2016 Student Essay Competition - Foreign Affairs in conjunction with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Foreign Affairs and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy want to give tomorrow's leaders the opportunity to demonstrate innovative thinking on the issues that shape their world. 

In the 2016 Student Essay Competition, a panel from the Foreign Affairs editorial staff and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy will select one undergraduate's essay to be published on the Foreign Affairs Web site.

Selection committee includes:

  • Gideon Rose, Editor and Peter G. Peterson Chair, Foreign Affairs
  • Jonathan Tepperman, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
  • Yuen Foong Khong, Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

ESSAY TOPIC
What global issue should world leaders be paying more attention to? In your essay, please propose a solution to the problem you address.

SUBMISSIONS
Submit your essay here.

DEADLINE:
Entries must be submitted by October 15, 2016.

WRITING GUIDELINES
Submissions should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words. All quotations or uncommon facts should be appropriately cited. Entries must be original, unpublished work written by the contestant.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all undergraduate students graduating no earlier than December 2016.

Only one essay is allowed per participant. Completed entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on October 15, 2016.

Submissions sent by mail will not be accepted. No purchase necessary to enter.

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More information at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/2016-student-essay-competition-0?cid=soc-linkedin-student_essay-081516

APSIA Online Graduate School Fair

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Participating Schools

Council on Foreign Relations - Academic Conference Call - Wednesday, April 20, 2016: "The Role of the United Nations"

Dear Colleagues,

I invite you and your students to participate in the final session of the Winter/Spring 2016 CFR Academic Conference Call series on Wednesday, April 20, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Esther Brimmer, CFR’s adjunct senior fellow for international institutions, will discuss the evolution of the United Nations over the past seventy years and its role in the world today.

In order to encourage student participation, professors typically convene as a group in a classroom or their office around a speaker phone. If you would like to make this call available to your students, please respond to this invitation by calling Catalina Caro at 212.434.9564, and CFR will send you the toll-free dial-in number and password in advance.
 
As background for the discussion, you may wish to have your students review the following materials: 

1) Esther Brimmer, “The World Still Needs the United Nations,” WashingtonExaminer.com, October 26, 2015.


2) Stewart M. Patrick, “World Weary: Evaluating the United Nations at 70,” ForeignAffairs.com, October 20, 2015.


3) “Backgrounder: The Role of the UN General Assembly,” Interactive, Council on Foreign Relations.

View the Complete Archive of Academic Conference Calls

The CFR Academic Conference Call series provides a forum for educators and students to interact with CFR experts and join the debate on foreign policy. 
 
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APSIA: Advisor Webinar Invitation: Help Students Prepare for a Global Marketplace

Join APSIA for its inaugural advisor webinar:

Helping Students Prepare for a Global Marketplace

Academic, career, and faculty advisors are invited to join APSIA Executive Director Carmen Mezzera and University of Pittsburgh Senior Administrative Officer for Undergraduate Studies Jessica Hatherill for a webinar.

Explore how to advise students on:

  • Channeling interests into careers,
  • Building skills to be competitive,
  • Selecting, preparing for, and affording graduate school,
  • Finding career opportunities.

When:  Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET)

Register here by April 6