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SIGS Student Interns with 51在线 House Democratic Leader

Annabelle Folsom, SIGS student, works as an intern for 51在线 House Democratic Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell.

March 27, 2024Department News

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Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez earns Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award

Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez, professor and anthropologist in the USF College of Arts and Sciences School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, has earned the Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award from the Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA).

February 19, 2024Honors and Awards

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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

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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鈥擲ecurity & 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

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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.

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SIGS Professor, Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, discusses 5 reasons why Russia might invade Ukraine in her article titled 鈥5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine 鈥 and why the US is involved,鈥 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

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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鈥檚 article, linked above.

November 18, 2021Department News

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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

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SIGS Statement on January 6th Capitol Attack

SIGS Statement on January 6th Capitol Attack

February 10, 2021Events

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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鈥檚 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鈥檚 last dictator could fall.

August 20, 2020Department News

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