About SFS
Since 1919 the School of Foreign Service has devoted itself to educating the next generation of global leaders. With the unparalleled resources of Washington, DC, the School of Foreign Service remains one of the world’s foremost institutions for the study of international affairs. Domestically and internationally recognized academic excellence, intercultural understanding, and Jesuit ideals of service are some of the hallmarks of a School of Foreign Service education.
Events
- November 7, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Energy Development: Technologies, Strategies, Get Real
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Causes and Consequences of Han-Uyghur Tension in Xinjiang
- November 9, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm El Futuro de la Sociedad Civil-La Perspectiva de un Cubano
- November 9, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Open House- Certificate in Refugees/Humanitarian Emergencies
- November 9, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Lecture by Father Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J.
- November 10, 6:00 pm Human Rights, Antisemitism, and International Politics
- November 11 Tanzania Photography Exhibition
- November 11, 12:15 pm Tropical Swamps, Maya Civilization, and the Current Climate
- November 11, 3:15 pm China Speaker Series: China's Military Modernization
Timothy Beach
Honored STIA Professor
Professor of geography and geoscience Timothy Beach recently received a prestigious fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation for his research on the environmental history of the Maya lowlands. This is just the latest of many honors this popular professor and respected researcher has received.
ISD Practitioners Offer Unique Perspective
Bringing Theory and Practice Together
Each year, U.S. and foreign diplomats as well as military and CIA officers are detailed to the School of Foreign Service's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy to help build scholar-practitioner collaboration. SFS students reap the benefits.


