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Malcolm Deas dies

The pioneering scholar of Latin America advised Colombian presidents....

Irving Spitzberg dies

Irving Joseph Spitzberg, Jr., professor, immigration lawyer, higher education policy consultant and former ICWA fellow, died peacefully in Rockville, MD on October 13 after an unsuccessful battle with cryptococcal meningitis, Spitzberg’s widow Virginia Thorndike said. He was 81. “Irving had a special place in his heart for ICWA,” she wrote, “and often spoke of his...

Upcoming Nov. 16: Russian scholars in exile panel discussion

How are they trying to keep teaching, researching and preserving Russia’s intellectual capital ?...

Nov. 10: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report

Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report and expert panel discussion...

Foreign Policy: Karina Piser on Japan’s fertility crisis

“Cash Can’t Fix Japan’s Fertility Crisis,” by Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019), Foreign Policy, October 23, 2023...

Upcoming Nov. 10: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report

Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report and expert panel discussion...

Video: Russian political opposition in exile

How are they trying to oppose Putin’s Kremlin from outside the country? ...

Nicholas Schmidle musical in Philadelphia

Tickets are on sale for Nicholas Schmidle (Pakistan, 2006 – 2008) and the Disco Biscuits’ “The Very Moon, A Steampunk Musical,” at Philadelphia’s FringeArts theater, January 17-20, 2024....

Neri Zilber reports on Israel judicial reform for CNN

Neri Zilber reported on Israeli President Binyamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform for CNN outside the Supreme Court....

Foreign Affairs: Hannah Armstrong on America’s role in Niger coup

“Niger’s Coup and America’s Choice,” by Hannah Rae Armstrong (West Africa, 2012-2014), Foreign Affairs, August 29, 2023...

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