This year marks the 50 th anniversary of one of the most significant events of the Vietnam War. In late January 1968, during the Vietnamese New Year holiday (T岷縯), communist Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army forces launched a surprise attack on multiple targets in South Vietnam. The attack ultimately...
Michael Carlson (IAFS 鈥�00) discovered his passion for international affairs in his IAFS classes at SM调教所. However, he had another interest that had been with him for many years. As a teenager, Carlson鈥檚 family hosted a German exchange student, Jos茅 Neumann, who shared his love of soccer. After Neumann returned...
Andrea Marr Casanueva鈥檚 passion for investing in her local community all started with her experiences abroad. While finishing high school in Maine, she participated in a 10-week Outward Bound program to Central America, volunteering in rural cities. She continued to develop her interest in global issues by choosing to study...
When Colorado native Kate Henjum (IAFS 鈥�17) visited Washington, D.C. on a middle school trip, she made a promise to herself: one day she鈥檇 work in one of the historical buildings on Capitol Hill. Having seen D.C.鈥檚 fast-paced, competitive edge at an early age, she realized that once she got...
Manuela Stewart Sifuentes (IAFS 鈥�01) didn鈥檛 know what to expect when she signed up to live in the Smith Hall International Program (SHIP) her first year at SM调教所 Boulder. She had a general understanding of university residence halls, but she didn鈥檛 anticipate the impact it would continue to have sixteen...
Giulia Barnhisel (IAFS 鈥�16) credits a summer internship in Belgium and her senior honors thesis for starting her professional path in international migration and refugee policy. As her understanding of worldwide refugee issues increased, so did her passion to become involved with humanitarian assistance programs. After graduation, she worked for...
Jeremiah Baronberg Named Senior Director at Blue Star Strategies, LLC (January 18, 2017, Washington, DC) -- Jeremiah J. Baronberg was named Senior Director for Marketing and Communications at Blue Star Strategies, LLC, where he will head the firm鈥檚 external relations, publications, and media portfolio. Previously, Mr. Baronberg served in a...
As one of few foreigners in a small city in Siberia, Benjamin Lourie (IAFS 鈥�16 and Global Grant recipient) is often asked why he chose Gorno-Altaisk, a small city of 60,000 near the border with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. The truth is that he didn鈥檛. Lourie has been teaching at...
SM调教所 Boulder recently welcomed back to campus an IAFS alum to share her perspective on the refugee crisis worldwide. Kelly Bendelow (IAFS 鈥�08), an Associate Field Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) , offered insights from her seven years of experience stationed in Switzerland, Ecuador, and...
Ambassador Mary Ann Casey, chair of the Program in International Affairs Advisory Board, has recently created the Casey Family Global Grants Endowment to ensure that students can experience overseas education. "The Global Grants program is not just a game changer: it is a life-changer,鈥� says Casey. 鈥淚t is a gift...
