15 +0000

Official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival 2011

Tisch 304

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 19:00

EPIIC

RWB GIM 2

jackmargolin — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:24:12 +0000

We are pleased to announce to the establishment of a new organization within the Institute for Global Leadership: the Tufts University chapter of Reporters Without Borders. With Tufts RWB, we aim to create a forum for discussion regarding the freedom of information in the United States and abroad, global threats to press freedoms and the dynamic challenges of internet censorship and new media.

Braker 222

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 11:00

RWB

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament H.E. Dr. Saleem Al-jubouri Visits Tufts University

jennyfang — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:10:42 +0000

On January 27, H.E. Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri, speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, and a highly acclaimed Sunni leader who has served as a member of Iraqi Parliament since 2005, was awarded the Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Public Diplomacy Award at a talk sponsored by the Fletcher School and the IGL.

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament H.E. Dr. Saleem Al-Jubouri visits Tufts University

jennyfang — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:18:46 +0000

IGL News

H.E. Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri, speaker of the Iraqi Parliment, is a highly acclaimed Sunni leader, who has served as a member of Iraqi Parliament since 2005. He earned his PhD, with distinction, in law in 2001 and has taught as a law Professor at Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad. He served as a member of the constitution drafting committee.

Jan 28

NINEP

PNDP Exhibition Opening: "More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya"

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:02:08 +0000

PNDP

An opening reception was held on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 for the exhibition "More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya" in the Slater Concourse Gallery.

thomascoons — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:28:23 +0000

EWB

The Latin America Chapter of Tufts Engineers Without Borders travelled to Nicaragua in its first trip of the academic year.

Dynamics Enabling the Ebola Vaccine Program

tuftsigl — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:33:37 +0000

Kai-Moritz Keller, MALD ’16 The Fletcher School Capstone Research: Dynamics enabling the Ebola vaccine program. Kai’s received a Hamlin Research Scholarship from the IGL to support his research.

Reporters Without Borders GIM

leonardwachs — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:44:22 +0000

We are proud to announce the General Interest Meeting (GIM) of the Tufts University Reporters Without Borders (RWB) club. Come learn about this exciting new student organization, addressing journalism, international relation and human rights. We will discuss the substance of group meetings, open leadership positions, potential speakers and events for this semester, as well as our various areas of focus. Whether you’re interested in writing, human rights, humanitarian law, policy, or tech and new media, we welcome all interested students!

Granoff Music Center Room 155

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 19:30 to 20:30

Global Research

Human Rights

Science/Technology

RWB

H.E. Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri: Iraq in 2016: Trends, Drivers and Future Vision

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:13:01 +0000

The Fletcher School and the Institute for Global Leadership are delighted to host Public Lecture: "Iraq in 2016: Trends, Drivers and Future Vision" a lecture followed by Q&A with H.E. Dr. Saleem al-Jubouri, Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament.

ASEAN Auditorium

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 17:00

IGL General

Carol Saivetz

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:31:38 +0000

Yesterday, Carol Saivetz visited this year's EPIIC class to discuss energy politics in Europe.

More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya Exhibition Opening

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:43:14 +0000

A collaborative effort of young, Kenyan photographers and students from the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice to bring a human face to this issuewith a talk on “Pain Management as a Human Right” by Dr. Daniel Carr, Program Director, Pain, Research Education & Policy at the Tufts School of Medicine

Slater Concourse

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 18:00

PNDP

Arriving in Managua

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:42:01 +0000

Arriving in Managua was a strange déjà vu dream. Almost one year prior, I had arrived in the same Augusto C. Sandino International Airport to begin my enrollment the SIT study abroad program, focusing on themes on Youth Culture, Literacy and Media. This time, I was completely alone and setting off to conduct my own research.

Lithuania and Stuttgart

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:48:48 +0000

Fletcher School students Victoria Barber, Andrew Koch and Kaitlyn Neuberger recently traveled to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany to conduct research on the risks of Russian hybrid warfare, focusing on the Baltics.

Journalism on Human Trafficking by Liam Flaherty

tuftsigl — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:31:49 +0000

Today I was able interview two very enlightening professionals dealing with the issue of human trafficking: Toos Hemskerk, a professional social worker and director of the INGO Not For Sale in the Netherlands, and Maarten Abelman, the head of the Dutch Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children.

Update from the Baltics

tuftsigl — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:04:08 +0000

Global Research

EPIIC Film Series: Film La Haine With Professor d'Appollonia

jessiewallner — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:50:32 +0000

Film La Haine, 1995
When a young Arab is arrested and beaten unconscious by police, a riot erupts in the notoriously violent suburbs outside of Paris. Three of the victim's peers, Vinz (Vincent Cassel), Said (Said Taghmaoui) and Hubert (Hubert Koundé), wander aimlessly about their home turf in the aftermath of the violence as they try to come to grips with their outrage over the brutal incident. After one of the men finds a police officer's discarded weapon, their night seems poised to take a bleak turn.

Tisch 304

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 19:00

EPIIC

Building Solar Food Dehydrators in The Gambia by Whitney Ceeesay

tuftsigl — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:22:09 +0000

Empower

Whitney Ceesay, a student in Tufts REAL (Resumed Education for Adult Learning) program, recently traveled to The Gambia to continue work on her solar dehydrating project, empowering women to increase food security in Tanjay, The Gambia. Whitney’s project was supported with an EMPOWER Scholarship from the IGL.

IGL Student's Journey Featured on Boston.com

jessiewallner — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:45:08 +0000

Press

JJ Zhou had only been riding his bike for 10 minutes when he pulled over to the side of a Connecticut road and began pounding the ground with his fist. He was on day three of what he expected would be a month-long, 1,650-mile ride from Boston to Orlando, and he felt a shooting pain in his tailbone that caused him to recoil as though he were touching a hot stove every time he sat down on the bike seat. Read more at Boston.com

Jan 12

BOSTON.COM

In Managua By Rebecca Cooley

tuftsigl — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:53:43 +0000

Global Research

This is me with my research assistant Gabe, standing in front of the flowered fence outside the El Molino café in Managua.

PNDP Course Fall 2015

jessiewallner — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:45:55 +0000

khuyenbui — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 04:15:33 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

Synaptic Scholars/Fireside Chat #1/December 7th, 2015

On Monday Synaptic Scholars had our first fireside chat with Dr. David Hammer (Depts. of Education and Physics) and and Dr. Joshua Kritzer (Dept. of Chemistry) present on their pedagogical techniques in the natural sciences.  

Professor Durant Speaks on International Engineering Projects

thomascoons — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:10:17 +0000

John Durant, an Associate Professor in the Tufts Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be speaking on environmental engineering projects on an international scale. Professor Durant will present useful info on water quality management and other environmental projects as the Latin America and East Africa chapters of the Tufts Engineers Without Borders club prepare for their upcoming, December assessment trips to Nicaragua and Tanzania, respectively. The event is open to the public and will be hosted in Eaton Hall Room 202.

Tufts University Eaton Hall Room 202

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 21:00 to 22:00

Project Implementation

Science/Technology

EWB

AmnesTEA/Write for Rights

kendalltodd — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:46:30 +0000

Amnesty International

On Sunday, December 6, Amnesty held the annual Write for Rights letter-writing drive in Sophia-Gordon Multipurpose Room. The theme of the event was AmnesTEA, so the room was set up like a coffeehouse, with clusters of chairs scattered around and tables bearing international food and drinks lining the edges.

Write for Rights 2015: AmnesTEA

kendalltodd — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:26:09 +0000

Take a study break to join Tufts Amnesty International, Tufts Culinary Society and Fletcher's Culinary Diplomacy for our annual Write for Rights event, now featuring hot beverages and foods from the countries highlighted in this year's cases!

Sophia-Gordon Multipurpose Room

Sunday, December 6, 2015 - 13:00 to 16:00

Human Rights

Amnesty International

Guest lecturers Lionel McPherson and Mario de Caro at EPIIC: Immigration and the Idea of Europe

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:10:22 +0000

EPIIC

On Thursday, December 3, 2015 Guest Lecturers: Lionel McPherson and Mario de Caro spoke on "Immigration and the Idea of Europe."

Synaptic Scholars Fireside Chat Series: Pedagogy In The Natural Sciences

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:01:51 +0000

Come join us as we explore effective and innovative teaching methods in the natural sciences with Professor Joshua Kritzer of the Department of Chemistry and Professor David Hammer from the Department of Education.

Terrace Room, Paige Hall

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 18:00

Synaptic Scholars

EPIIC Colloquium 12/1/15 - Margareta Matache

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:24:40 +0000

EPIIC

Margareta Matache spoke to the EPIIC class on December 1, 2015 on the Roma in Europe.

Listen to the lecture here!

Richard Shultz speaks to EPIIC

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:36:10 +0000

EPIIC

Richard Shultz gave a lecture entitled "Russian Hybrid Warfare: Threat to Europe?" on Tuesday November 24, 2015.

Listen to the lecture here!

Tufts EWB presents Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Structures

thomascoons — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:29:07 +0000

Reading Period and Finals are stressful! Take a break, drink some hot chocolate, and build some marshmallow structures to decompress! Join Tufts EWB on the only Reading Period day for FREE hot chocolate and marshmallows.

Anderson Hall EPDC

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 11:00 to 13:00

EWB

Global Impacts: Questioning How Tufts Engages Abroad

miaellis — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:17:31 +0000

BUILD: Latin America

Global Impacts: Questioning How Tufts Engages Abroad

miaellis — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 08:15:18 +0000

IGL News

GlobeMed at Tufts, Timmy Global Health, BUILD India, BUILD Latin America, Engineer Without Borders, Tufts Hillel, the Tufts Rwanda Trip, the Tufts International Relations Program, and the Tufts Anthropology Department met today for a panel and discussion to examine and improve our our practices and impact when we do service work abroad!

Nov 23

Mai'a Cross speaks on "The Politics of Crisis in Europe" to EPIIC

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:15:30 +0000

EPIIC

Mai'a Cross spoke to the EPIIC class on Thursday November 19, 2015 on the topic of "The Politics of Crisis in Europe."

Listen to the lecture here!

VII Perspectives: Migration Workshop

jessiewallner — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:56:56 +0000

PNDP

On 14-15 Nov, IGL along with the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice and the ExCollege hosted VII Photo Agency at Tufts at the weekend for a seminar built around the photography of the current migration crisis in Europe.

Dr. Jean Mayer Award - Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

tuftsigl — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:39:44 +0000

On Nov. 18, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier spoke on the “Future of Europe” and was the recipient of this year's Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award. Zannier is an Italian career diplomat and the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Global Impacts: Questioning How Tufts Engages Abroad

jessiewallner — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:38:30 +0000

Join GlobeMed at Tufts, Timmy Global Health, BUILD India, BUILD Latin America, Engineer Without Borders, Tufts Hillel, the Tufts Rwanda Trip, and the Tufts International Relations Program for a panel and workshop designed to examine our practices and impact when we do service work abroad!

Alumnae Lounge

Sunday, November 22, 2015 - 12:00

IGL General

Karl Kaiser Speaks to EPIIC

tuftsigl — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:56:21 +0000

EPIIC

Karl Kaiser gave a lecture to the EPIIC colloquium entitled "German Power" on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

Voices from Solitary: Think Outside the Box

kendalltodd — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:42:11 +0000

Amnesty International

Monday night, Tufts Amnesty International hosted a panel on solitary confinement, featuring 5 speakers who not only had served time in prison, but also are involved in activist organizations seeking to reform the criminal justice system.

ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference 2015

winnonadesombre — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:05:54 +0000

ALLIES

The Alliance Linking Leaders in the Education and Services (ALLIES) held their second annual Civil Military Relations Conference (CMRC) on November 6th and 7th, 2015.

ALLIES - Veteran's Day Passing of the Flag Ceremony

winnonadesombre — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:59:31 +0000

ALLIES

Every year, ALLIES attends the passing of the flag ceremony held by Tufts Advocates for ROTC. It involves the ceremony, conducted this year inside Ballou Hall due to construction on the Memorial Steps, and then a few speakers afterward to discuss the importance of the holiday to Tufts community.

Amnesty International's Northeast Regional Conference

Stina Stannik — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:10:15 +0000

Amnesty International

The theme of the regional conference, and a recurring element in much of Amnesty's work, is Moments to Movements: how do individual experiences and specific instances in time inform the broader communities and movements of which we are part?

Voices from Solitary: Think Outside the Box featuring John Artis

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:41:29 +0000

Tufts Amnesty International, Carter/Artis Innocence International at Tufts and the Institute for Global Leadership present Voices from Solitary Think Outside the Box featuring John Artis, Innocence International; Five Omar Mualimm-ak, The Incarcerated Nation Corp; Jason Lydon, Black and Pink…and more!

Barnum Hall Rm. 008

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 18:30

Humanitarian Issues

Amnesty International

Dr. Jean Mayer Award for Global Citizenship Lecture Honoring Padraig O'Malley

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:39:45 +0000

Mr. O'Malley will lecture on "Israel and Palestine: Is a Two-State Solution No Longer Feasible?"

Tufts University, ASEAN Auditorium, The Fletcher School

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 18:00

Dr. Jean Mayer Award

Synaptic Fireside Chat with David Weinberger

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:33:57 +0000

Dr. Weinberger is a senior researcher at the Berkman Center. He has been a philosophy professor, journalist, strategic marketing consultant to high tech companies, Internet entrepreneur, advisor to several presidential campaigns, and a Franklin Fellow at the US State Department. He was for four years the co-director of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab, focusing on the future of libraries.

Cabot 702, Tufts University

Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 18:00 to 20:00

Synaptic Scholars

Dr. Jean Mayer Award - Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the OSCE

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:17:24 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership

invites you to a

Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Lecture

honoring

Ambassador Lamberto Zannier

Secretary-General of the OSCE

Wednesday, November 18

Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall

jessiewallner — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:13:45 +0000

PNDP

This year's PNDP class has been working on a range of small local projects, including learning to observe and describe everyday scenes and documenting recent high school homecomings.

ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference

winnonadesombre — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 01:39:09 +0000

EPIIC Teaching Assistants Cody Valdes and Kai Keller lead class

tuftsigl — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:31:18 +0000

EPIIC

Cody Valdes and Kai Keller, EPIIC Colloquium TAs, lead the class on October 29th, in a discussion of "The idea of European civilization: the permanent regime founded on corruption" as well as on the topic of China and Europe.

An Evening with Benjamin Pogrund

tuftsigl — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:19:42 +0000

Please join Tufts Friends of Israel, in partnership with the Institute for Global Leadership for, "An Evening with Benjamin Pogrund." Benjamin Pogrund is a South African-born Israeli author and journalist. He was deputy editor of South Africa's leading newspaper, the Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg, which was closed down because of its unrelenting opposition to apartheid.

ALLIES Hosts "A Child's Guide to War"

tuftsigl — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:36:12 +0000

ALLIES

ALLIES recently hosted their first programming event of the year on Oct. 14, 2015. Susan Hackley, the director of the program of negotiations and Harvard Law School, came and talked about her upcoming documentary, "A Child's Guide to War", that looks at the effects twenty first century war has on American children.

Amnesty International Film Screening - "Gulabi Gang"

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:05:43 +0000

This documentary, directed by Nishtha Jain and produced by Torstein Grude (Piraya Film, Norway), has been shortlisted for the 2015 Grierson Awards, one of the UK’s most prestigious documentary prizes. Established in 1972, the Grierson Awards recognize and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and that demonstrate quality, integrity, creativity, originality and overall excellence.

Barnum 104

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 19:30 to 22:00

Amnesty International

Engineers Without Borders GIM

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:03:57 +0000

Anderson Hall 206

Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

Engineers Without Borders 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:02:20 +0000

$5/person

Carzo Cage

Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 13:00 to 16:00

EWB

Intellectual Property in the Age of Synthetic Biology

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:00:18 +0000

51 Winthrop St.

Friday, October 23, 2015 - 12:00 to 17:00

Science/Technology

IGL General

Robert Cross speaks to EPIIC on 10/15/15

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:57:19 +0000

EPIIC

Giving a lecture entitled "Europe from 1453," Robert Cross spoke to the 2015-2016 EPIIC Colloquium on the Future of Europe.

Intellectual Property in the Age of Synthetic Biology

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:44:53 +0000

51 Winthrop, Tufts University

Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 12:00 to 17:00

IGL General

IGL Open House

tuftsigl — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:32:21 +0000

Come by the IGL with your family and friends and see what we're all about!

96 Packard Ave

Saturday, October 17, 2015 - 15:15 to 17:15

EPIIC

Religion, Law & Diplomacy Conference

tuftsigl — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 16:07:33 +0000

This first-time conference will bring together academics, practitioners, and religious leaders to demonstrate the role that religion plays across myriad issues spanning security to civic engagement. The one-day conference, consisting of three panels—Security & Conflict, Rights & the State, and Politics & Identity—will provide a forum to discuss how religion affects these spheres and how an understanding of religious influences improves policy-making.

9:15am - 10:30am: Secutiry & Conflict

10:45am - 11:45am: Keynote, Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett

ASEAn auditorium, 160 Packard Ave

Saturday, October 31, 2015 - 09:00 to 16:00

IGL General

The Wonderland Exhibition

jessiewallner — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:17:16 +0000

PNDP

The Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice opened its Wonderland exhibition in the Slater Concourse Gallery.

Empower Presentations 2015

tuftsigl — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:50:29 +0000

Empower

Empower program fellows presented their projects on October 13, 2015.

See photos from the student presentations on our Flickr page!

Empower 2015 fellows:

Abuzar Royesh, One, Two, Three Project, Afghanistan

"More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya" Opening Reception

tuftsigl — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:53:27 +0000

PNDP

Last night was the opening reception for the "More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya" exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya, curated by the IGL's very own former photographers, Elizabeth Mealey. The event was a huge success!

Synaptic Scholars Synaptathon

khuyenbui — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:53:49 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

On October 3rd, 2015, the Synaptic Scholars met in 574 Boston Ave for the 2015 Synapathon. The members spent the day brainstorming and developing the new Synaptic Scholars website.

IGL Open House

jessiewallner — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:07:37 +0000

IGL, 96 Packard Ave

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 15:15

EPIIC

Martel Scholarship Presentations

jessiewallner — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:06:59 +0000

• Rizwan Ladha, Causes of nuclear proliferation amongst US allies during the Cold War (research, U.S.)
• Robert Helbig, Brazil-NATO Relations, part of a capstone that includes several case studies for NATO’s potential global partnerships (research, Brazil)
• Ameya Naik, Security Sector Reform (SSR) Unit, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) (internship, U.S.)

Cabot 206, Tufts University

Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 18:00

Empower

Yannis Ioannides Speaks to EPIIC

jessiewallner — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:21:30 +0000

EPIIC

Yannis Ioannides spoke to the EPIIC class on October 8, 2015.

NIMEP Discussion: Terrorism and Natural Resources

jennyfang — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:45:39 +0000

The plague of terrorism in MENA region often exploits natural resources to gain power and profit, and is sometimes caused by shortage of natural recources due to climate changes. By gaining control over prized resources they establish legitimacy in the region.

Olin 107

Monday, October 12, 2015 - 20:00

Area Studies

Global Security

MERG

Synaptic Scholars "Synaptathon"

samberry — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 03:30:45 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

Synaptic Scholars organized a “Synaptathon” last Saturday to get their website up and running. Trying to revamp the old Discourse publication in a digital form, they decided to great a website through which they could share their personal and broader projects.

Empower Presentations

jessiewallner — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:44:49 +0000

Paige Hall, Crane Room

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 18:00

Education Innovation

Empower

Women's Empowerment and Social Innovation in Tibet

tuftsigl — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:29:46 +0000

Join us for an evening with Dr. Losang Rabgey, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Machik, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, whose work address the challenges faced in the fields of education, women's empowerment, social entrepreneurship and common dialogue on the Tibetan plateau. The talk will be followed by a screening of Summer Pasture, an award-winning documentary focusing on the changes semi-nomadic yak herding communities in Kham, southeastern Tibet, face due to the changing pace of development and globalization within this community.

Braker 001

Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 19:30

Area Studies

Education Innovation

EPIIC

Combatants For Peace: Sulaiman Khatib and Maya Katz -10/6/15

tuftsigl — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:33:35 +0000

NIMEP

Student leadership of the Institute's New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) with Sulaiman Khatib and Maya Katz, leaders of Combatants for Peace, an Israeli-Palestinian bi-national activist NGO dedicated to a non-violent solution to their conflict. CFP received the IGL's Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award.

Ioannis Evrigenis speaks to the EPIIC Colloquium 10/6/15

tuftsigl — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:10:40 +0000

EPIIC

Ioannis Evrigenis spoke on the topic of Greece to the EPIIC Colloquium on October 6, 2015.

Ioannis D. Evrigenis teaches courses on ancient and early modern political thought, the social contract, and ethics and international relations, as well as seminars on Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and political theory methods.

More than Pain: Documenting Palliative Care in Kenya

jessiewallner — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:42:28 +0000

It is estimated that more than six billion people worldwide lack access to adequate pain relief. Opioid analgesics, including morphine, are considered essential medicines by the World Health Organization, yet 85 percent of the world’s population consumes just seven percent of the global annual use of pain medications. It is estimated that these low- and middle- income countries account for 70 percent of cancer deaths and 99 percent of HIV/AIDS deaths, two of the most common illnesses that result in intense, end-of-life pain.

Pawa 254, Nairobi, Kenya

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 18:00

Global Research

PNDP

Social Entrepreneurship with NGO Executive Director Molly Fisher

miaellis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 03:59:09 +0000

BUILD: Latin America

BUILD Latin America hosted NGO Executive Director Molly Fisher to share her experience and wisdom as a social entrepreneur.

Social Entrepreneurship with NGO Executive Director Molly Fisher

miaellis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 03:53:57 +0000

IGL News

BUILD Latin America hosted NGO Executive Director Molly Fisher to share her experience and wisdom as a social entrepreneur.

Oct 05

The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Net Assessment

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:37:21 +0000

A distinguished expert panel surveys the Iran Nuclear Deal, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Panelists will address such questions as: Will it pave or block Iran’s path to nuclear weapons? What are the verification issues? What will be the implication of the lifting of sanctions? When and how could sanctions be reimposed? What are the Agreement’s merits and shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses? Come and benefit from a nuanced discussion of these and other questions and issues.

ASEAN Auditorium

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 18:00 to 20:00

Global Security

EPIIC

Outward Bound Weekend 2015-2016

tuftsigl — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:17:59 +0000

EPIIC

The 2015-16 EPIIC class spent this weekend at the Appalachian Mountain Club in Pnikham Notch, NH on its annual weekend immersion with Outward Bound.

"A Child's Guide to War" with Susan Hackley

winnonadesombre — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 03:15:33 +0000

On Wednesday October 14th, from 8-9:30 pm in Barnum 004, ALLIES brought in Susan Hackley, who talked about "A Child's Guide to War".

