Bradley University Institute of International Studies

03/29/2017

Great season Anneke Schluter!

Online Photo Galleries - WBB vs. Loyola (03-09-17)

05/14/2016

Congratulations, 2016 graduates! http://www.bradley.edu/inthespotlight/story/?id=73b47716-8256-4aab-959c-c92d0df1c256

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04/06/2016

In case you missed it - here's a recording of America Divided: Political Partisanship in Foreign Policy Issues http://bit.ly/207Uuck

Two lead authors of the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs 2015 Survey of American Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy discuss the partisan divide in crucial foreign policy issues, in a campus lecture organized by the student International Affairs Organization.

02/13/2016

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Sophomore guard Anneke Schlueter (Ulm, Germany/Max-Weber-Schule) has been named the Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week after averaging 9.5 points per game in a pair of road contests last week.

02/09/2016

Maura O’Brien ’17 discovered the complexity of life living in a cultural crossroads as a U.S. State Department intern in Ankara, Turkey. Three months at the city’s U.S. embassy helped her grasp new perspectives as news headlines unfolded on her doorstep.
O’Brien, a political science major with minors in religious studies and international studies, explored Muslim culture and the Syrian refugee crisis as a cultural intern from late October 2015-mid January 2016. http://www.bradley.edu/inthespotlight/story/?id=20d83a3a-82fd-483e-a274-63417050e385

State Dept. internship develops passion for Turkey, refugees

02/04/2016

Check out what Jessica L. '17 has been up to in Sevilla!

Topic: How to be comfortable, while still feeling uncomfortable (aka I’ve been here a month so I must be an expert) - Before coming abroad, one could say I was a little obsessed with research. No...

12/17/2015

Happy Holidays from Bradley's Juba, South Sudan "alumni chapter" - Carrie Gruenloh, International Studies '95, and Stetson Sanders, Economics '97.

12/13/2015

Four hundred college students, including Bradley international studies major Dillon Brenner ’15, tried to solve pressing global concerns in four days at West Point’s Student Conference on United States Affairs. Though the November event didn’t achieve world peace, it built cross-cultural relationships that will help students navigate foreign policy issues in the future. http://www.bradley.edu/inthespotlight/story/?id=a9db2324-a22a-4f7e-9eeb-c6f534a1eb53

Brenner attends West Point conference on international issues

11/25/2015

VIDEO: A walk through SOS (Save Our Services): Healthcare Under Fire

11/25/2015

The Institute of International Studies and the Peoria Area World Affairs Council will host "The Migrant Problem in Europe: A Global Humanitarian Crisis?" This program and discussion will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, in Westlake Hall 116 at Bradley University at 7:00 PM. Will Ball, Caterpillar VP and board member of USA for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, will discuss Europe's growing migrant crisis, the majority of whom may be refugees who seek to escape war in Syria, Libya, Libya, Afghanistan and elsewhere. He will share insights from his work with the UNHCR as European countries look for help to register and find new places to settle these migrants.

10/29/2015

Join us for “Understanding the Civil War in Syria: History, Politics, and Religion” on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Bradley University Global Communications Center (Room 126). Parking is available directly across the street in the University’s visitor lot. Three Bradley scholars from the Institute of International Studies and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies will speak about various dimensions of the conflict in Syria, and invite discussion with the audience. Panelists include: Dr. Shah Tarzi (international policy), Dr. Jason Zaborowski (religious studies), and Angela Weck (Russian studies).

10/16/2015

“I grew to love Bradley as an undergraduate student,” Roberts said. “It was then and continues to be a wonderful place for young adults to learn, to grow and mature, and to transition into full adulthood. Bradley is a jewel in so many ways.”

Gary R. Roberts named 11th president of Bradley University. Full story at: http://www.bradley.edu/inthespotlight/story/?id=442a05ae-23aa-4b40-91c1-5c97cf30343b