The International Policy Scholars Consortium will be funded by a $1 million two-year grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, ?according to the University.
The program is designed to better prepare international relations students at the five participating institutions for careers in both policymaking and academia.
Other schools involved include Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship, Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Scholars from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences will also participate in the consortium.
“This award enhances opportunities for our faculty to develop new courses in new formats, face-to-face and virtual, and to engage in research collaborations across institutions,” said Lee A. Feinstein, founding dean of the School of Global and International Studies, in a University press release.
The consortium is part of Carnegie’s effort “Rigor and Relevance,” which challenged schools of international studies to better bridge the gap between academia and needs of policymakers.
SGIS was inaugurated in 2013.
Anna Hyzy
