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Ambassador Symington Puts Emphasis on Trust
Speaking to Josef Korbel School students about the successes and challenges of diplomacy, Ambassador Stuart Symington emphasized personal relationships as the cornerstone of conflict resolution in foreign diplomacy. -
Josef Korbel School Student Teaches Others How to Save Lives with CPR
Taught by MA Candidate and Peace Corps Fellow Oliver Cunningham, dozens of students over two weekends received Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification through a discounted program organized by student group Sante: Global Health Group. -
CENEX: Helping Josef Korbel School students gain hands-on experience with the complexities of managing international crises
The Josef Korbel School of International Studies’ Crisis Engagement and Negotiation Exercise, (CENEX), is a major crisis-management exercise in which participants assume the roles of states or organizations in an international crisis scenario. -
Technology Tools Help Track and Create Change
Mapping disease, satellite imagery, mobile health records, and technology forecasting were just some of the topics covered over “Tech Week,” the weeklong event series held at the Josef Korbel School. -
Logistics Lessons for Humanitarian Emergencies
Highlighting the importance of logistics in humanitarian emergencies, Save the Children Senior Operations Specialist and Josef Korbel School alum Jerry Montgomery spoke to students in the Humanitarian Assistance Certificate Program at the Josef Korbel School last week. -
Madeleine Albright has Fond Memories of Josef Korbel School of International Studies
The first female Secretary of State and daughter of the namesake for the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Dr. Madeleine Albright visited the University of Denver last week, sharing fond memories and insights into current international events. -
Partners in Health Talks Peru
Partners in Health spoke to Josef Korbel School students about how community based treatments make big differences for Peruvian tuberculosis patients -
Josef Korbel School Speaker Series Gets Down to Philosophical Roots
Kicking off the spring quarter, Dr. Naomi Reshotko spoke to the philosophical roots of knowledge in her lecture for the Josef Korbel School Speaker Series “The Spector of Ignorance.” -
University of Denver Ranks as Peace Corps’ Top Paul D. Coverdell Graduate School
Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams is proud to recognize the Peace Corps’ Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program with the most returned Peace Corps volunteers. The University of Denver is the top Paul D. Coverdell Fellows program with 77 returned Peace Corps volunteers enrolled as students. -
Josef Korbel School Alumna Condoleezza Rice Meets with Current Students
The chance to hear a former secretary of state speak is rare enough, but to sit in a classroom with just 10 other students and ask unfiltered questions was the special opportunity afforded to students at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies last week during Dr. Condoleezza Rice’s visit last week. -
Celebrating International Women's Month
The Josef Korbel School has several women in its midst whose contributions to their fields are worth recognition. Professors Rachel Epstein and Sally Hamilton are two such women who each have significant experience and success in male-dominated fields. -
TEDxDU event; “How to Start a Revolution,” with Josef Korbel School professor, Randall Kuhn
Global health demographer Randall Kuhn posits a bold assertion that the ROI on health investment may be representative government. -
Center on Rights Development Sheds Light on Water Issues
Every Thursday for the past month, the Center on Rights Development (CORD), housed at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, has been holding symposia on various aspects of the right to water in order to generate discussion around this oft neglected human right. -
Human Trafficking Clinic Raises Awareness and Funds
In a flurry of events last week, the Josef Korbel School’s Human Trafficking Clinic raised awareness about the real problems of trafficking, slavery and forced labor around the world and even in our own backyards. -
DU Peace Corps Community Celebrates Peace Corps Week through Outreach
The event is part of Peace Corps Week, a time to celebrate volunteers past and future and remind legislators of the importance of Peace Corps programming. A recruiter will also be present to answer questions about the application for interested and prospective volunteers. -
General Casey teaches civil-military course
General George Casey, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and DU alumnus, recently completed teaching his two-week course on Civil-Military Relations at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, which took place March 26-April 6. -
Landmine Awareness Day Brings Professors Together Across Disciplines
Presentations by Dr. Lewis Griffith (International Security), Claude D’Estrée, J.D. (International Law), and Dr. Peter Van Arsdale (Humanitarian Assistance) on Landmine Awareness Day last week brought attention to landmine issues as they called for the United States to join the Mine Ban Treaty. -
General George Casey, Jr. reminisces his days at the Josef Korbel School, teaches class
Retired four-star Army General and Josef Korbel School alumnus General George Casey, Jr. returned to his alma mater to speak with current and admitted students, as well as teach a two-week course on civil-military relations -
Admitted Students “Discover Korbel”
On March 29th and 30th, The Josef Korbel School’s admitted students, who were on the edge of important decisions, met faculty, alums and current students at the annual Discover Korbel event hosted by the Josef Korbel School of International Studies’ Office of Graduate Admissions. -
Modern slavery plagues U.S.