Barnum 104

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:30

Documentary Studies

Global Security

Humanitarian Issues

ALLIES

Enrico Spolaore speaks to the EPIIC Colloquium 2015

tuftsigl — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 18:34:44 +0000

EPIIC

Enrico Spolaore gave a guest lecture on Thursday, October 1, 2015 entitlted "Monnet’s Chain Reaction and the Future of Europe: Reflections on the Political Economy of European Integration."

ALLIES Civil Military Relations Conference (CMRC)

winnonadesombre — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:42:13 +0000

Tufts ALLIES is proud to present its second annual Civil-Military Affairs Conference, bringing together members of ALLIES and the leading “voices from the field” to discuss civil-military relations in a functional context. The theme of this year’s conference is “Where Do We Go From Here: Post-Conflict Peacekeeping and Reconstruction in the 21st Century.” The conference will consist of a panel, dinner, and keynote on Friday, November 6, followed by a second panel, breakout sessions and a diplomatic crisis scenario on Saturday, November 7.

Friday, November 6, 2015 - 19:00 to Saturday, November 7, 2015 - 19:00

Global Research

Global Security

Humanitarian Issues

ALLIES

Insights into Identity by Samantha Karlin

tuftsigl — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

Martel Scholars

Two months later, I don’t know how much closer I am to an answer.

Briefing the UN Security Council on Security Sector Reform by Ameya Naik

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

Martel Scholars

Officially, I completed my internship with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the UN on 14 August. I was back in on Monday the 17^th, though, because I happened to be there in what had become the busiest time of the year.

Tim Hetherington Award Recipients

jessiewallner — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:52:46 +0000

The first recipient of this Award was Elizabeth Herman (A10), an alumna of the EPIIC and Exposure programs, to continue her work on “A Woman’s War” in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

ALLIES Weekly Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:47:15 +0000

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

FieldEx General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:45:24 +0000

Campus Center Rm. 218

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Wonderland Gallery Opening and Reception

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:42:18 +0000

Using the site of the old Wonderland Amusement Park as a jumping off point, the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice sent its students out along Route 1A north of Boston, and then winding back to Tufts, to explore the places many usually drive by but rarely stop to see.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 14, 7:00pm, Slater Concourse Gallery
Exhibition: October 14-30, 2015, Slater Concourse Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center
For more information: tuftsgloballeadership.org or x73314

Aidekman Gallery - Slater Concourse

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 19:00

Documentary Studies

PNDP

There Is Another Way: Reflections from Israeli and Palestinian Members of Combatants for Peace

tuftsigl — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:40:13 +0000

Combatants for Peace is a group of Palestinians and Israelis who have taken an active part in the cycle of violence in their region: Israeli soldiers serving in the IDF and Palestinians as combatants fighting to free their country, Palestine, from Israeli occupation. Working at the local level in both communities, Combatants for Peace believes that the conflict cannot be resolved, through military means, by either of the parties.

Please join NIMEP and the Institute of Global Leadership in their first series of speakers led by Combatants for Peace.

Braker Hall 001

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 19:00 to 20:00

MERG

BUILD Latin America Presents: Social Entrepreneurship with NGO Executive Director Molly Fisher

miaellis — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:56:41 +0000

Come learn about social entrepreneurship and how Molly Fisher, Executive Director of Escalera, and how she got to where she is now!

About Molly Fisher:

Bromfield Pearson 006

Monday, October 5, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00

Development

Education Innovation

Internships

Project Implementation

BUILD

Disability Inclusion by Mandana Nakhai

tuftsigl — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

Empower

I want to turn back to disability inclusion to conclude my time in India, and think beyond financial inclusion a bit. I’m lucky to have had the opportunity to get a glimpse into a program that’s supporting not just the base of the pyramid in India, but a particularly vulnerable segment of it.

The Scheherazade Initiative: Celebrating the Resilience of Women and Girls in the Face of Violence

jessiewallner — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:14:25 +0000

The Institute, for the third year, is co-sponsoring this benefit concert organized by Music for Life International and featuring Scheherazade-inspired works by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Maurice Ravel led by the Indian conductor George Mathew. This year's concert will benefit the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Fund's Executive Director and the Under-Secretary-General for Women at the United Nations, will deliver the opening remarks.

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

Monday, October 19, 2015 - 20:00

EPIIC

BUILD: India Summer Trip

kristenlueck — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:15:06 +0000

IGL News

The BUILD: India trip team just returned from a successful two weeks in Thottiyapatti, our partner village in Tamil Nadu, India! Check out our blog at http://www.tuftsbuildindia.com/our-blog for more updates!

Sep 25

Mark Blyth speaks to the 2015-16 EPIIC Colloquium

tuftsigl — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:46:24 +0000

EPIIC

On Thursday, September 24, 2015 the EPIIC Colloquium had the pleasure of hearing from guest lecturer Mark Blyth on the topic of "Austerity and the Future of the Euro."

International Relations As Seen From The Trans-Siberian Railway by Sarah Golkar

tuftsigl — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

Martel Scholars

After a tedious 30-minute negotiation across plexiglass, my stern-faced train ticket seller cracked the slightest smile when she finally handed me four tickets permitting passage 5,771 miles across the belly of Russia.

BUILD: India GIM

kristenlueck — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:49:15 +0000

Come learn more about Tufts' student-run sustainable development organization, working in rural Tamil Nadu, India!

Pearson 104

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 20:00 to 20:30

Global Research

Development

Project Implementation

BUILD

Entrepreneurial Discoveries by Lauren Smith

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Empower

If an entrepreneur is not pragmatic, then she is likely to fail. My experience this summer conducting market research for my nascent company, ONDA, exemplified this adage. When I arrived in Mexico City at the end of May, I was armed with an idea and a plan to turn it into reality.

Interning in Kenya: Part II by Janeth Jepkogei

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:14:01 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

An Education in Nutrition by Nathaniel Tran

tuftsigl — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

The last time I blogged, I was just starting to learn about food deserts and was writing a guide for the Center for Young Women’s Health to improve snacking behavior. Although the Center exists digitally, I spent several days trying to address issues regarding access to healthy foods in Boston specifically.

Empower Bi-Monthly Meeting

jessiewallner — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 20:46:22 +0000

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 17:30

Empower

First Amnesty Meeting

jessiewallner — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:23:40 +0000

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 20:00

Amnesty International

EWB East Africa Weekly Meeting

jessiewallner — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:22:32 +0000

Anderson 212

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 21:00

EWB

EWB Latin America Weekly Meeting

jessiewallner — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:21:56 +0000

Eaton 202

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 21:00

EWB

Boulat Award for Photojournalism Recipients

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:59:06 +0000

2011: Samuel James

2014: Nichole Sobecki

The Boryana Damyanova Program for Corporate Responsibility Recipients

jessiewallner — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:26:16 +0000

2016: Shaharris Beh

EPIIC Class: Sebastián Royo

tuftsigl — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:55:31 +0000

EPIIC

EPIIC class on Thursday, September 17 focused on an inquiry into Spain with guest speaker Sebastián Royo. Sebastián Royo is Vice Provost and Professor of Government at Suffolk University. His research focuses on comparative political economy in Southern Europe.

Long-Term Sustainability by Stephane Alexandre

tuftsigl — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:00:00 +0000

BUILD: India

As we make our way to Thottiyapatti one last time for the trip, I know that there are two major concepts that I will take home with me: long-term sustainability is possible and communication is essential.

First EPIIC Class: Tony Smith

jessiewallner — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:33:38 +0000

EPIIC

On September 15, 2015 first EPIIC class of the Future of Europe commenced with Tony Smith speaking to the class.

Listen to audio recording of lecture

SUMMER INTERNSHIP CLOSE OUT MEMO by Andrew Koch

tuftsigl — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:48:39 +0000

Martel Scholars

This summer I had the pleasure of working in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy’s (OUSD-P) Middle East Division from 18 May to 28 August.

ALLIES General Interest Meeting

jessiewallner — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:44:45 +0000

Braker 222

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 20:00

ALLIES

Engineers Without Boarders GIM

jessiewallner — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:43:05 +0000

Anderson 206

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 21:00

Project Implementation

EWB

Tufts Amnesty GIM

jessiewallner — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:41:14 +0000

TBD

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 20:00

Human Rights

Amnesty International

From PlayPumps to Social Impact Bonds by Bahar Ostadan

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:17:36 +0000

Empower

There are over 1 billion people living in poverty, according to 2011 World Bank estimates. Western intentions to address this figure range from post-colonial shame to altruism, and manifest in direct contributions or through multilateral organizations.

Meeting the People of Thottiyapatti by Stephane Alexandre

tuftsigl — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:44:39 +0000

BUILD: India

Today marks the halfway point of our summer trip! Being on this trip has helped me understand the mission and incredible work that BUILD: India is dedicated to doing in Thottiyapatti, our partner village.

EPIIC 2015-16: The Future of Europe Syllabus

jessiewallner — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:23:52 +0000

EPIIC 2015-16

Visiting the KLL Regional Clinics by Eliza Davis

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:41:27 +0000

Empower

I’m nearing the end of my internship with Kashmir LifeLine, and have now visited four of the five regional clinics.

Common Ground by Danielle Kong

tuftsigl — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:35:24 +0000

Global Research

“I brought shrimp!” Cora excitedly told me. She whipped out a food container and opened the lid to show me her cooked shrimp. She graciously offered some to me – actually, she insisted that I eat some. When I politely declined, she smiled. “Ah, you American – hamburgers and pizza, right?”

Implementing a cloud-based tool to track drug rehabilitation services and patients in Chile by Gaspar Rodriguez

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:58:01 +0000

Global Research

Empower

Corporación La Esperanza (CLE) has been offering free outpatient and residential drug rehabilitation services to underserved communities across Chile since 1995. They’ve gone from one clinic to seven throughout this time, allowing them to provide a much needed resource for over 500 men and women every year.

Inside the Iran Nuclear Deal Pros, Cons, and Possible Outcomes featuring Jacob Amidror Nicholas Burns

tuftsigl — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:52:58 +0000

ASEAN Auditorium

Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 17:30

ALLIES

Interning in Kenya; the other side! by Janeth Jepkogei

tuftsigl — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:03:47 +0000

Synaptic Scholars

the Center for Young Women’s Health at the Children’s Hospital by Nathaniel Tran

tuftsigl — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:00:17 +0000

Global Health

I remember my middle school science teacher telling me, “Put good in, get good out!” as she reminded my class to eat breakfast and snack throughout the day if we needed to.

ONDA by Lauren Smith

Global Research

Open Society Foundation Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya: Blog Two

jessiewallner — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:55:28 +0000

PNDP

Students in the OSF workshop took a break from their work late on Sunday to visit the Great Rift Valley overlook & watch the sunset.

“We Do What We Can” by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib

tuftsigl — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:00:00 +0000

NIMEP

Upon my arrival to the states after my research in morocco, I realized how much I had learned from my research. While I was comparing the United States to morocco in terms of making an indigenous language a second official language, I realized how much morocco had done.

Let's make data systems more inclusive. - Gaspar Rodriguez

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

Empower

Data is not for donors.

Data is not for headquarters.

Data is not for evaluators.

The Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:57:40 +0000

Europe in Turmoil

The 31st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

February 17-21, 2016

Watch the Symposium panels on YouTube

INSPIRE Scholars and Dedication

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:46:47 +0000

INSPIRE Scholars:

Ethan Corbin

Investigative Projects and Texts

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:13:02 +0000

Investigative Projects
EPIIC provides unusual opportunities for students to conduct research and investigative journalism projects related to its annual theme, both at home and abroad. The Institute for Global Leadership has supported more than 1,600 students traveling to more than 95 countries since 1986.

