Duke University Center for International and Global Studies

Congratulations to our fellow Benjamin L. Schmitt for his new position as a Research Associate at the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University!

Dr. Schmitt also co-chairs DUCIGS' Space Diplomacy Lab.

Benjamin L. Schmitt Benjamin L. Schmitt Research Associate and Project Development Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Benjamin L. Schmitt, MA, PhD, is a Research Associate and Project Development Scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.  At Harvard, Schmitt's work supports the...

📢Watch Global Asia: Conversation with Scholars hosted by Dr. Yuan Julian Chen (Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University, Duke University Global Asia Initiative). In the interview, guest speaker Dr. Alex More (Environmental Health, Harvard University) talks about The Science and History of Climate Change and Public Health.

Watch: duke.is/5ysjp

📖Watch this Financial Times interview with Andrew Leon Hanna (Duke '14, co-founder and CEO of DreamxAmerica) Hanna received the Financial Times and McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize earlier this year ahead of the publication of his book, 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs. (Cambridge University Press - Academic) Hanna also shared his award-winning book at our event last February (duke.is/zyguv).

Watch: duke.is/mf6w8

🌎🏅There are over 400 awards available for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar competition. Some of them are widely known, but others may not garner as much attention. Tomorrow, join this presentation to hear more about awards considered by program staff to be the "hidden gems" of the competition. The speakers will demystify award requirements, share tips for applying, and answer applicant questions.


When: July 27 (Wednesday), 2 – 3 pm EDT
Where: Zoom (register: duke.is/c464c)

For information about the various Fulbright opportunities available and contacts at Duke University, visit global.duke.edu/fulbright.

DEADLINE TODAY! We are still accepting applications for the Wednesdays at the Center, Fall 2022 series !

Inspired by John Hope Franklin's legacy, we welcome submissions that promote conversations on racial equity, social justice, and community engagement.

Deadline: July 29.

Learn more and apply:

https://igs.duke.edu/series/wednesdays-center-series

(Running out of time? Email: [email protected])

📰"We need mechanisms for engagement; we need partners. It is no longer clear that the Summit of the Americas is the best mechanism for developing partnerships, for advancing our interests in the hemisphere, or for deepening relations with our nearest neighbors."

Read more from the opinion piece by Patrick Duddy (Director of Duke University Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies) about the "Post-Mortem on the Summit of the Americas." ➡️ duke.is/mqw67

Read the full 12th Ministerial Conference closing remarks by WTO Director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, announcing an unprecedented "package of deliverables":

🟦 COVID-19: access to medical supplies and components more predictable. The TRIPS waiver compromise will contribute to deconcentrate and diversify vaccine manufacturing capacity.

🟦 Food security: steps to make trade in food and agricultural inputs more predictable, and hence prices less volatile.

🟦 Fisheries subsidies: WTO members have for the first time concluded an agreement inspired by environmental sustainability.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/spno_e/spno27_e.htm

🌐Duke University was represented by nine staff members at the NAFSA Association of International Educators Annual Conference & Expo in Denver. Hal Matthews, the Office of Global Affairs’ International Programs Manager, co-lead a workshop with colleagues from other universities.

Read more: duke.is/rghkw


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📢The Duke Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) will host a summer workshop at the end of this week on "Pedagogy, Diversity and Equitable Teaching and Learning of Languages and Cultures across the Curriculum and Platforms."
Program: duke.is/9va97

When: June 17 (Friday) - 19 (Sunday)
Where: Languages Building Rm 320 (West Campus) or Zoom (register: duke.is/j3e4v)


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