Dear IPS students, faculty, staff, and members of the Carnegie Mellon community,
The final event of the Fall 2020 semester is a big one: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit with members of the CMU community.
Secretary Rice will discuss race in America, a topic similar to that of an event we held this week, with Georgetown Professor Marcia Chatelain. Read more about her visit, or watch the recording if you missed it, at the links below.
We also have events with IPS Senior Fellow -- and Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia -- Richard Grenell, who will discuss the road ahead for diplomacy in the region; and former US Ambassador to Malta Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley.
This week, we also published a new alumni spotlight. The latest article features Jessica Wallach, who graduated in 2016, studied poverty and gender issues in Africa, and is currently in graduate school at UC Davis.
Sincerely,
Bill Brink
IPS Communications Specialist
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. EST on Zoom
Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, a thirty-year diplomat, was the longest serving US Ambassador to the Republic of Malta. Through a series of senior positions that included advising the Commander of US cyber forces on our foreign policy priorities, expanding our counterterrorism partners and programs as Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, and coordinating the largest evacuation of American citizens from a war zone since World War II, her professional life has played out almost daily in international media.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. EST on Zoom
Join us for a conversation about Serbia and Kosovo with IPS Senior Fellow and former US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, and IPS Postdoctoral Fellow Madison Schramm.
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Missed any of our events? Catch up with an article and a video!
If you wanted to attend one of our recent events and couldn't make it, don't worry. Visit the IPS website for articles about the events as well as recordings of the presentations themselves.
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IPS Director and Taube Professor Kiron Skinner has joined the editorial board of the Texas National Security Review (TNSR). The journal was launched in 2017 as a collaboration between the University of Texas and War on the Rocks, an online publication devoted to national security and foreign policy.
As a member of the editorial board, Professor Skinner will serve as a peer reviewer; help grow the journal by encouraging her colleagues and students to submit their work; and mentor younger scholars. In addition to serving on the editorial board of Texas National Security Review, Professor Skinner is a board member of Telos, a leading humanities journal.
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IPS Director and Taube Professor Kiron Skinner discussed President-elect Joe Biden's options for Secretary of State. Her interview begins at the twenty-two-minute mark.
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Professional and Academic Opportunities |
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Apply for a fellowship at the Transatlantic Leadership Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis
The Title VIII CEE Area Studies Fellowship is a highly competitive program that provides American graduate-level students, post-doctoral scholars, and early career professionals with the opportunity to gain expertise and strengthen their strategic knowledge of Central and Eastern Europe and US-CEE relations. The program will allow fellows to research and analyze a proposed topic or issue related to a specific CEE country or sub-region at CEPA. The main goal of the fellowship program is to cultivate US expertise on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and to develop relevant and timely analysis on the CEE region for the U.S. policy community.
The fellowship offers a stipend of $3,500 per month and an established platform for a virtual program. Fellows will be required to write an analytical paper for publication and conduct (virtual) briefings with the wider U.S. policy and expert community on their research and analytical findings. The 2021 program is expected to run from late-March through late-September 2021.
The current notice for applications is open now through December 31, 2020. You can find more information about the fellowship program and instructions on how to apply on our website.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
Take a study break and learn about international summer 2021 research internships in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and more. These internships are matched opportunities that allow you to apply for research experiences that fit your interests, as an opportunity to build your professional and intercultural management and communication skills. Staff from the Study Abroad Office, in association with the Undergraduate Research Office, will review program requirements and discuss next steps to move forward.
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2021 McGinnis Venture Competition information session
Friday, November 20, 2020
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
The McGinnis Venture Competition is a platform exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University’s global community of student entrepreneurs, bringing together the best and brightest to compete for $60,000 in investments. All participants receive coaching, valuable feedback and an opportunity to raise capital.
Compete for a chance to:
- Win $60,000 in investments
- Gain exposure
- Interact with investors and alumni entrepreneurs
This multi-round competition begins with two virtual rounds, and will culminate in a final live-round celebration on March 23, 2021. Check out the requirements and guidelines.
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Register for Tufts University's Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES) Civil-Military Relations Conference
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Keynote: 10:00 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. EST
Panel 1: Challenges to Security in Space: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. EST
Panel 2: United States Space Force: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
The theme and title of this year's conference is Securing the Final Frontier: The 21st Century Space Race. The conference will feature discussions on the challenges to security in space, and how the establishment of the United States Space Force impacts US space policy. Our keynote will be delivered by Paul Syzmanski, an expert on the theories of space warfare. We will also have talks delivered by speakers from the US Naval War College, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College, George Washington University, and from individuals in the private sector.
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