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Mark T. Orr Scholarship Awarded to two SIGS Students
Elizaveta Kuzmina and Giovana Oliveira, two SIGS seniors, received the annual Mark T. Orr International Studies award.
September 26, 2023Honors and Awards
SIGS Newsletter Fall 2023
We are excited to announce our new Master of Arts (MA) program in International Affairs, a professional program offering coursework in two tracks—Security & Diplomacy or Society & Development. Our newsletter also offers stories of student success at the undergraduate and graduate levels, shares some of the incredible achievements of our alumni, and profiles some of our impressive faculty.
August 31, 2023Newsletter
Dr. Kal Demerew Has Achieved Outstanding Success
Dr. Kal Demerew, a recent graduate from the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS), has achieved outstanding success during his time at our institution. Recently, he was honored with the Northcutt Award.
SIGS Professor, Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, discusses 5 reasons why Russia might invade Ukraine in her article titled “5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved,” in The Conversation. Russia has amassed troops along its border with Ukraine. Prior to this, Russia started moving troops into Belarus, a country bordering Russia and Ukraine.
February 12, 2022Department News
Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper
SIGS professor Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper titled, Social and emotional learning (SEL) of newcomer and refugee students, at the OECD iLibrary.
January 31, 2022Department News
Currently, Middle Eastern migrants are traveling through Belarus to Poland in an effort to reach the European Union. However, they are experiencing resistance at the Poland border where Polish border guards refuse to allow them entry into Poland. Instead, migrants are being deterred with water hoses and forced to camp at the border in freezing conditions. You can read more about the situation in Dr. Kulakevich’s article, linked above.
November 18, 2021Department News
Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan received the 2021 Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement, a national award.
SIGS associate professor of Political Science and founding director of the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), Dr Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, received the 2021 Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement.
June 11, 2021Honors and Awards
SIGS Statement on January 6th Capitol Attack
SIGS Statement on January 6th Capitol Attack
February 10, 2021Events
Grant Awarded to SIGS Professors Dr. Jolaosho and Dr. Ponton
Dr. Omotayo Jolaosho and Dr. David Ponton have been announced as the successful grant applicants for the Understanding and Addressing Blackness and Anti-Black Racism in our Local, National and International Communities Projects.
September 9, 2020Honors and Awards
Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has a reputation as a master tactician. Now his luck may be changing after 26 years in power due to the unprecedented political crisis after the Aug 9th presidential election. Dr. Kulakevich explains how Europe’s last dictator could fall.
August 20, 2020Department News
The Belarusian authorities have responded with a brutal crackdown on protests challenging President Lukashenka's claim to a landslide victory in Sunday's elections. What does this tell us about the survival of autocratic regimes? SIGS Professor Dr. Kulakevich provides answers.
August 8, 2020Department News
Despite nearly 5000 confirmed cases and 40 deaths, Belarus remains the only country in Europe denying the coronavirus danger. Why does the government hold fast to this denial of the coronavirus threat? SIGS Professor, Dr. Kulakevich provides answers.
April 21, 2020Department News