New date—February 16: Post-Putinist Russia panel discussion
What are the main challenges facing institutional and social reform—including the questions of decolonialization, understanding of history and Russian identity, and interests of minority regions? What roles should the United States and other Western countries be playing? What lessons learned from the post-Soviet 1990s?
Irving Spitzberg dies
Irving Joseph Spitzberg, Jr., professor, immigration lawyer, higher education policy consultant and former ICWA fellow, died peacefully in Rockville, MD on October 13 after an unsuccessful battle with cryptococcal meningitis, Spitzberg’s widow Virginia Thorndike said. He was 81. “Irving had a special place in his heart for ICWA,” she wrote, “and often spoke of his
Upcoming Nov. 10: Syrians in exile, Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report
Joshua Levkowitz fellowship report and expert panel discussion
Upcoming Oct. 5 webinar: Russian political opposition in exile
How are they trying to oppose Putin’s Kremlin from outside the country?
Foreign Policy: Emily Schultheis on Finland in NATO
“Finland’s ‘NATO Option’ Set to Become Reality,” by Emily Schultheis, Foreign Policy, March 30, 2023
Annual dinner: November 18
Marking founder Charles Crane's role in independent Czechoslovakia. The New York Times's Roger Cohen will deliver the keynote speech.
June 15 application deadline: David Mixner LGBTQ+ fellowship
For candidates interested in examining challenges facing global LGBTQ+ rights and the local experiences of LGBTQ+ people and other minorities.
Annual dinner: November 18
Marking founder Charles Crane's role in independent Czechoslovakia. The New York Times's Roger Cohen will deliver the keynote speech.
Mother Jones: Karina Piser on unionizing bicycle couriers
New York’s food deliverers are banding together to demand labor protections and benefits.