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Priscila Putzulu (LAS’26) spends her summer engaging energy, justice and community at Casa Pueblo
In the mountains of Puerto Rico, Priscila Putzulu (CAS’25, LAS’26), a graduate student in SFS’s Master of Arts in Latin American Studies program, spent her summer at Casa Pueblo, a community-based organization dedicated to environmental justice and energy self-sufficiency.
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Summer 2025 Practicum Roundup: M.A. International Migration & Refugees
This summer, the inaugural cohort of the Master of Arts in International Migration and Refugees program completed their summer practicum, a required 8 to 10-week internship with a refugee or migration-related organization. Students have the chance to bring their classroom knowledge to the field by getting hands-on experience at migrant shelters, assisting with day-to-day operations,…
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The future of foreign aid: doing less with less
Jeremy Konyndyk (MSFS’03) urges the humanitarian sector to use this drastic funding shortage to do with less by focusing on localization, rethinking the humanitarian financial architecture and mustering the political will to let go of traditional habits and turf battles.
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Harrison Brown (SFS’27) presents original international relations research in Seoul
In July, Harrison Brown (SFS’27), an international politics major, presented an original research paper at the 2025 International Political Science Association Conference in Seoul, South Korea.
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The future of foreign aid: alternative donors bring different models
Professor Shareen Joshi, associate professor in the School of Foreign Service, highlights the difference in models that comes with alternative development funding from China, the Gulf states or regional development banks.
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The future of foreign aid: leading the re-imagining
Professor Shantayanan Devarajan encourages the United States to continue to lead in development of ideas for re-imagining aid, regardless of whether its funding contribution has decreased.
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The future of foreign aid: humanitarian reset in Ukraine
Anna Khandros (GHD’19) reflects on her experience with humanitarian aid delivery in Ukraine that had to quickly adapt when U.S. funding ended overnight.
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The future of foreign aid: rebuilding better
Raj Kumar (SFS’97), founding president and editor-in-chief of Devex, discusses what kind of opportunities the immense changes provide to improve the way international development and aid are structured and delivered.
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The future of foreign aid: evolving funding environment
SFS Professor Steven Radelet weighs in on the impact of the changes to foreign aid and the opportunities that they may present in a new series.
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Jeff Krilla (SFS’91) receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism
SFS instills a lasting commitment to service—exemplified by Jeffrey Krilla (SFS’91), honored for heroism with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.