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2013 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence recipients announced
John Wallace, University Development | April 4, 2013

A lawyer called to testify before U.S. House members, a political scientist whose research with a student led to the development of a prominent Web-accessible database on foreign aid and a chemist who garnered national attention for success in developing young women scientists are among this year’s recipients of the Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence at William & Mary.

 
Students from International Organizations Class Visit United Nations Bodies in New York
IR | March 27, 2013

On Monday, March 25, a group of students in Professor Michael Tierney’s GOV 325 International Relations course met at the United Nations headquarters in New York for a day of tours and briefings.

 
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IR/GS Commencement News
IR/GS | March 21, 2013

2013 Commencement News for IR and GS students

 
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International relations: The Smith family business
Kevin Kosanovich, Graduate Assistant, Reves Center for International Studies | March 15, 2013

Connor Smith ’14, grew up in a family committed to foreign affairs. Now he is organizing W&M’s first intercollegiate Model United Nations (MUN) conference.

 
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Reform Incentives team judges impact of Millennium Challenge Corp.
Kate Roessler, Institute for the Theory & Practice of International Relations | February 21, 2013

Researchers with the Reform Incentives Project at the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations have released an independent report investigating the U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) impact on reform efforts in developing countries.

 
Chancellor Gates participates in briefing on international research
Joseph McClain | February 15, 2013

William & Mary Chancellor Robert M. Gates '65 L.H.D. '98 was among a small group that received a briefing of four current globally focused research projects at the university.

 
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Michael Tierney to receive Jefferson Teaching Award
Jim Ducibella | January 25, 2013

Michael Tierney '87, co-director of the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, will receive the Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award on Charter Day.

 
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Former PIPS Fellow publishes in Diplomatic Courier magazine
Kate Roessler, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations | December 19, 2012

Emily Pehrsson '13, former research fellow of the Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS), has published an article in the global affairs magazine, Diplomatic Courier, entitled "Making the Grade: International Regulatory Framework for Cybersecurity."

 
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W&M receives $25-million award for Center for Development Policy
Jim Ducibella | November 8, 2012

Largest single, financial award in William & Mary's history will create center to advance foreign aid transparency.

 
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Engaged research: Working with Uganda
David Williard | October 9, 2012

A team of W&M researchers help Ugandan scientists prepare for a promising but uncertain future.

 
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Faculty members Tierney, Parks contribute to new book on sustainability
Staff | August 8, 2012

The project is the only nongovernmental effort in the United States to comprehensively assess the nation’s activities.

 
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TRIP survey: East Asia more strategically significant, say IR scholars
Jim Ducibella | July 24, 2012

The 2011 version, authored by Sue Peterson, Mike Tierney '87 and Daniel Maliniak '06, received responses from 3,466 IR scholars from 20 countries.

 
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AidData gets international recognition
Suzanne Seurattan | July 23, 2012

AidData gets two mentions in Britain's Guardian newspaper within a month.

 
Students Comb Declassified Files to Document Past Human Rights Abuses
Leslie McCullough | May 24, 2012

Through the William and Mary National Security Archive Project, undergraduate students learn about and help to document cases of kidnapping and torture under Argentine dictatorships in the 1970s and early 1980s.

 
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Klicker '12 exemplifies global engagement
Beth Stefanik, Reves Center for International Studies | May 8, 2012

Multiple international experiences and internships lead to a career with the federal government.

 
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Commencement 2012
MVT | April 6, 2012

On May 12th 2012 over 90 IR majors celebrated their graduation at PBK Hall. Congratulations Class of 2012!!!

 
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AidData partners with CCAPS to launch foreign aid mapping tool
Staff | March 8, 2012

The AidData/CCAPS mapping tool aims to provide the most comprehensive view yet of climate change and security in Africa.

