Internship Announcements

The International Affairs Program would like to recognize Professor Emeritus Jerry Peterson as the new Chair-Elect for the Forum on International Physics (FIP) as part of the American Physical Society . As a result of the appointment, he will now chair the FIP Program Committee which arranges their talks for...

International Affairs students launch scholarship fund Without scholarships, a lot of ‘super smart’ students would not be able to attend or finish college, young philanthropists note ( Article source : By Clint Talbott, published in the Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine 3/20/17) Stephanie and Sarah Meyers, who will graduate in...

Denver Attorney Reports To United Nations On Atrocities In South Sudan By Nell London, 3/13/17 published with Colorado Public Radio: Colorado Matters Ken Scott is also a lecturer with the CU Boulder International Affairs Program A Denver attorney who has traveled to South Sudan and interviewed victims of the violence...

The CU Model United Nations (U.N.) team, sponsored by International Affairs, had the exciting opportunity to attend the American Model United Nations (AMUN) International Collegiate Conference in Chicago last November. The group had the chance to represent Croatia and Mauritius at the conference. The team won two awards for their...

Giulia Barnhisel (IAFS ’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...

With over 400 education abroad programs available at CU Boulder, Lindsey Folcik (IAFS ’17) carefully chose an exchange program to the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux (Sciences Po Bordeaux). Her Global Grant in fall 2016 helped make her plans reality. For Folcik, every day in Bordeaux was a new adventure...

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’s external relations, publications, and media portfolio. Previously, Mr. Baronberg served in a...

CU Boulder launching Arctic studies program this spring Students will study environment, politics and culture of polar region in 18-credit certificate program By Sarah Kuta Originally published on 12/26/2016 with the Daily Camera Starting in January, students at the University of Colorado will be able to earn a cool new...

As one of few foreigners in a small city in Siberia, Benjamin Lourie (IAFS ’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’t. Lourie has been teaching at...

CU Boulder recently welcomed back to campus an IAFS alum to share her perspective on the refugee crisis worldwide. Kelly Bendelow (IAFS ’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...