Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies: Indiana University Bloomington

Charting the future of global & international studies

The United States is more prosperous and secure, and the world a better place, when our country engages with the world—and leads by example.

This principle guided revered foreign policy voices Rep. Lee Hamilton and Sen. Richard Lugar through 70 years of combined congressional service. Today, it shapes the philosophy of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies.

Global knowledge. Regional expertise.

At Hamilton Lugar, we blend historical and cultural studies with analytical and language skills courses. This multidisciplinary approach ensures our graduates enter the workforce not only with a deep expertise in global affairs, but also a strong fluency in the regional cultures, languages, and perspectives shaping our world.

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Chart your path by pairing our majors, minors, and certificates with the more than 200 fields of study available at IU.

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Want to change the world?

First, you need to understand it.

To be a Hamilton Lugar student is to be a global citizen. From the day you arrive, you are immersed in a diverse community at the hub of IU’s intellectual and cultural life. You will go from lecture halls to concert halls to attending America's Role in the World®—our annual, nationally televised conference. You will study with diplomats, attend lectures by prime ministers, and debate arms deals and climate accords with our faculty. And when the time comes for you to walk across the stage and turn the tassel, you will be globally ready.

This could be you

Each year, the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies hosts its conference on America's Role in the World®—a two-day, student-focused event where diplomats, scholars, journalists, and activists come together to discuss and debate major foreign policy challenges and how they affect our lives.

A lot of people ask us what the conference is like for Hamilton Lugar School students, and the answer is simple.

Our students are part of the action.

The Hamilton Lugar School builds on more than a half century of excellence in global affairs at Indiana University, which began with the establishment of the Russian and East European Institute in 1958.

A community of scholars, practitioners, leaders & learners

14Majors and dual-degree programs

27Departments, centers, institutes, and programs

115faculty members for a 10:1 student/faculty ratio

80+Languages offered—more than any US university

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80+Foreign Language & Area Studies fellowships

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65%HLS students participating in study abroad programs

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Language Flagship Programs

The Hamilton Lugar School houses three Language Flagship programs in Arabic, Mandarin, and Turkish. Indiana University is home to the most flagship programs in the country.

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HLS Living-Learning Center

The LLC is a close-knit residential community for globally minded students who take part in a tailored program of activities that bridge the classroom with the world.

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Financial aid

School-, university-, and government-funded financial aid is available for tuition, Scholarships funded by the school, university, and government are available for tuition, internships, and study abroad.

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There is an unending flow of talented people—an endless line of splendor—coming from this school, well prepared and eager to meet the formidable challenges of the day.
Rep. Lee Hamilton

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Events

Sep 24

Jean and Denis Sinor Faculty Fellowship Lecture: Dr. Richard W. Bulliet - The Two-Ox Mystery

5:30 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

Sep 25

Seminar | Sexual and Reproductive Health Seminar

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Sep 25

The Editing of Academic Journals

12 p.m.—1:30 p.m.

Sep 25

HLS Study Abroad Scholarships Info Sessions

2 p.m.—3 p.m.

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Contact the Hamilton Lugar School's Office of Development at (812) 856-7900 or hlsdev@indiana.edu, or make your gift to the Lee H. Hamilton and Richard G. Lugar Global Leadership Scholars Program today to support scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.

Charting the future of global & international studies

Global knowledge. Regional expertise.

Read the 2019-20 HLS Undergraduate Viewbook

Learn about undergraduate opportunities

Apply for direct admission

Explore graduate degree programs

Want to change the world?

This could be you

A community of scholars, practitioners, leaders & learners

Language Flagship Programs

HLS Living-Learning Center

Financial aid

Recent HLS News

Events

Join us in creating the next generation of great global leaders

Become a mentor

Support Global Scholars

Endow a Political Leadership Scholar

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