Special Opportunities and Projects

tuftsigl — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:00:02 +0000

Social Justice and the EU - SOLSTICE
Join an international consortium on the EU approach to the interpretation and application of norms and international laws in regard to human rights, looking at the impact of EU engagement with human rights both within Europe and outside Europe. This effort will be led by Mario De Caro, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Roma Tre, and Erin Kelly, Chair of Philosophy, Tufts University.

Open Society Foundation Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya: Blog One

jessiewallner — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 09:00:00 +0000

PNDP

The Open Society Foundation workshop on "Documenting Palliative Care and Access to Pain Medications for Adults and Children in Kenya" just wrapped up its second full day in Nairobi.

Blog 2 from Public Affairs Intern, Allison Aaronson - U.S. Mission to the EU

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:14:28 +0000

Global Research

I couldn’t have picked a better time to intern at the U.S. mission to the EU, there is so much happening concerning the EU this summer!

Timmy Global Health in Guatemala by Raquel Perez and Nile Abularrage

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:05:31 +0000

Empower

As our time in Guatemala draws to a close, we have many thoughts running through our minds. There is nothing about Guatemala that we will not miss when we return to the United States.

EPIIC 2016 Overview

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:31:50 +0000

The Future of Europe

EPIIC 2016: The Future of Europe

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:21:53 +0000

2016

Interning at Kashmir Life Line by Eliza Davis

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:08:12 +0000

India

I’ve been in Srinagar, Kashmir for about a week now and have just started to get a rhythm going. The workday here starts late and ends early—I get into the office around 11:30 (and yes it is a hazy approximate rather than any kind of fixed deadline), and leave by 4 with an hour-long break in the middle.

Doña Elidia and Graphic Design pt. II by Juan David Nunez Hurtado

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Empower

Doña Elidia is a local micro-business owner who runs a small restaurant. Our team is helping her develop her business by defining a clear way of operating and providing her with marketing materials. So far, the work we have done feels like an entrepreneurial adventure.

NATO-Brazil Relations pt. II by Robert Helbig

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:58:10 +0000

Global Research

Empower

NATO-BRAZIL RELATIONS

Peace Building by Maggie Snyder

tuftsigl — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:50:39 +0000

Global Security

At Fletcher, I am a candidate for a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, and I specialize in International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.

National Security Policy Making: The Players by Andrew Koch

tuftsigl — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Martel Scholars

This summer I’ve been working as an intern for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

INSTITUTION-BUILDING FOR HUMAN SECURITY: Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform at the United Nations by Ameya Naik

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:57:12 +0000

Martel Scholars

This summer, I’m interning with the United Nations, in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). This blog was meant to mark the halfway mark of this 12-week internship; some unexpected housing hassles have pushed it to the end of Week Seven instead.

World Bank Internship and Lecture from Professor Mohammad Yunus by Ananda Paez

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:47:34 +0000

Empower

Interning at the World Bank is a dynamic learning experience, in many ways enhanced by the almost daily talks and “Brown Bag Lunches” that take place. My favorite has been the talk by Professor Mohammad Yunus on July 24^th.

The Echoes of Fes pt. 2 by Noah Taxis

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:51:34 +0000

NIMEP

EPIIC 2015-2016 Colloquium: The Future of Europe

tuftsigl — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:21:41 +0000

From Athens to Zurich, from Brussels to Kiev, from Berlin to London, from Warsaw to Ceuta, this course will consider the future of Europe through multiple prisms.

Crane Room, Paige Hall

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 15:00

EPIIC

Fostering Human Connections by Juan David Nunez Hurtado

tuftsigl — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:06:14 +0000

Empower

Chapter 1: Microfinance in Ecuador

Swing at the end of the world, Baños, Ecuador.

A Look in to Xinjiang by Zhuangchen (JJ) Zhou

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

PNDP

In the 100 degree heat of the Gobi desert, constructions of numerous developmental projects are underway. There are similar projects all over Xinjiang, but people either can not afford the fancy apartments or would not give up their old ways of living.

Hope for a Nation Recovering from Civil War by Raquel and Nile

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:54:18 +0000

Empower

Aside from the beautiful volcanoes, vast rainforests, ancient Mayan sites, and delicious traditional plates, Guatemala still suffers many of the devastating effects of the 36-year long civil war that ended in 1996. There are many consequences resulting from the widespread human rights violations that took place during those years.

Student Group Leaders Fall Meeting

jessiewallner — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:43:28 +0000

This is a mandatory meeting for all student group leaders. Please email us at igl at tufts dot edu if you have any questions. Thank you!

Public Affairs Intern, U.S. Mission to the EU

tuftsigl — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

I couldn’t have picked a better time to intern at the U.S. mission to the EU, there is so much happening concerning the EU this summer!

International Business-Government Counsellors Intern by Josh Grelle

tuftsigl — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

I had never been to D.C. before coming here this summer for my internship at IBC (International Business-Government Counsellors). I now realize that it is my second favorite city in the United States, topped only by New Orleans, and only because of the food.

The Echoes of Fes by Noah Taxis

tuftsigl — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

NIMEP

Peacebuilding and Institutional Research in The Hague

tuftsigl — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Global Research

It was only my first day at the sun-draped office and I was immediately helping lead over 200 academics to panel discussions ranging from private sector peacebuilding contribution to a case study of Burundi.

Urban Mobility in Quito by Ananda Paez

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:00:00 +0000

Empower

I initially became interested in urban mobility because I believe it is an extremely important, yet often neglected, factor in development. In a city like Quito, it is evident that in many cases, the ability to work one’s way out of poverty is highly correlated with the ease with which one can move.

Promoting partnerships between NGOs for People with Disabilities in Bangalore by Mandana Nakhai

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:08:31 +0000

Empower

This summer I am spending two months in Bangalore, India working with the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion on a relatively new work stream: financial inclusion for people with disabilities.

Visualizing the Changing Humanitarian Landscape: Implications for PRM by Katie Saviano

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:31:52 +0000

tuftsigl — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:35:27 +0000

Martel Scholars

Quito by Ananda Paez

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:16:57 +0000

Empower

June 2015 will be remembered as a historic month for Quito, and having the opportunity to learn about mobility in this particular context has been invaluable. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is a city of about 1 million inhabitants nestled in a small valley surrounded by the Andes mountains.

Student Media Point-Person Meeting

jessiewallner — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:25:43 +0000

This is a mandatory meeting for all IGL student groups. Please elect one media point-person to attend this session. If you have any questions, please email us at igl at tufts dot edu.
Thanks!

IGL, 96 Packard Ave

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 12:00

ALLIES

Leaner Research for Social Businesses by Maya and Benji

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:45:52 +0000

Empower

Maya Ranganath and Benji Moncivaiz are two students in between their first and second year at the Fletcher School. This summer, they are based in Ecuador interning for the international jewellery business The Faire Collection.

EPIIC 2016 Symposium: Europe in Turmoil

tuftsigl — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:18:29 +0000

Join the Institute for Global Leadership as it presents the 31st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium on "Europe in Turmoil" from February 17-21, 2016. The symposium will be four (18th-21st) days of debate and discussion with more than 60 practitioners, academics, policymakers and journalists on topics such as Europe’s identity, its confrontation with Russia, the future of NATO and the transatlantic partnership, the challenges of the current migration crisis, identity and the roles of religion and ethnicity, questions of political and economic integration, coll

Tufts University

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 19:00 to Sunday, February 21, 2016 - 19:00

EPIIC

Public Affairs Intern, U.S. Mission to the EU by Allison Aaronson

tuftsigl — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:04:00 +0000

Global Research

I started my internship on May 27, I cannot believe I have been working here for almost four weeks! The first two weeks were rather difficult because I felt like I didn’t have enough to do at my internship and was feeling purposeless. At the same time, I was constantly confused because the State Department, the EU, and Brussels in g

Inquiry 2016

jessiewallner — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:15:01 +0000

More information coming soon.

Tufts University

Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 19:00 to Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 19:00

Inquiry

Hospitality in Morocco by Ariel Barbieri-Aghib

tuftsigl — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:18:29 +0000

NIMEP

As we were winding through the blue streets of Chefchaouen, I thought back to all of the people we interviewed; the different interesting facts we learned and the overall experience. For me, the most fulfilling part was experiencing the intersection of Moroccan hospitality coupled with the interesting interviews we had.

IGL 30th Anniversary Gala

jessiewallner — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:15:55 +0000

Join us in celebrating three decades of EPIIC, Global Research, Inquiry, INSPIRE, the Mayer Global Citizenship Awards, TILIP, Voices from the Field, BUILD, NIMEP, Exposure, EWB, ALLIES, Synaptic Scholars, Discourse, Empower, Bendetson Public Diplomacy Initiative, Damyanova Award, RESPE, PPRI, Oslo Scholars, Boulat Award, PNDP, Amnesty International, Hetherington Award, Synthetic Biology, Innocence International, Latin American Committee...on Saturday, May 7, 2016!

Day Program:

11:00am-3:00pm

Boston Cambridge Marriott in Kendall Square.

Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 11:00

IGL General

Human Rights Foundation in NYC by Caitlin Thompson

tuftsigl — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:11:45 +0000

Human Rights

I write my first blog post after my first days at both internships. For the first month of the summer, I will be working both at the Institute of Modern Russia (IMR) and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), splitting my time equally between the two.

Marrakech and Fes by Obaid Farooqui

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:09:21 +0000

NIMEP

My introduction to Morocco has been somewhat of a blast into the past. Walking through Jama-al-Fna and the souks surrounding it in Marrakech felt like I was walking not just through a place that was foreign to me, but a time that was foreign as well.

Oslo Freedom Forum and Nemtsov by Jack Margolin

tuftsigl — Fri, 29 May 2015 20:44:14 +0000

Oslo Scholars

When I visited Moscow, the weather was relatively clear, leading tourists to flock to Red Square. An usually large number gathered not on the square itself, but along Bolshoy Moskovorestky Bridge, overlooking the walls of the Kremlin.

Graduating Senior Reception

jessiewallner — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:10:19 +0000

Congratulations to all of the graduating seniors! On Saturday, May 16, we were so excited to welcome graduating seniors and their familes to celebrate at the IGL. The event was a great success. Good luck to the senior class on your exciting road ahead!

Tufts ALLIES members at West Point

tuftsigl — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:00:31 +0000

ALLIES

Some ALLIES students traveled this weekend to West Point for the annual Intellectual Roundtable Conference.

Graduating Senior Reception

jessiewallner — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:25:14 +0000

The IGL will be holding its annual graduating senior reception for seniors, family, and friends. The event will be at 96 Packard Ave. Light refreshments will be available.

IGL, 96 Packard Ave

Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 12:00

EPIIC

Inquiry 2015 Wraps Up

jessiewallner — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:40:19 +0000

Inquiry

Russian Duma MP Ilya Ponomarev delivered this year’s Hunter Farnham Inquiry Memorial Lecture on the Russia-U.S. relationship as more than 170 high school students gathered to discuss and debate “Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States” for the 23rd annual Inquiry program.

Inquiry 2015 Begins

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 01:48:33 +0000

Inquiry

2015 Inquiry begins with Keynote Address by Anastasia Popova, "Russia's Foreign Policy."

Tufts ALLIES Hosts Lecture: “LGBT Service in the Military: Past, Present, and Future"

emilyspak — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 01:08:42 +0000

ALLIES

Civil-Military

On March 30th, 2015, Tufts ALLIES hosted a lecture from Mr. Denny Meyer on “LGBT Service in the Military: Past, Present, and Future.” Mr. Meyer works with American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), and is a gay Vietnam veteran with decades of experience.