 
Hendrix and Glaser receive Journal of Peace Research award
Beth Stefanik, Reves Center for International Studies | February 23, 2012

Nils Petter Gleditsch Journal of Peace Research Article of the Year Award, 2011 awarded for article ‘Civil Conflict and World Fisheries, 1952-2004.’

 
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Tierney, Peterson orchestrate major IR survey
Jim Ducibella | January 11, 2012

IR scholars from throughout the U.S. and 19 foreign countries surveyed; some of the results appear in Foreign Policy magazine.

 
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W&M Places Second in Crisis Simulation Competition
Dennis Smith | November 9, 2011

A team of 4 students competed in the CIA-sponsored event held in Washington, D.C.

 
Homecoming Reception
Mary Lueker | November 4, 2011

Blow Hall came alive Saturday morning before the game, as alumni gathered at our Homecoming reception.

 
W&M psychology professor to participate in U.N. webcast
Erin Zagursky | October 21, 2011

William & Mary Psychology Professor Harvey Langholtz will participate in a United Nations panel discussion Monday about the role of women in war and peace building.

 
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Stern '12 dedicated to making foreign aid more effective
Rebecca Rusek, Graduate Assistant, Reves Center for International Studies | September 28, 2011

Alena Stern '12 works with AidData, World Bank, UNICEF, Ushahidi on international development and foreign aid.

 
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AidData research assistants attend select Global Innovation Forum
Catherine Fernandez, Graduate Assistant, Reves Center for International Studies | September 27, 2011

Alex Atkins ’13 and Kedar Pavgi ’11 invited to attend Athgo International’s 4th Global Innovation Forum on Climate Change and Constructive Entrepreneurship based on AidData involvement.

 
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Tierney talks foreign aid and transparency on With Good Reason
Suzanne Seurattan | September 19, 2011

Government and International Relations Associate Professor Michael Tierney interviewed on With Good Reason about AidData and aid transparency.

 
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Tyler Lecture Series to focus on nuclear world controversies
Jim Ducibella | September 14, 2011

Series of three lectures opens Thursday at Small Hall, room 110.

 
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St. Petersburg study-abroad students attend international film festival
Beth Morrissey, Reves Center for International Study | July 22, 2011

Participation in second annual event helps students not only learn more about Russian culture and films, it exposed them to 10 superb films from around the world.

 
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AidData helps to design an interactive map for the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Erin Kelly | July 8, 2011

William & Mary’s international development research program, AidData helped design and populate an interactive map for the African Development Bank (AfDB) that depicts the precise locations of the bank’s ongoing projects in Cameroon, Morocco and Tanzania.

 
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Kitamura, students learn 'slow' lessons
Jim Ducibella | June 29, 2011

W&M professor and three students have just returned from 12 days in Italy studying the Slow Food phenomenon.

 
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Covert Operation
Joseph M. McClain | April 25, 2011

The scenario: The government of North Korea has collapsed following the death of Kim Jong Il. Three factions are struggling to fill the power vacuum. The threat of civil war looms.

 
Student group takes Virtual Library of Freedom to the world
Erin Zagursky | March 24, 2011

A new student organization at the College of William and Mary is seeking to help promote moderation and curb human rights violations in the world through the power of information.

 
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Japan Recovery Initiative
GS/IR/ASI/EAS | March 21, 2011

The William and Mary Japan Recovery Initiative aims to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan’s Tohoku region on March 11, 2011.

 
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Hewlett Foundation supports AidData with $1 million
Suzanne Seurattan | June 22, 2010

The College of William & Mary announced a $1 million grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for AidData.

 
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IR/GS 2010 Commencement remarks from Dr. Virginia Bouvier
Virginia Bouvier | June 10, 2010

The following are the remarks that Dr. Virginia Bouvier - Senior Program Officer for Latin America, Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution (The United States Institute of Peace, USIP) gave during our IR/GS 2010 Commencement ceremony.

