M.S. in Global Affairs

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION

The scholar-practitioners who make up the faculty at the Center for Global Affairs work in the international arena and bring their vast knowledge and experience into the classroom. Your professors are current and former senior officers of the UN; international lawyers with expertise in trade, human rights, and environmental issues; leaders of organizations engaged in refugee relief and human rights; diplomats; activists; historians; economists; and energy experts. Many of our faculty have served on special assignments abroad, including peacekeeping missions, election monitoring, sanction enforcement, and the advancement of women’s rights. Their substantive experience will heighten your awareness of emerging issues and help you succeed in this dynamic field.

Your professors deliver rigorous academic programs that include case studies, special assignments, and projects with real-world relevance and practical applications. You learn how to anticipate crises and develop innovative solutions to complex contemporary problems from the best in the global arena.

Interaction with the faculty does not end in the classroom. As innovators with an active role in the international community, they share their expertise through advisement, mentoring, conferences, and professional networking. Whether in international relations; business and economics; international law and dispute settlement; human rights and humanitarian assistance; or energy policy and environmental issues, their experience spans the breadth of global affairs.

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ADMINISTRATION

Robert S. Lapiner, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Vera Jelinek, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
divisional dean and clinical associate professor, Center for Global Affairs

Mark Galeotti, Ph.D.
academic chair and clinical associate professor, Center for Global Affairs

MyKellann Ledden, B.S., M.S.
associate director, graduate program in Global Affairs, Center for Global Affairs