Graduating Senior Reception

tuftsigl — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 16:44:11 +0000

Graduating Students and Families: The IGL invites you to a reception on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the IGL. Please bring your familes to reminisce about your times at Tufts and the IGL and to celebrate your bright futures.

Light refreshments will be served.

IGL, 96 Packard Ave

Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 12:00

EPIIC

Where Is Israel Going: The Consequences of the Israeli Election

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:33:29 +0000

EPIIC

Benjamin Pogrund speaks on the consequences of the Israeli election

EPIIC Colloquium 2014-15: Ari Axelrod

tuftsigl — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:32:32 +0000

EPIIC

Ari Axelrod, Senior Fellow in the Council on Emerging Market Enterprises at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, speaks to the EPIIC class on March 24, 2015.

Where Is Israel Going: The Consequences of the Israeli Election

jessiewallner — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:04:46 +0000

Benjamin Pogrund has lived and worked in Israel for the last 15 years. He is the founder of the Yakar Center for Social Concern, which is dedicated to fostering dialogue among Israel’s many different religious communities. He has also written for Haaretz. While and INSPIRE Fellow at the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership, he began his work on his most recent book, Drawing Fire: Investigating the Accusations of Apartheid in Israel. Pogrund is also a recipient of the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award from the Institute.

Cabot 205

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 19:00

EPIIC

EPIIC Peking University Delegation Selected Papers

jessiewallner — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:22:46 +0000

Since 1999, the IGL has been collaborating with Peking University in China.

Twitter #EPIICRussia

jessiewallner — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:42:23 +0000

#EPIICRussia Tweets

Inquiry 2015: Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States

jessiewallner — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:55:34 +0000

Fairyland Lecture by author, Alysia Abbott A Memoir of My Father

jessiewallner — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:46:27 +0000

A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and ’80s San Francisco with an openly gay father.

After his wife dies in a car accident in 1973, bisexual writer and activist Steve Abbott moves with his two-year-old daughter to San Francisco. There they discover a city bustling with gay men in search of liberation—few of whom are raising a child.

Barnum 104, Tufts University

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 19:00

Documentary Studies

PNDP

Inquiry 2015: Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States

jessiewallner — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:54:07 +0000

Dear Participants,
The Council of Europe and the Asia Cooperation Dialogues is looking forward to our April gathering to discuss the many concerns resulting from the current conflict in Ukraine. We believe that dialogue and diplomacy are critical to resolving issues in the region and to avoiding further bloodshed and we applaud your willingness to participate in this first joint dialogue.

Inquiry 2015: Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States

jessiewallner — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:28:38 +0000

Dear Participants,

The Council of Europe and the Asia Cooperation Dialogues is looking forward to our April gathering to discuss the many concerns resulting from the current conflict in Ukraine. We believe that dialogue and diplomacy are critical to resolving issues in the region and to avoiding further bloodshed and we applaud your willingness to participate in this first joint dialogue.

Masha Gessen

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:12:08 +0000

EPIIC

Jean Mayer Award

Journalist and Commentator Masha Gessen received a 2015 Dr Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award.

Inquiry

tuftsigl — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:19:52 +0000

Tufts University

Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 17:00 to Saturday, April 11, 2015 - 17:00

Area Studies

Education Innovation

Inquiry

Tufts EPIIC Symposium Featured on Carnegie

jessiewallner — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:37:56 +0000

IGL News

Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center Dmitri Trenin speaking at the 2015 EPIIC Symposium "Russia in the 21st Century." See Carnegie Corporation of New York's coverage here.

Mar 03

Canregie Corporation of New York

Ilya Ponomarev Featured on "Here and Now"

jessiewallner — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:12:12 +0000

Press

Listen to the Full Interview

Mar 03

Here and Now

Religion, Politics, and Identity Panel

tuftsigl — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 02:32:41 +0000

EPIIC

The panel had very excited discussion on modern Russian identity and connection between Orthodox Church and politics. Ms.

Thank You, Sherman and Heather for 30 Years of EPIIC Excellence

tuftsigl — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:23:29 +0000

The State and the Media

tuftsigl — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:41:59 +0000

EPIIC

This afternoon, with a full house, speakers and guests engaged in a lively debate discussing the impact of media in politics.

2015 TILIP International Students

tuftsigl — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 02:07:08 +0000

TILIP

International delegations from nine countries participated in the this year's EPIIC International Symposium. See their initial reflections on the event.

EPIIC Symposium 2015: Russia: In the XXI Century

jessiewallner — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:44:30 +0000

IGL News

EPIIC held its 30th annual symposium on "Russia in the 21st Century" from February 25-March 1, 2015.

Dec 23

St. Petersburg, Russia Photography Exhibition

jessiewallner — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:35:19 +0000

In the spring of 2014, the Program for Narrative and Documentary Practice brought 11 students to St. Petersburg, Russia to explore Russia today, from its youth culture to its long-established traditions.

EPIIC 2015 Film Series: Deti 404

tuftsigl — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:45:38 +0000

EPIIC

On Wednesday, February 18, EPIIC continued their 2015 film series, presenting "Deti 404," also known as "Children 404," with guest lecturers Gleb Latnik and Vida Johnson, the director of the Russian Program at Tufts.

2015 TILIP Class

tuftsigl — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:01:06 +0000

Dr. Maysaa Husam Jaber

University of Baghdad, Iraq

A Day with Thomas de Waal

tuftsigl — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:16:27 +0000

EPIIC

The IGL, in collaboration with IMAGe (Initiative on Mass Atrocities and Genocide), hosted a day with Thomas de Waal, Senior Associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on February 18th.

A Day with Thomas de Waal

jessiewallner — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 19:09:19 +0000

Tufts Hillel, Large Chapel

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 19:30

EPIIC

Mark Galeotti Lectures to EPIIC Class

tuftsigl — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:57:11 +0000

EPIIC

EPIIC Students Engage with Mark Galeotti

The Silent Epidemic: Hepatitis C and Access to Affordable Medicines

tuftsigl — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:56:07 +0000

PNDP

On the night of February 4th, Tufts students gathered around for the exhibition premiere of "The Silent Epidemic: Hepatitis C and Access to Affordable Medicines." Hoping to put faces to this "Silent Epidemic," six PNDP students and six Brazilian students travelled to Brazil this past summer and created character-driven, multimedia narr

Joshua Rubenstein Speaks at EPIIC Film Series

jessiewallner — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:17:50 +0000

Joshua Rubenstein was the guest lecturer for the second 2015 EPIIC Film Series Burnt by the Sun.

Thomas de Waal Event

jessiewallner — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:59:10 +0000

TBA

Mitchell Orenstein Speaks to EPIIC Class

jessiewallner — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:18:06 +0000

The first EPIIC class of the Spring 2015 semester resumed with Mitchell Orenstein on Thursday.

Listen to his talk here.

EPIIC Film Series: Brat (1997)

jessiewallner — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:21:52 +0000

Co-sponsored by the Tufts Russian Program

An ex-soldier with a personal honor code enters the family crime business in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 19:00

EPIIC

EPIIC Film Series: Putin's Kiss (2011)

jessiewallner — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:16:18 +0000

Introduction by the Director of the Tufts Russian Program, Vida Johnson

Co-sponsored by the Tufts Russian Program

Distler Auditorium, Tufts University

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 20:15

EPIIC

EPIIC Film Series: Burnt by the Sun (1994)

jessiewallner — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:13:22 +0000

Co-sponsored by the Tufts Russian Program

TBD

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 19:30

EPIIC

EPIIC Film Series: Russian Ark (2002)

jessiewallner — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 20:07:44 +0000

Co-sponsored by the Tufts Russian Program

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.

Tisch 316

Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 19:30

Documentary Studies

EPIIC

SolarRoute in Matagalpa

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:42:41 +0000

Empower

Morgan Babbs and James Downer are in the class of 2015. They are Empower fellows.

ALLIES Spring General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:32:00 +0000

Join ALLIES for their GIM as they discuss "Military 101" with Fletcher Veterans.

Braker 118

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 20:00

ALLIES

Returning to Matagalpa

tuftsigl — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:34:45 +0000

Empower

Morgan Babbs and James Downer are in the class of 2015 and are Empower fellows.

AUGUST 16, 2014:

Schedule

jessiewallner — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:57:51 +0000

Symposium 2015

jessiewallner — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:30:23 +0000

Russia in the XXI Century
The 30th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium
February 26 - March 1, 2015

The international symposium is an annual public forum designed and enacted by the EPIIC students. It features scores of international practitioners, academics, public intellectuals, activists and journalists in panel discussions and workshops.

Download the Full Program

Visualizing Impact: Grameen in the Village

tuftsigl — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 20:13:43 +0000

Global Research

Bahar Ostadan is interning this winter at the Yunus Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is majoring in international relations and economics.

Symposium

jessiewallner — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:06:21 +0000

Applications available for ALLIES summer 2015 Joint Research Project

tuftsigl — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:48:15 +0000

IGL News

ALLIES is accepting applications for the 2015 Joint Research Project: Poland.

Applications are available here and due by February 2nd. The trip will take place summer 2015.

Dec 09

Tufts Amnesty International hosts Write for Rights

tuftsigl — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:33:14 +0000

IGL News

Members of Tufts Amnesty International gathered at the Campus Center today for their annual Write for Rights program, showcasing ten Amnesty focus cases and pre-written letters on prisoners of conscience and human rights abuses. Members of the Tufts community came out to show their support and signed hundreds of letters during the event.

Dec 08

Ellen Mickiewicz, Author of No Illusions, meets with EPIIC class

samrock — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:06:09 +0000

Ellen Mickiewicz, the author of No Illusions, spoke to the EPIIC class about the state of governance in Russia and the role of young people in the current and future political climate.

Startup Brings Solar-Powered Lighting to Nicaragua's 'Last Mile'

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:38:01 +0000

Press

Morgan Babbs is lighting up Nicaragua, one solar-powered lamp at a time. With her social enterprise, SolarRoute, Babbs is answering the need for affordable solar technology in developing countries. Read the full Tufts Daily article here...

Dec 05

The Tufts Daily

Applications Available for NIMEP Morocco Trip in May 2015

tuftsigl — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:45:57 +0000

IGL News

Applications are available for the NIMEP research trip to Morocco in Summer 2015. Anyone who wishes to apply should send an email to tuftsnimep@gmail.com to request the application.

They are due January 12, so don't delay!

Dec 04

Professor Gregory Carleton Lectures to EPIIC Class

samrock — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:09:08 +0000

Gregory Carleton, Tufts Professor of Russian Languages and Literature, gave a talk yesterday in EPIIC about Russian conflicts and its status in Eurasia as a "bear." In preparation for the class, the students read Professor Carleton's book on the topic, which is forthcoming.

Write for Rights

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:32:08 +0000

Join Amnesty International at Write for Rights! The annual event provides an opportunity to both write and sign letters in support of prisoners of conscience around the world.

Campus Center

Monday, December 8, 2014 - 12:00 to 13:30

Amnesty International

Information session on the Tufts Microfinance and Community Development Seminar

tuftsigl — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:43:23 +0000

BUILD: Latin America and Professor Grenier will host an information session on the Tufts Microfinance and Community Development Seminar in Mexico with Human Connections.

Braker 223

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 19:00

BUILD

Beyond Ukraine: Implications for Regional and Global Security

tuftsigl — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:30:20 +0000

IGL, Fletcher Students in Security, & the Post-Soviet Nations club brought together a panel of distinguished scholars to discuss how Russia's annexation of Crimea and possible incursions into eastern Ukraine could reshape the global geopolitiacl map.