Ron Soodalter, co-author of “The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today,” said slavery has evolved into a new dimension where people are brought over to the U.S. and forced to work either domestically, agriculturally or sexually at a speech last Tuesday at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. -
Josef Korbel School Students Get a Sneak Peak at NIC Global Trends 2030 Report
Co-sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures and the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy, Counselor to the National Intelligence Council (NIC) Matt Burrows highlighted some of the possible global trends affecting international relations over the next 20 years. -
Josef Korbel School alum, Joanne Kron, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, talks with DU Today magazine.
Joanne Kron (BA ’03, MA ’03) recently was named executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, a 200,000-member progressive political advocacy organization. Prior, Kron worked for the Denver-based Gill Action Fund, which promotes equality for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. -
Josef Korbel School opens door to employment, bright future
Josef Korbel School opens door to employment, bright future -
Mexican ambassador to U.S. draws roadmap for international cooperation
Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican ambassador to the United States, outlined a plan for continued partnerships by the two countries during a March 13 visit to the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, calling for more trade, more border security and a focus on energy initiatives. -
New scholarship hopes to attract global health practitioners
New scholarship hopes to attract global health practitioners -
Warmer and Sicker: The Intersection of Climate Change and Disease
We know about the affect of climate change for melting ice caps and shrinking shore lines, and now we can add disease to the list of dangers. In a lecture sponsored by the Global Health Affairs Certificate at the Josef Korbel School, Dr. Andrew Price-Smith laid out the intersection between climate change and health. -
An Academic Colonel: Rainey Audits Courses and Shares Knowledge with Josef Korbel School Students
The Josef Korbel School provides an opportunity for select high level military officers to audit classes and teach. Fostering that reciprocal relationship, the current visiting officer, Colonel James Rainey holds monthly discussions with graduate students on various aspects of the military, from budgeting to Special Forces. -
A Peace Corps Connection: Ambassador Hill’s Cameroon, Then and MI Student’s Now
Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean of the Josef Korbel School, began his long and industrious career serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon during the 1970s. The experience piqued his interested in Foreign Service, and he went on to serve as Ambassador to Poland, South Korea, and Iraq, among other accomplishments. Now, over 30 years later, Peace Corps Master’s International (MI) student Andy Knipe recently landed in Cameroon to start his own Peace Corps service, hoping to follow in the footsteps of the many volunteers before him. -
Andrew Koss Recounts Long Foreign Service Career
In the third installment of the Public Diplomacy Series, retired Foreign Service Officer Andrew Koss mixed memories and advice in a talk given to a group of students on Wednesday in the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. -
Wes Jackson Advocates for an “Ignorance-Based World View”
In the largest Korbel Speaker Series event to date, Land Institute founder Dr. Wes Jackson spoke on the theme of the “Spector of Ignorance” and how the the reliance on technology and knowledge reduction has proved unsustainable for agriculture. -
Korbel Dean Christopher Hill on Iraq, North Korea
As 2012 begins, two countries of strategic interest to the United States are launching new chapters in their troubled histories. For Christopher Hill, dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and a State Department veteran experienced in negotiating with the North Korean government, these may be fresh starts, but they're also extensions of complex narratives. -
Professor Ilene Grabel to deliver University Lecture in Spring
The University of Denver Convocation honored Josef Korbel School Professor Ilene Grabel with the University Lecture award on October 5, 2011, an award given in recognition of scholarly achievements. Professor Grabel is scheduled to give her lecture on May 3, 2012. -
A Very Korbel Halloween
How do international studies students celebrate Halloween? By dressing up as current events, of course. The annual Josef Korbel School Halloween party, hosted by the Korbel Higher Education Student Association (HESA) was held at Hanson’s Grill and Tavern on South Pearl St on Saturday. -
Two Cheers for the Korbel Speaker Series, One for Its Critics
In the third installment of the Korbel Speaker Series this Tuesday October 4th, Dr. Martin Rhodes laid out his rebuttal to the initial theme of ignorance in his lecture "Two Cheers for Positivism, One for Its Critics," inciting debate from professors and students.
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Professor Zhao meets with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Korbel Dinner to honor U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in rare Colorado visit
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Human Trafficking Awareness Week Raises Hope and Awareness
The Human Trafficking Clinic at the Josef Korbel School hosted a number of events March 31 through April 6 to raise awareness for human trafficking. Click here to read the full story.
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America in a New World
Dean of the Josef Korbel School, Christopher Hill, will contribute his thoughts each month to America in a New World. Read more about this upcoming strategic spotlight on Project-Syndicate.org.
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The Best of the Josef Korbel School
Want to know where to get the best coffee on campus? Or the best place to take a power nap? Check out the Best of Josef Korbel School list.
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