Anywhere around the world, when news is made, there’s an HLS scholar or policy maven who’s providing invaluable commentary and perspective, whether in newspapers, scholarly journals, or blogs or on television.
And HLS faculty, staff, and students are often making news themselves. Find everything you need to know about HLS news and events here.
With a new name and several new programs, Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies builds on a long tradition of excellence in educating principled and nonpartisan global leaders at a time when the world needs them more than ever.
Hamilton Lugar School senior Mariama Bah receives Indiana University's 2019 Building Bridges Award, which recognizes students, faculty, and staff who capture Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's vision, spirit, and leadership.
Ambassador David O'Sullivan, head of the delegation of the European Union to the United States, will visit the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies on Jan. 18 to discuss Europe's relationship with the United States.
The past year has been one of growth and innovation at our school, which the Indiana University Board of Trustees recently named in honor of two giants of American foreign policy—Rep. Lee H. Hamilton and Sen. Richard G. Lugar.
The Hamilton Lugar School’s Center for the Study of Global Change is spearheading the Indiana Language Roadmap, a two-year initiative to chart a course for strengthening Hoosiers’ cross-cultural and language competencies.
A panel of distinguished Russia watchers convened recently at HLS to examine “U.S.-Russian Relations after the Inauguration.” The discussion was a formal welcome for Maria Lipman, a visiting distinguished fellow of Russian Studies and a frequent contributor to the New Yorker and Foreign Affairs. Lipman is teaching a class at HLS this spring called “Putin’s Russia.”
Christopher Beckwith, a researcher in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at HLS, has been named a Distinguished Professor, the highest rank IU confers on its faculty. A teacher at IU for 41 years and the author of 10 books and 29 articles, Beckwith’s other honors include fellowships from the MacArthur, Guggenheim, Fulbright-Hays, and Japan foundations.
Two HLS faculty will lead a yearlong seminar that will consider the topic of "Islam in the American Public Sphere." Asma Afsaruddin, of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Abdulkader Sinno, of the Department of Political Science and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures were among those selected by the Consortium for the Study of Religion, Ethics and Society at Indiana University to participate in the inaugural round of Religion and Ethics seminars.
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