 
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International Relations 2010 Graduation
IR Program | June 1, 2010

On May 15, 2010 over 60 IR majors celebrated their graduation at PBK Hall. Congratulations class of 2010!

 
William & Mary and St Andrews to offer joint degree program
Brian Whitson | May 17, 2010

The second oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the oldest university in Scotland are joining forces to offer an undergraduate joint-degree program.

 
World Model UN Team earned second place out of 2000 in attendace!
Lindsay Brannan IR '10 | April 1, 2010

The worldwide conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan, March 14-18, 2010. Congratulations!

 
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AidData, the largest collection of aid activities, launched March 24
Staff | March 24, 2010

AidData, a new public website and search engine tracking development finance flows, was launched March 24 at a conference in Oxford, UK.

 
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Haitian official to discuss quake aftermath
Law School Communications | February 9, 2010

Rene Magloire, former Minister of Justice of Haiti and Special Advisor to the President and Ministry of Justice of Haiti to address Haitian quake aftermath.

 
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IR student Samuel Schreck '11 receives NATO internship
Amy Kuenker, Reves Center for International Studies | December 11, 2009

Three W&M students have been offered, and have accepted, internships with the U.S. Mission to NATO for the coming summer. Congratulations Samuel!

 
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College to host high school Model U.N. conference
Christina Bullock '10 | November 19, 2009

Students from approximately 60 high schools nationwide will visit the College this weekend for the 23rd annual William & Mary High School Model United Nations Conference (WMHSMUN).

 
Changing the World in 6-page increments
Joseph McClain for Ideation magazine | November 11, 2009

The Project on International Peace and Security engages undergraduates in knotty security issues—and teaches them how to write policy briefs.

 
It's Better to Be There
Ideation magazine staff | November 11, 2009

From its base in the power center of Washington, D.C., the Global Environmental Governance Project engages the tough problems surrounding international environmental institutions and laws.

 
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Homecoming 2009
IR Program | October 27, 2009

Thank you to all those who attended our homecoming reception!

 
Joint venture to build global repository of development activities
Staff | October 19, 2009

Project-Level Aid (PLAID)has come together wit the non-profit organization Development Gateway to make detailed information on development finance more accessible and to create a comprehensive database on development activities.

 
Professor witnessed Afghan election first hand
Suzanne Seurattan | October 6, 2009

Assistant Government Professor Rani Mullen served as an observer for Afghanistan's Aug. 20 presidential election.

 
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Homecoming 2009
IR Program | August 19, 2009

Mark your calendars now for the 2009 IR Homecoming reception!

 
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IR 2009 Graduation
IR Program | July 30, 2009

115 IR majors and their families celebrated their graduation in PBK Hall on May 16. Congratulations class of 2009!

 
W&M Student Earns Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Erin Zagursky | June 10, 2008

Shay Jannat, '10, was recently awarded a prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship.

 
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Ashley Kramer '08: Understanding Economic Reconstruction in the Balkans
Dan Piepenbring '08 | March 21, 2008

In the spring of her Junior year, Professor Tierney suggested Ashley Kramer '08 stop by his office to discuss her pending Honors thesis.

 
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Joanna Stephens '08: When the Health Minister Advises Beetroot and Garlic for AIDS
Dan Piepenbring '08 | December 4, 2007

Joanna Stephens '08 has firsthand experience with South Africa's myriad social and governmental problems, with its longstanding racial divides and the devastating effects of AIDS on its population.

 
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Potter ('08) wins Shatz prize for 'Monitor' article
The International Studies Department | November 13, 2007

Bradley Potter took center stage at a ceremony sponsored by the Monitor Journal of International Studies.

 
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Students quiz democracy forum panelists
Erin Zagursky | September 19, 2007

With book bags tucked under their seats, they sat in audiences filled with specially invited delegates from around the world, listening to Pulitzer-prize winners and statesmen discuss democracy.