One-Day Forum, Confronting the Death Penalty, Concludes

tuftsigl — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:44:23 +0000

The Institute co-hosted a forum on “Confronting the Death Penalty.”

For more information on the program, click here.

Beyond Ukraine: Implications for Regional and Global Security

jessiewallner — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:02:38 +0000

Fletcher Students in Security Post-Soviet Nations Club Institute for Global Leadership Russia’s annexation of Crimea and possible incursions into eastern Ukraine could reshape the global geopolitical map and derail cooperation between Moscow and the West for years to come. Will Ukraine remain unstable, or will the ceasefire hold? How does the crisis influence U.S. strategy and Russia’s next moves? How will the fallout from the conflict impact regional and global security challenges?

Panelists:

ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot International Center The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Monday, November 24, 2014 - 18:00

Area Studies

EPIIC

Tufts ALLIES Hosts Civil-Military Relations Conference, “In Case of Emergency: Civil-Military Relations and Disaster Response”

emilyspak — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:55:52 +0000

ALLIES

Humanitarian Issues

Should militaries be involved in disaster relief? How can civil-military relations in emergency response be improved? These questions and many more were discussed at Tufts ALLIES' 2014 Civil Military Relations Conference, which occurred on November 14-15.

Oxana Shevel Speaks about Ukraine's Challenges in EPIIC Class

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:05:55 +0000

Professor Shevel's research and teaching focus on the post-Communist region surrounding Russia and issues such as nation- and state-building, the politics of citizenship and migration, memory politics.

SLAMnesty!

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:10:10 +0000

Amnesty International

Tufts Amnesty and SWAT (Spoken Word Alliance at Tufts) held an open mic night, bringing together a group of passionate students and artists to perform spoken word pieces on various issues in human rights. It was an evening full of poetry and creative expression.

Archimedes Project Ideation Lab

tuftsigl — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:10:50 +0000

The Archimedes Project is planning a social enterprise ideation lab in the spring semester aimed at tackling a specific issue relating to water and/or sanitation in India. Students from all Tufts schools and programs will be encouraged to apply, and we believe IGL students will be great assets. Students will spend three days developing a business plan to pitch to a panel of judges, with the winning team receiving the financial and human resources to launch their enterprise.

Tufts University

Friday, April 17, 2015 - 10:00

Empower

Qaid: A Camp-in for Kashmir

tuftsigl — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:54:59 +0000

Tufts students stand in solidarity with Kashmir on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Students gathered on the roof of Tisch Library to “camp-in” to honor the incredible courage of the thousands of Kashmiris who were trapped for endless days and nights on rooftops awaiting rescue.

Qaid: A camp-in for Kashmir

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:09:20 +0000

Tufts’ South Asian Political Action Committee (SAPAC) invites you to join us for the inaugural event of the Tufts Kashmir Initiative!

Tisch Library Rooftop

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 19:00 to Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 01:00

Oslo Scholars

Matt Bai Speaks with PNDP Class

tuftsigl — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:23:57 +0000

Alumni

Noted Journalist and Author Matt Bai (A’90, EPIIC’90) spoke to this fall’s Program for Narrative and Documentary class about the importance of using stories to reach people, especially in today’s fast-paced, sound-bite-based information environment.

Emily Parker and Faculty from the Russian Presidential Academy Talk to EPIIC Class

tuftsigl — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:07:47 +0000

Emily Parker discusses her new book Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Stories From the Internet Underground.

EPIIC 2015 Symposium: Russia: In the XXI Century

jessiewallner — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:46:23 +0000

Russia in the XXI Century
The 30th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium
February 26 - March 1, 2015

Tufts University, TBA

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 19:00 to Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 19:00

Area Studies

Education Innovation

Humanitarian Issues

EPIIC

Confronting the Death Penalty

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:12:16 +0000

Co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy

November 19, 2014

10:30am - 12:00pm: Sculpture Court, Aidekman Arts Center

The Death of Punishment?

Robert Blecker, Professor of Law, New York Law School; Tufts class of '69

Erin Kelly, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University

Tufts University

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 10:30

Dr. Jean Mayer Award

SLAMnesty

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:12:40 +0000

Come join Tufts Amnesty and SWAT (Spoken Word Alliance at Tufts) in their first open mic event of the semester on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. Through this collaborative event, SWAT's dedicated and dynamic group of artists will shine a light on human rights issues through spoken word. The event will be in the terrace room, and refreshments will be provided.

Paige Terrace Room

Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 21:00

Amnesty International

EPIIC and the Oslo Freedom Forum

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:15:33 +0000

Tufts EPIIC students participate in 2014 Oslo Freedom Forum.

ALLIES Hosts Panel on the "Future of Counterinsurgency"

emilyspak — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 02:48:19 +0000

Counterinsurgency

On September 30, ALLIES hosted a group of experts for a panel on the "Future of Counterinsurgency." Students from the Fletcher school, as well as both the Tufts and Wellesley ALLIES chapters, were invited to participate in the hour-long panel.

Robert Legvold Speaks in EPIIC Class

jessiewallner — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:26:13 +0000

Russia expert and Columbia University Professor Emeritus Robert Legvold is one of this year's EPIIC advisers.

Neil Blumenthal and Corporate Social Responsibility

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:30:27 +0000

Warby Parker founder, Neil Blumenthal receives award for Corporate Social Responsibility

Steven Koltai speaks with Tufts Empower Program

tuftsigl — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 22:00:00 +0000

Empower

Steven Koltai joined Tufts Empower program for a discussion on social entrepreneurship.

Steven Koltai Lecture

tuftsigl — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:08:10 +0000

Join the Empower Program for Social Entreprenuership and the Tufts Entrepreneurs Society as they welcome double-jumbo Steven Koltai!

Crane Room

Monday, October 27, 2014 - 12:00

Empower

Marcelo Brodsky Receives Jean Mayer Award

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:23:17 +0000

Tufts IGL presents Marcelo Brodsky with Jean Mayer Award

2014 Tufts Community Day

tuftsigl — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:46:46 +0000

Engineers Without Borders presents Halloweekend Hoops!

tuftsigl — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:58:59 +0000

Come support EWBs clean water access projects at their annual 3-on-3 basketball tourney!

Prizes for winners and for teams with the best costumes!

Registration fee is $5 per player. Please email registration to tuftsewb@gmail.com.

Carzo Cage

Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 13:00 to 17:00

EWB

Poetry & Music from Kirill Medvedev

jessiewallner — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:13:35 +0000

Kirill Medvedev has recently emerged as one of the most exciting, unpredictable voices on the Russian literary and music scenes. Widely published and acclaimed as a poet, he is also is an activist and a member of the Russian Socialist movement “Vpered" [Forward].

Distler Performance Hall, 20 Talbot Ave

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 18:45

Documentary Studies

Global Research

EPIIC

Film Screening & Discussion with Documentarian, Anna Moiseenko

jessiewallner — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:07:10 +0000

In early 2012, as the protest movement against Vladimir Putin's government gained steam, Novaya Gazeta and Moscow's School for Documentary Film and Theater partnered to send ten young documentarians into the streets to chronicle as much of the movement as they could. The resulting film, "Winter, Go Away!" (Russia, 2012) is a kaleidoscopic vision of the anti-Putin protest movement as it plans, debates, and confronts the authorities.

Tisch Library, Room 304

Monday, October 27, 2014 - 20:00

Documentary Studies

Global Research

EPIIC

Michael Peznola Joins the IGL

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:26:23 +0000

IGL News

The IGL is very pleased to welcome Mike Peznola to the leadership team of the IGL as the new Executive Director for administrative affairs. Mike will be responsible for all administrative matters. Sherman Teichman, Founding Director of the IGL, will continue to lead the Institute in all intellectual and programming matters, including EPIIC. We look forward to an even brighter future for IGL with this new structure.

Oct 17

Students travel to Oslo for Freedom Forum

tuftsigl — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:15:34 +0000

IGL News

Three Tufts students — junior Jack Margolin and sophomores Orlando Economos and Caitlin Thompson — will travel to Norway from Oct. 20 to 22 for the annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF), a gathering of human rights activists, policymakers, leaders in education and journalists. The trip is sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL).

The topic of this year’s OFF is “Defeating Dictators,” according to Margolin.

Oct 16

The Tufts Daily

EPIIC & World Boston Ukrainian Delegation

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:35:05 +0000

As part of its EPIIC 2014-2015 Colloquium Russia: In the XXI Century, the Institute for Global Leadership and the EPIIC class hosted the World Boston Ukrainian Delegation. Class guests included:

Political Polarization in Latin America

tuftsigl — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:04:35 +0000

Join the Latin American Committee for a talk by Prof Consuelo Cruz from the Political Science Department on the political polarization in Mexico, Chile and Venezuela.

Paige Terrace Room

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 16:30

Area Studies

EPIIC

Turkey's Shifting Identity and What it Means for International Relations

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:23:25 +0000

Join NIMEP as they discuss Turkey's identity and its impact on international relations.

Braker 222

Monday, October 20, 2014 - 20:00

MERG

Career and Internship Panel

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:01:07 +0000

Join ALLIES as they listen to the experiences of people who worked at the U.S. State Department, Department of Defense, consulting groups and more!

Eaton 333

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 18:00

ALLIES

Economic Cooperation between the U.S. and China

tuftsigl — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:33:39 +0000

Kathleen DeBoer, Deputy Head of the Organizations for Economic Cooperation and Development's Washington Center, will discuss the increasingly relevant issue of economic cooperation between the U.S. and China. She will be providing insight both through her work with the OECD and her time living and teaching in Nanjing, China.

Cabot 205

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:00

China-U.S. Symposium

ALLIES hosts discussion on counterinsurgency

jessiewallner — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:43:54 +0000

Press

Tufts Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) hosted a panel discussion on the future of counterinsurgency featuring three experts in the field on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Barnum Hall.

Colonel Andrew Zacherl, International Security Studies Program military fellow at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, spoke first, detailing his personal experience in military information support and the challenges that counterinsurgency faces.

Oct 02

Tufts Daily

Memory Works: The Politics of Art and Memory

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:30:02 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership will present Mr. Brodsky with its Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, recognizing his moral courage in addressing the legacy of Argentina’s “Dirty War.”

Tufts Hillel

Monday, October 6, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:00

Dr. Jean Mayer Award

Art, Politics and Human Rights: A Conversation with Marcelo Brodsky

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:14:47 +0000

Join the Latin America Committee for a conversation with Argentinian Human Rights photographer and Dr. Jean Mayer Award recipient, Marcelo Brodsky.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 12:00 to 13:00

Dr. Jean Mayer Award

Banned Books Discussion

tuftsigl — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:11:23 +0000

Join Amnesty International to discuss banned books and censorship as part of banned books week.

Eaton 201

Monday, September 29, 2014 - 21:00 to 22:00

Amnesty International

EPIIC Archives: 1986 - 2011

tuftsigl — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:57:37 +0000

View past Symposia from 1986-2011 on our archived website

2011

BUILD: India General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:58:10 +0000

Come to the general interest meeting to learn more about BUILD's ongoing projects in India and how to apply!

Pearson 104

Monday, September 22, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:00

BUILD

Syllabus

tuftsigl — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:28:13 +0000

EPIIC 2014-15

RUSSIA: In the XXI Century

Syllabus

Tuesday, September 2

Orientation and Explanation of EPIIC

Thursday, September 4

Guest Lecturer: Alexandra Vacroux

Faces of Woodstock

tuftsigl — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:25:01 +0000

Exposure

Hadley Green is in the class of 2015, majoring in international relations.

ALLIES FieldEx General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:38:20 +0000

Come learn about how to get involved in the planning for this year's FieldEx program to be held in the spring semester.

