Volume 1, Issue 1
January, 2006

News

New Year, New Faces
The Office of International Academic Exchange and Protocol (IAEP) is pleased to announce the appointments of Christi Gilhoi and Michelle Hermas as co-Assistant Directors. Christi joins our team from the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). Michelle was formerly with the San Diego County AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

We would also like to welcome Reyna Stallings as IAEP's new Office Manager. Reyna comes to us from the Office of Contracts and Grants.

To learn how Christi, Michelle, and Reyna can help your department with international agreements or visitors, see the IAEP website or contact the team at 858-822-1828 / iaep@ucsd.edu.

German Marshall Fund Fellowship Opportunity

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) announces a call for proposals for a new program of transatlantic policy research conferences. This new program will replace the Research Fellowship Program and is part of an effort to encourage greater exchange between the university and policymaking communities.  The aim of this program is to support research-driven conferences of scholars and policymakers working on transatlantic policy issues that will be selected and change on a yearly basis. 

www.gmfus.org/fellowships/research.cfm


 
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EVENTS

"The Path to Indivisibility: Time and the Entrenchment of Territorial Disputes" with Dr. Ron E. Hassner

Wednesday, January 11, 2006, from 3:00-4:30 PM in the Social Sciences Building, room 102 (SSB 102).

Part of the Project on International Affairs lecture series, this lecture is co-sponsored by IICAS and the Department of Political Science at UCSD. The lecture is free and open to the public.

"U.S. Immigration Reform: Can the System Be Repaired?" with Dr. Marc Rosenblum

Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 3:00-5:00 PM, Weaver Center, Institute of the Americas (IOA), UCSD campus. Part of an ongoing lecture series on U.S. Immigration Policy, Dr. Marc Rosenblum's lecture is co-sponsored by IICAS and the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) at UCSD, and the California Western School of Law.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Political Economy of Development lecture series presents Dr. Daniel Treisman

On Friday, January 20, 2006, IICAS and the department of Political Science will host Dr. Daniel Treisman of the University of California, Los Angeles.  The lecture will commence at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Building room 107 (SSB 107) and last until 1:30 PM.  The topic is TBA and is free and open to the public. 

Workshop with Dr. Judith Irvine of the University of Michigan

The department of Anthropology and IICAS will host Dr. Judith Irvine of the University of Michigan on Friday, January 27, 2006 in the "Workshop on Language Ideology and Change in Multilingual Communities" series.  The workshop will be in Social Sciences Building 105 (SSB 105) and commence at 2:30 PM.  The Workshop on Language Ideology and Change in Multilingual Communities brings together anthropologists, ethnic studies specialists, and linguists to to discuss change in linguistic structures and patterns of use by members of minority language communities in a variety of world settings.  This seminar is free and open to the public.