 
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Future of democracy not assured say panelists
David Williard | September 18, 2007

The future of democracy in the world is not assured nor is the spread of representative forms of government necessarily welcomed, according to a panel of experts featured during a public discussion at the World Forum on the Future of Democracy Conference hosted by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the College of William and Mary on Sept. 17.

 
W&M aims for three more student-exchange partnerships
Shawn Day | September 16, 2007

The College of William and Mary is working to establish in the next year three student-exchange partnerships with universities in Syria, Egypt and Morocco.

 
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William and Mary's Three Wise Men
Suzanne Seurattan | July 1, 2007

Global trouble spots: Iraq, North Korea, Latin America, Northern Ireland. They've been there and seen that--and earned the wisdom of experience.

 
Students lobby College to go Green
Chase Johnson | May 1, 2007

For the second time in the past year, the College's administration will receive a proposal aimed at making the school more environmentally friendly.

 
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Steve Kane '07 Combines IR Theory and Practice
Grant Mullins | April 9, 2007

As any government professional will tell you, the best way for a student to get working experience is through an internship.

 
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Student Perspective: Firsthand Insight into Middle East Culture and Politics for Rob Landicho '08
Grant Mullins | March 12, 2007

In a time when many Americans lack exposure to the Middle East, Rob Landicho ‘08 has gained unique insight into a culture that is rarely seen and often poorly understood.

 
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Franklin Roosevelt: best U. S. foreign policy president in the last 100 years
Suzanne Seurattan | February 23, 2007

A recent survey conducted by researchers at the College of William and Mary ranked Franklin Roosevelt as the best president for U.S. foreign policy in the last 100 years.

 
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College ranks sixth in nation as producer of Peace Corps volunteers
Staff | February 5, 2007

The spirit of service that thrives in William and Mary undergraduate students does not end at graduation.

 
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Color It Plaid
Staff | February 2, 2007

Inspired by students and driven by their involvement, Project PLAID is a shining example of the power and benefits of undergraduate research.

 
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Annan Recognizes College's Model UN Success
Staff | January 26, 2007

Five members of the College's International Relations Club were recognized recently in New York by Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations, for their winning three consecutive Model UN championships.

 
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Faculty Perspective: Prof. Ivanova Still Seeks Environmental Leadership
Staff | January 24, 2007

For an academic who was so integrally involved in the research behind the United Nations' January discussions to upgrade its Environmental Programme (UNEP) at the expense of creating a more potent organization, Maria Ivanova, assistant professor of government and environmental policy at the College, seemed curiously ambivalent about the pending decision.

 
Increase in Global Funds a Mixed Blessing For Fight Against AIDS
Staff | January 23, 2007

The fight against global AIDS experienced a three-fold increase in cash after conservative U.S. leaders embraced the disease as a “moral” issue early in the decade, Susan Peterson, professor of government and dean for educational policy for Arts and Sciences, told the audience at a World AIDS Day forum.

 
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Globalization at the Crossroads
David Williard | January 8, 2007

Globalization, one of the most talked-about terms of the last 15 years, is neither new to our generation nor is its progression assured, Carl Strikwerda, professor of history and dean of arts and sciences at the College, told a Christopher Wren Association audience last semester.

 
Alumni Perspective: Brad Parks '03 at the Forefront of Foreign Assistance Projects
jrall | June 13, 2006

At the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Brad Parks is helping to allocate billions of dollars in U.S. foreign assistance.

 
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Faculty Perspective: Professor Cheng: All Eyes on the Dragon, as China Rises
Staff | June 13, 2006

This summer Professor Cheng is leading a study abroad program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

 
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Student Perspective: A Campus without Borders for Amy Rossnagel '06
Staff | June 13, 2006

"What I liked about the International Relations major was the ability to choose my own direction."

 
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Model U.N. Team Brings Home Championship from China
Kostoula Christina Daniilidi | April 21, 2006

For the third consecutive year, W&M's Model United Nations team brought home top honors from the world championships.

 
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