Amnesty International

Engineers Without Borders General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:40:13 +0000

Join EWB at their general interest meeting to learn more about the group's activities and to get involved!

Anderson 206

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 21:00 to 22:00

EWB

NIMEP General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:41:07 +0000

Come to the general interest meeting to learn more about the New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) and how to get involved!

Anderson 313

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 18:00 to 19:00

MERG

Morgan Babbs (Empower '14) Featured on Global Partnership

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:40:13 +0000

Press

Read the entire article here.

Sep 03

http://www.globalpartnerships.org/featured-stories/reach-last-mile-learn-locals/

Shop Owners hiding in Hopefield Mosque

tuftsigl — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:10:47 +0000

Exposure

Hadley Green is in the class of 2015, majoring in international relations.

Hopefield, South Africa. July 18th . On assignment for the Cape Times, the largest English speaking newspaper in Cape Town.

Gender Day

tuftsigl — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 06:57:00 +0000

Empower

Hannah Freedman is in the class of 2017, interning with the African Youth Leadership Experience in Kampala, Uganda. She is an Empower fellow.

Market Research for a post-Ebola Liberia

tuftsigl — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:00:00 +0000

Empower

Eric Jospe is a candidate for the Master’s of Law and Diplomacy (MALD) at the Fletcher School and an Empower Fellow.

Navigations

tuftsigl — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:44:02 +0000

Empower

ALLIES Book Club

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:03:36 +0000

ALLIES will hold a book club discussion on Guns of August.

TBA

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:00

ALLIES

Counterinsurgency Panel Discussion

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:58:24 +0000

Join ALLIES for a panel discussion on counterinsurgency; featuring three experts from the field.

Barnum 104

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 - 18:00

ALLIES

ALLIES General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:55:05 +0000

Join ALLIES on September 10th to learn more about the group and how to be involved in this years' programming.

Braker 118

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 20:30 to 21:30

ALLIES

Urbanization ≠ Isolation: BUILD’s 2014 Income Generation Scheme

tuftsigl — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:31:18 +0000

jessiewallner — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:11:40 +0000

IGL News

This two-semester effort will attempt to carefully understand Russian society, its culture, its sense of national identity, its economic and political structure, and its strategic imperatives, outlook and foreign policy, as well as the future of its relationship with the U.S. Find out more here.

Aug 19

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/program/epiic

EPIIC 2015 Overview

tuftsigl — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:28:37 +0000

RUSSIA: In the XXI Century

"Russia will decide for itself how to ensure that the principles of freedom and democracy are implemented, taking into account its historical, geographical and other characteristics." – Vladimir Putin

What is Russia’s future, from its domestic challenges to its role on the global stage?

EPIIC 2015: Russia in the 21st Century

tuftsigl — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:13:21 +0000

2015

The Interns' Last Day

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:18:03 +0000

Empower

Dirayati Djaya is in the class of 2016, majoring in economics. She is an Empower fellow.

Another day in Xela

tuftsigl — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:55:24 +0000

Empower

Nicholas Nasser is in the class of 2017. He is an Empower fellow.

Women of the Valley

tuftsigl — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:16:09 +0000

Global Research

Allison Jeffery is a rising senior majoring in International Relations with a concentration in Security, and Spanish. This summer, she has been working with INSPIRE Fellow Justine Hardy at Kashmir Lifeline and Health Centre in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, conducting research for her senior thesis on the effect on conflict violence on women’s health.

tuftsigl — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:41:18 +0000

Empower

Emma Wells is a Community Health and Sociology major in the class of 2016. She is an Empower fellow.

Get Involved

tuftsigl — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:01:48 +0000

COURSES

EPIIC [Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship]:
2020-2021 – China and the World

Second First Impressions

tuftsigl — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:51:50 +0000

Refugees

Ananda Paez is a rising junior majoring in Economics, and is a member of the EPIIC Colloquium on Global Health and Security.

In Case of Emergency: Civil-Military Relations and Disaster Response

jessiewallner — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:06:50 +0000

Tufts University

Friday, November 14, 2014 - 18:00 to Saturday, November 15, 2014 - 16:30

Global Security

Track II Diplomacy

ALLIES

EPIIC 2014-2015 Colloquium: Russia: In the XXI Century

jessiewallner — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:04:41 +0000

This two-semester effort will attempt to carefully understand Russian society, and probe its strategic culture, and foreign policy. It will frame this investigation within the broader implications of Russian statecraft for global politics in the 21st century.

Crane Room

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 - 15:00

Education Innovation

Global Security

EPIIC

Boston to Guatemala: Clinical Work in Quetzaltenango

tuftsigl — Wed, 28 May 2014 17:17:36 +0000

Global Health

Kris Boelitz is a junior majoring in History, and is a member of Tufts Timmy.

SGCP Nepal Visit

tuftsigl — Fri, 23 May 2014 19:50:28 +0000

Global Health

Today we had the incredible opportunity to visit Self-Help Group for Cerebral Palsy Nepal (SGCP). The center was located right outside of Kathmandu.

GlobeMed at Tufts: GROW Team Takes Kathmandu

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 May 2014 19:44:47 +0000

Global Health

Hi everyone! At the end of our second full day in Kathmandu, we’re sitting on a romantically lit roof-top garden, trying to remember all that’s happened in the past two days. So far, it’s been exciting/tiring/eventful/overwhelming and especially eye-opening. We are exhausted, but we are enjoying it.

Open Society Foundation Photojournalism Project on Hepatitis C in Rio de Janeiro

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 May 2014 16:01:37 +0000

Further information and application can be found here.

Rio de Janeiro

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 18:45 to Sunday, August 24, 2014 - 18:45

PNDP

Open Society Foundation Photojournalism Project on Hepatitis C in Rio de Janeiro

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 May 2014 15:53:19 +0000

IGL News

Further information and application can be found here.

May 22

Solar Powered Water Pump Updates

tuftsigl — Thu, 22 May 2014 06:04:00 +0000

EWB

Colin McCrory, Aaron Forrest, Jenny Hamilton, and Lily Cocoran are members of Tufts’ Engineers Without Borders (EWB) doing project implementation in Mbale, Uganda.

Glitter

tuftsigl — Wed, 21 May 2014 06:27:00 +0000

EWB

Colin McCrory, Aaron Forrest, Jenny Hamilton, and Lily Cocoran are members of Tufts’ Engineers Without Borders (EWB) doing project implementation in Mbale, Uganda.

Celebratory Chicken

tuftsigl — Mon, 19 May 2014 07:28:00 +0000

EWB

Colin McCrory, Aaron Forrest, Jenny Hamilton, and Lily Cocoran are members of Tufts’ Engineers Without Borders (EWB) doing project implementation in Mbale, Uganda.

Hey all just a quick update on how the project implementation is progressing!

Everything is Awesome

tuftsigl — Sat, 17 May 2014 19:12:00 +0000

EWB

Colin McCrory, Aaron Forrest, Jenny Hamilton, and Lily Cocoran are members of Tufts’ Engineers Without Borders (EWB) doing project implementation in Mbale, Uganda.

Greetings from Mbale

tuftsigl — Fri, 16 May 2014 08:04:00 +0000

EWB

Colin McCrory, Aaron Forrest, Jenny Hamilton, and Lily Cocoran are members of Tufts’ Engineers Without Borders (EWB) doing project implementation in Mbale, Uganda.

Graduating Senior Reception

tuftsigl — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:46:45 +0000

Graduating Students and Families: The IGL invites you to a reception on Saturday, May 17, 2014 • 1:30pm-3:30pm, 96 Packard Avenue. Please bring your familes to reminisce about your times at Tufts and the IGL and to celebrate your bright futures.

Light refreshments will be served.

IGL, 96 Packard Ave.

Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 13:30

EPIIC

Arab Public Opinion: It Matters

jeremyzelinger — Fri, 02 May 2014 16:12:24 +0000

Middle East

Israel-Palestine

Jeremy Zelinger, IGL Staff Member, attended Dr. Shibley Telhami's talk on April 29, 2014 at Tufts University

ALLIES Annual Lecture: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

tuftsigl — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:43:03 +0000

Keynote by Doctor Terence Keane, Director of the Behavioral Science Division of the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System.

Anderson 206

Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 17:00

Global Research

Global Security

Human Rights

ALLIES

Past Internships

codyvaldes — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:04:29 +0000

The Tufts Oslo Scholars have engaged with Oslo Freedom Forum speakers in their home countries to promote their work as human rights leaders.

2020

Synaptic Scholars 2014 Senior Presentations

tuftsigl — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:44:10 +0000

Christina Goldbaum: “Living in Code”

Roy Loewenstein: “How I Got Here: How The Republican Party Protects Whiteness and How I Learned to See It”

Gavin Murphy: “Technology and Innovation”

Anna Troein: “Learning Cultural Intelligence through Interfaith, Art, and Shifting Identities”

Jonathan Wolff: “Bits: the Statue of Liberty and the Statue of Responsibility"

Christopher Yee-Paulson: “180 Degrees Consulting: Tufts University Branch”

Crane Room, Paige Hall

Monday, April 28, 2014 - 15:00

Education Innovation

Global Research

Synaptic Scholars

U.S.–Israeli and U.S.–Palestinian Relations: Crossroads for Stability and Peace

tuftsigl — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:34:22 +0000

Mr. Christopher Henzel: Director, Office of Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Braker 001

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 12:00

Track II Diplomacy

Education Innovation

Global Security

EPIIC

Empower Fellowship Applications 2014

codyvaldes — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:08:36 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership is calling for the newest round of Empower Fellows. Applications are due March 31, 2014. Fellows conduct and intern with entrepreneurial ventures during the summer, and return to Tufts in the fall to create a community of innovation and entrepreneurship.

More information can be found on the Empower page of this website

Monday, March 31, 2014 - 17:00

Global Research

Internships

Development

Empower

Tufts Innovation Symposium 2014

codyvaldes — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:05:35 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership co-hosted the Second Annual Tufts Innovation Symposium: Strategies for Scaling Up with the Fletcher School International Business Club, MIT Legatum Center, and Institute for Business in the Global Context. The Symposium brought together over 300 students, faculty and entrepreneurial professionals from the Boston area and beyond. The one day conference discussed business models and strategies that enable rapid growth, and allowed students to workshop their ideas for entrepreneurial ventures with experts from the field.

51 Winthrop Street, Tufts University

Friday, February 14, 2014 - 08:15 to 17:30

Development

Empower

Bory Damyanova Award for Corporate Social Responsibility given to Michael Posner

codyvaldes — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:54:13 +0000

The Institute presented Michael Posner -- Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor -- with the Bory Damyanova Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for his work in human rights protections in global business operations in the manufacturing supply chain and extractive industry on November 8th. Mr. Posner then spoke to the Institute about his work to start the first-ever center on business and human rights at NYU's Stern School of Business.

Tufts University

Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:00 to 14:00

Empower

EPIIC 2014 Symposium featured on Carnegie Website

tuftsigl — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:43:56 +0000

IGL News

The Carnegie Corporation of New York created this post-Symposium profile of the IGL's students, which it identifies as the next generation of global leaders. Click Learn More to read the article.

Mar 12

http://carnegie.org/news/grantee-news/story/news-action/single/view/meet-the-foreign-policy-leaders-of-tomorrow/

Tufts Idea Exchange

tuftsigl — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:29:25 +0000

Inspiration. Innovation. Ideas. The Tufts Idea Exchange (TEX) is a one-day, TED-style forum hosted by the Institute for Global Leadership’s Synaptic Scholars program. Recognized as 2012’s Program of the Year by the Office of Campus Life, TEX is an experience of intellectual inspiration and entertainment for the Tufts community.

