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For 2 Professors, Like Father, Like Son

By Madeleine Thornburn March 21, 2014

Underclassmen looking to take “International Relations” with professor Keir Lieber this semester may have been confused after searching his last name on MyAccess and finding mainly courses above...

Bodine Appointed New ISD Director

By Hannah Post March 7, 2014

The School of Foreign Service announced the appointment of Ambassador Barbara Bodine as the new director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. After a search committee’s lengthy process...

Ambassador Alumnus Returns

By Gene Choi March 7, 2014

Ahn Ho-Young (GRD ’83), the Republic of Korea’s ambassador to the United States, spoke in McGhee Library Wednesday about his 35 years in foreign service and about his experience as a Georgetown...

Safe From Science?

By The Editorial Board November 1, 2013

The acronym SFS has earned itself a meaning besides School of Foreign Service: safe from science. While some students enjoy the respite from chemistry and biology, it is time for the school to move forward...

Scholars Question Recent Wars

By Colette Gilner September 20, 2013

Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker and Chair of the International Relations at Boston University Andrew Bacevich weighed the pros and cons of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and...

SFS Networking With ‘Friends’

By Andrew Wilson September 10, 2013

As School of Foreign Service upperclassmen look beyond Georgetown to the professional world, a hallmark SFS program connects them with “friends,” or alumni mentors who provide opportunities for guidance...

Make Waitlists History

By The Editorial Board September 6, 2013

If you were looking to complete your history requirement in the School of Foreign Service this semester, there’s a good chance you will hit some roadblocks. The SFS requires students to take three...

Lithuanian President Tells SFS Grads to Embrace Challenges

By Eitan Sayag May 18, 2013

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (GRD ’92) encouraged graduating seniors to embrace challenges at the School of Foreign Service commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon. Grybauskaite,...

Fairness Lost in Translation

By The Editorial Board April 13, 2013

The Walsh School of Foreign Service is perhaps best known among students — aside from the grueling Map of the Modern World course — for its intense language proficiency exams. And while fluency in...

Language Standards Inconsistent

By Katherine Seevers April 12, 2013

While students in the School of Foreign Service have the shared experience of preparing for language proficiency exams, the nature of the exams varies vastly from one language to another. The SFS worked...

Dancing With Diplomats

By Mallika Sen April 12, 2013

Faculty, students and ambassadors will mingle in style at the 88th annual Diplomatic Ball tonight. The event, held in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium near the National Mall, will honor the Mellon...

Diplomatic Official Calls for Nuanced Approach to African Politics

By Emma Iannini February 13, 2013

Michael Pelletier (SFS ’86), deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs in the U.S. State Department, argued for a nuanced interpretation...

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