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Johns Hopkins University to Present German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Honorary Degree

Monday, July 12, 2021

*MEDIA ADVISORY*President Ron Daniels will present the Doctor of Humane Letters to Chancellor Merkel in recognition of her principled and courageous global leadershipWASHINGTON — Johns Hopkins University will award an honorary degree to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, July 15....

Eliot Cohen successfully completes two-year term as Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS, will return as Merrill Center Director in 2022

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYThis week marks the end of an era for the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington. Eliot A. Cohen will complete his two-year term on June 30 as the ninth dean of one of the nation’s preeminent graduate schools of global affairs. During his tenure,...

Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute announces inaugural Brzezinski Postdoctoral Fellows

Monday, June 28, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYThe Foreign Policy Institute (FPI) at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is pleased to announce that Anita Kellogg and Steven Schrage are the inaugural Brzezinski Postdoctoral Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. FPI established the Brzezinski Postdoctoral...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to launch SAIS China Global Research Center on June 16

Friday, June 11, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY The China Studies program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is pleased to announce the launch of the SAIS China Global Research Center on Wednesday, June 16. The launch will include a day-long webinar titled “The Making and Unmaking of U.S.-China...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Andy Kim, U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, for virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 28

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Andy Kim, U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, for a virtual conversation focused on the shaping of the new global order in a post-COVID world on Friday, May 28. Cohen and Kim, a member of the House...

Announcing SAIS Interim Leadership Team

Friday, May 14, 2021

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,The search for the next dean of SAIS is proceeding on schedule with the search committee currently interviewing a strong slate of candidates. It is expected that the new dean will be in place prior to the fall semester.As the search moves forward, we wanted to...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Douglas Lute, former United States Ambassador to NATO, for virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 14

Thursday, May 6, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY On Friday, May 14, Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Douglas Lute, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, for a virtual discussion focused on the Biden Administration’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2021. Cohen and Ambassador Lute, who...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, for a virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 10

Monday, April 26, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), for a virtual conversation on the global refugee crisis as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Monday, May 10. Miliband, author of Rescue: Refugees and the...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Fiona Hill, former U.S. National Security Council official, for a virtual conversation with Dean Cohen on May 4

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Fiona Hill, former U.S. National Security Council official, for a virtual discussion as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Tuesday, May 4. Hill, who is currently the Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and...

Johns Hopkins SAIS to host Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a virtual conversation with Dean Eliot Cohen on May 3

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORYJohns Hopkins SAIS Dean Eliot A. Cohen will host Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, for a virtual conversation as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series on Monday, May 3. Haass, author of the 2020 New York Times bestseller The World: A Brief Introduction, will...