Cabot Auditorium

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 19:00

EPIIC

Hanan Ashrawi: Palestine and the Peace Imperative

tuftsigl — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:10:21 +0000

Palestine and the Peace Imperative: Repetetive Patterns and Shifting Dynamics

Cabot Auditorium

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 16:00

Area Studies

Global Research

Humanitarian Issues

EPIIC

2014 Symposium Speakers

tuftsigl — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:07:00 +0000

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Daniel R. Russel

Oslo Scholars General Interest Meeting

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:39:40 +0000

Fletcher School

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 21:00

Oslo Scholars

FIELDEX 2014

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:31:04 +0000

Tufts University’s 6th annual Field Exercise in Peace and Stability Operations (FIELDEX) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative led by undergraduates from the student group ALLIES (Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services). FIELDEX seeks to expose participants to the difficulties of decision making during conflict, the complementary and competing interests of the stakeholders involved, and the inter-agency collaboration essential for a successful mission.

AG Paintball, New Hampshire

Friday, April 11, 2014 - 15:00 to Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 15:30

Education Innovation

Global Security

ALLIES

Dr. Svetlana Broz: Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award

tuftsigl — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:40:49 +0000

Dr. Svetlana Broz will be speaking on Educating for Civil Courage: The Challenge of the Former Yugoslavia. Svetlana Broz is a Bosnian–Serbian author and physician who is a former cardiologist. She is the granddaughter of the late former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. She graduated from the Belgrade Medical School in 1980 and served as a cardiologist at the Military Medical Academy (VMA) from 1981 to 1999, and volunteered her services at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 in the atrocity zones.

Mugar Hall, Room 200

Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 20:00

Area Studies

Global Research

Human Rights

Dr. Jean Mayer Award

Tufts Undergraduate Research Symposium

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:40:47 +0000

As described by the Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education:

"The Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium celebrates the many contributions made by Tufts undergraduates to scholarship and research advances. It includes presentations by undergraduates from all disciplines: natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts."

Institute students will be presenting at the Symposium.

Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Hall, Tufts University

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 12:00 to 20:00

EPIIC

About | IGL

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:43:37 +0000

The Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University is an incubator of innovative ways to educate learners at all levels to understand and engage with difficult global issues. We develop new generations of effective and ethical leaders who are able and driven to comprehend complexity, reflect cultural and political nuance, and engage as responsible global citizens in anticipating and confronting the world's most pressing problems.

Meet the Voices from the Field

tuftsigl — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:35:35 +0000

NB: All biographies were recent as of the relevant Voices year.

2014-15: Russia in the 21st Century

Karoun Demirjian
Moscow Correspondent, The Washington Post; Fulbright Recipient, Ukraine 

Mike Eckel
Writer and Editor, Voice of America, covering Russia’s annexation of Crimea and subsequent events; former Moscow Correspondent, Associated Press

Ilya Lozovsky
Assistant Editor, Democracy Lab, Foreign Policy; former Program Officer, Freedom House

The Ambassador’s New Driver

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:34:29 +0000

EPIIC

Jeremy Zelinger, IGL staff member, reflects on his conversation during a drive with Amb. Robert Ford during the EPIIC Symposium.

PNDP Staff Bios

tuftsigl — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:08:59 +0000

The Future of the Middle East and North Africa: Cultural Evening

tuftsigl — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:04:07 +0000

IGL News

See the full program here.

Feb 25

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/symposium/program-schedule/2014?weekday=Wednesday

PNDP Bangladesh Reception

tuftsigl — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 04:46:18 +0000

Photography from the PNDP workshop in Bangladesh will be shown in the Slater Concourse of the Aidekman Art Gallery at Tufts University

Slater Concourse Gallery

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 12:00 to Friday, March 21, 2014 - 12:00

Documentary Studies

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

PNDP

2014 EPIIC Symposium: The Future of the Middle East and North Africa

tuftsigl — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:05:45 +0000

IGL News

Information about the 2014 EPIIC Symposium can be found here.

Feb 07

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/symposium/2014

EPIIC Film Series: The Square

tuftsigl — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:53:29 +0000

IGL News

Learn more about the film screening here.

Feb 19

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/calendar/epiic-film-series-square

2014 China-U.S. Symposium

tuftsigl — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:58:58 +0000

April 17-19, 2014

ASEAN Auditorium, The Fletcher School

Other locations include: 51 Winthrop Street and the Alumnae Lounge

China-U.S. Symposium 2014 "Engagement"

tuftsigl — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:19:30 +0000

This April 17-19, the 2014 China-U.S. Symposium will explore Engagement in the context of China-U.S. Relations. As China's power continues to grow, albeit in uncertain ways, how and with whom this Asian giant engages will be critical. These questions will be examined from various perspectives - including from an economic, social, and security stand point - throughout our panels, keynote addresses, breakout sessions, and other complementary events.

ASEAN Auditorium, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 17:00 to Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 18:00

China-U.S. Symposium

EPIIC Film Series: Budrus

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:03:16 +0000

Barnum 008

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 20:00

Humanitarian Issues

Human Rights

EPIIC

EPIIC Film Series: The Square

tuftsigl — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:01:48 +0000

Directed by Jehane Noujaim

The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of July 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years.

Barnum 008

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 20:00

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

EPIIC

Documenting INEQUITY

tuftsigl — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:50:57 +0000

Economic inequality – the gap between the rich and everyone else – is growing worldwide. Many argue that this gap also gives rise to inequity – a powerful disparity in fairness, equal opportunity and social justice. In the fall of 2013, the Program for Narrative and Docu- mentary Practice introductory class was given a six-week assignment to tell a story about this issue locally. This exhibition is the result of their work. The mass media inundates us with economic information on unemployment rates, fiscal policies, and political impasse.

Slater Concourse Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 12:00

PNDP

EPIIC Film Series: Zenne Dancer

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:45:25 +0000

Barnum 008

Monday, February 3, 2014 - 19:00

Area Studies

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

EPIIC

Symposium Registration

tuftsigl — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:41:38 +0000

Cuba Blog Post 4: Girl Culture

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:57:51 +0000

EPIIC

Emily Bartlett is a senior (A14) majoring in International Relations and Nicola Pardy is a senior (A14) majoring in Political Science.

Cuba Blog Post 3: Opening up the Discourse

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:53:33 +0000

Cuba

Emily Bartlett is a senior majoring in International Relations and Nicola Pardy is a senior majoring in Political Science.

Cuba Blog Post 2: Quincinieras

tuftsigl — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:46:26 +0000

Cuba

Emily Bartlett is a senior majoring in International Relations and Nicola Pardy is a senior majoring in Political Science.

TILIP 2014: Student Bios

Education Innovation

ALLIES

X-Effect GIM

tuftsigl — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:27:15 +0000

X-Effect is the youngest group at the IGL. It was founded by two EPIIC alums who wanted to create an outlet for people of all majors with an interest in women's issues to explore their interest in critical, thought provoking ways. As X-Effect grows, it is our hope to build a vast network of students, academics and professionals to connect members to for event planning, research, internships and more and to sponsor significant research projects through which members can meaningfully contribute to the women's issues that mean most to them.

Braker 226

Monday, January 27, 2014 - 20:30

EPIIC

EPIIC Presents: Cultural Night

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:37:06 +0000

Cohen Auditorium

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 20:00 to 22:00

EPIIC

Inquiry 2014 Democracy and Sectarianism in the Middle East and North Africa: Iraq

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:35:09 +0000

Tufts Univeristy

Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 19:30 to Saturday, April 5, 2014 - 19:30

Area Studies

Education Innovation

Global Security

Inquiry

EPIIC Film Series Presents: A Separation

tuftsigl — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:29:39 +0000

Barnum 008

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 19:00 to 21:00

EPIIC

Reflections from Za’atari Camp Parts 2 and 3

tuftsigl — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:03:37 +0000

Global Research

EPIIC

Written by Student Researcher Umar Shareef, EPIIC 2014

I posted my first reflection from Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan here.

Is Entrepreneurship the Answer to Unemployment?

tuftsigl — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:00:00 +0000

EPIIC

Written by Bradley Friedman, EPIIC 2014

tuftsigl — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:00:00 +0000

Written by Jackie Faselt, EPIIC 2014

Cuba Blog Post 1: Understanding A Woman's Experience

tuftsigl — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:42:35 +0000

Cuba

First Few Days in Amman

tuftsigl — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:22:49 +0000

Global Research

Written by Elissa Miller

No Problem, No Problem

tuftsigl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:33:38 +0000

Global Research

Schoolchildren at Payir Trust

Written by Student Leaders Maya Kavaler and Vidya Srinivasan, BUILD India 2014

Greetings from Cairo

tuftsigl — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:08:32 +0000

Global Research

Egypt

Middle East

By Student Researcher Isabel Weiner, EPIIC 2014

EPIIC 2014 Symposium: The Future of the Middle East and North Africa

tuftsigl — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:08:45 +0000

The Future of the Middle East and North Africa: The 29th Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium

Tufts University, Cabot Auditorium

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 19:00 to Sunday, March 2, 2014 - 20:00

EPIIC

Just Vision Presents "My Neighbourhood"

tuftsigl — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:13:14 +0000

Followed by a discussion with Just Vision's Suhad Babaa

The Film

My Neighbourhood chronicles the story of Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian teenager whose family is forced to share a section of their East Jerusalem home with Israeli settlers. When Israeli activists arrive in his neighborhood to join residents in protests against the settlements, Mohammed comes of age in the midst of unrelenting tension with his neighbors and unexpected cooperation with Israeli allies in his backyard. Directed by Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi.

Tufts University, Barnum 104

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 19:00

Documentary Studies

Human Rights

EPIIC

NIMEP Research Trip to Jordan

tuftsigl — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:31:05 +0000

Conner Maher (Mentor)

Leah Muskin-Pierret '16 (Trip Leader):

Gender Mainstreaming To Prevent Gender-Based Violence against Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Case Studies of Effective Programming and Practices in Jordanian Cities and Za’atari Refugee Camp

EWB: Basketball Tournament Fundraiser

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:16:18 +0000

Engineers Without Borders is having a 3-on-3 basketball tournament fundraiser from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Carzo Cage on Saturday, November 23rd. The facebook event can be found here. The team with the best uniform will win a prize and there will be raffle tickets and refreshments for sale as well. Teams can be registered here.

Carzo Cage

Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 13:00

EWB

BUILD Present Aun Rahman

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:14:08 +0000

Come hear Aun Rahman speak about the benefits of market-based development. Rahman is a TED Fellow and Pakistani Director of venture capitalist social enterprise Acumen Fund (http://acumen.org/). For those interested in social enterprise and sustainable development in general - don't miss this opportunity to hear an expert from one of the top global venture funds in the world!

Barnum 104

Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 17:30

BUILD

ALLIES Internship Panel

tuftsigl — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:12:16 +0000

Come hear how experienced ALLIES members have found internships in the past and their experiences in the workplace. Our panelists have interned at the Department of Defense, Department of State, various think tanks and NGOs, state government, Congress, and more.

Eaton 206

Friday, November 22, 2013 - 18:00

ALLIES

Catastrophe in Syria & Postponed Explosion in Lebanon

tuftsigl — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:54:11 +0000

Sahar Atrache and Noah Bonsey discuss "Catastrophe in Syria & Postponed Explosion in
Lebanon”

Barnum 104

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 18:00

Human Rights

Humanitarian Issues

EPIIC

US China Symposium

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:24:08 +0000

Written by Konrad Gessler

After Oslo

tuftsigl — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:18:15 +0000

Middle East

Israel-Palestine

Written by Jeremy Zelinger, IGL Teammember