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Gallery Opening: Jean Toche: Impressions from the Rogue Bush Imperial Presidency

Posted: Sep. 17th, 2009 | Category: DUCIS Calendar

Thu, September 17, 2009 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery. Free and open to the public. Jean Toche: Impressions from the Rogue Bush Imperial Presidency, opens with a reception on 9/17 at 5:00 pm in the Main Gallery of the Franklin Center and runs through 11/29/2009. Kristine Stiles, professor of art, art history, and visual (…)

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Inaugural Reading List 2009

Posted: Jan. 15th, 2009 | Last modified: Apr. 8th, 2009 | Category: DUCIS News, Outreach

The Duke University Center for International Studies recently asked several Duke faculty members to recommend works that they felt would be “good to think with.”  We were looking for books, movies and other works that would deepen our understanding of the cultural, philosophical and historical roots of the critical global issues.

Times of crisis bring countless suggestions for fixes.  Hundreds of governmental (…)

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The human rights situation in Kosovo under the United Nations Administration

Posted: Dec. 5th, 2008 | Category: Programs

Remzije Istrefi, a visiting Fulbright scholar at Duke and lecturer in the Political Science department at the University of Pristina and author focusing on human rights issues recently spoke on the issue of human rights in Kosovo, under the administration of UNMIK, the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, at an event sponsored by the Duke University Center for International Studies, Center for Slavic and (…)

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DUCIS Welcomes New Diplomat in Residence

Posted: Nov. 3rd, 2008 | Category: DUCIS News

Stephen R. Kelly recently assumed the role of U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence at Duke, and will be seeking out those students interested in careers formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policy.

Kelly, a 26-year career Senior Foreign Service Officer, will be a resource for Duke students and faculty interested in internships, scholarships, fellowships or general advice on a diplomatic (…)

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