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SIA Director Scott Gartner and Professor Dennis Jett

Penn State faculty to present on conflict resolution at Swedish Embassy

10/27/16

Scott Gartner, director of the Penn State School of International Affairs and professor of international affairs, and Dennis Jett, professor of international affairs, will both present new scholarship on international peacekeeping and dispute resolution at a workshop on conflict prevention hosted by the Folke Bernadotte Academy of Sweden on Oct. 28-29 at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Penn State School of International Affairs professor and former U.S. Ambassador Dennis Jett

Penn State professor to speak on future of American foreign policy

10/14/16

On Nov. 16 at the Penn State Center in Philadelphia, Dennis Jett, professor of international affairs and former U.S. ambassador, will deliver an address titled “U.S. Foreign Policy in the New Administration: Where Will We Go from Here?” drawing on his decades of experience as a foreign service officer and scholar of global affairs.

Lecture to examine how next UN secretary general will perform during crises

9/16/16

The Center for Global Studies will host Ian Johnstone, professor of international law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the Lewis Katz Auditorium at University Park. His lecture, "A World in Turmoil: Priorities for the next U.N. Secretary General,” will investigate the crises facing the United Nations as it is handed over to a new secretary general.

SIA student Biyung Song on the set of The Heat

SIA students find summer work all over the world

9/7/16

Whether they were working at foreign embassies, helping produce news stories on pressing global issues, or exploring potential new careers with international companies, students at the Penn State School of International Affairs spent their summers making a difference across the world.

Wrestler Matt Brown, Football player Ben Kline, and Track athlete Annjulie Vester

Penn State athletes share how SIA, athletic careers are mutually beneficial

12/2/15

Six Penn State athletes attend the School of International Affairs. Each athlete faces the challenge of balancing rigorous graduate studies with their rigorous training and athletic schedules. Because of that, each brings their own talents, goals, and life experiences to SIA. Here, three of them share how SIA has helped them in the athletic arena, and how athletics has helped them with their academics at SIA.

SIA alumn Ryan Crotty talks to a current student about his job

School of International Affairs grads successful in employment searches

8/17/15

Graduates of the School of International Affairs are enjoying immense success in their post-Penn State careers, with 94 percent of students from the class of 2014 and 96 percent of students from the class of 2013 landing full-time jobs or choosing to further their education.

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Symposium to examine potential outcomes of U.S.-Iran relationship

1/22/13

Flynt Leverett, professor at Penn State Law and School of International Affairs, and Hillary Mann Leverett, authors of the new book Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran, will headline a symposium, "The U.S.-Iranian Relationship and the Future of International Order on Feb. 15.