On the Bright Side: Updates for the Johns Hopkins SAIS community, June 16, 2021 | Johns Hopkins SAIS

On the Bright Side: Updates for the Johns Hopkins SAIS community, June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021

What began in 2020 as a newsletter intended to bring a bit of lighter, easy-to-digest news to the SAIS community at the beginning of the pandemic, has evolved into a robust monthly collection of residential district highlights and accomplishments. On the Bright Side would not have been possible without all of you – and your willingness to share therefore many good newsworthiness stories with us. so thank you for all of your support, and estimable cheer. This offspring marks our last one for a few months – we ’ ra taking a much needed summer hiatus ! But we ’ ll be back in the fall with new issues and new energy – and, hopefully, we will see many of you in-person then excessively !

Jason Lucas, Editor, On The Bright Side
SAIS Marketing, Communications, and Community Engagement team

Celebrating Pride Month

June is Pride Month, which traces back to the Stonewall Uprising in New York on June 28, 1969 and commemorates the LGBTQ community ’ s achievements and fight for inclusion and equality. In honoring of Pride Month, the SAIS Diversity Council compiled a list of local and ball-shaped events honoring the diverseness of identities, experiences, and histories in the LGBTQ community .

Honoring Juneteenth

June 19, celebrated as Juneteenth, marks the sidereal day in 1865 when enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom—two years after the sign of the Emancipation Proclamation. This year, Johns Hopkins University will observe Juneteenth as an official university holiday on Friday, June 18. For information on local in-person and virtual events, visit the SAIS Diversity Council ’ s Juneteenth web page .

FPI Executive Director Carla Freeman Wins The China Quarterly’s Gordon White Prize

Carla P. Freeman, executive conductor of the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute ( FPI ) and Associate Research Professor of China Studies, won The China Quarterly ‘s prestigious 2020 Gordon White Prize for her article titled, “ An Uncommon Approach to the global Commons : Interpreting China ‘s Divergent Positions on Maritime and Outer Space Governance. ”

The editorial board of The China Quarterly, the leading academician journal on contemporary China, awards the annual Gordon White Prize for the most original article by a scholar who has not previously published in the daybook. Freeman, whose research and education focuses on chinese alien policy, examines China ‘s approach to the global commons—those areas throughout the ball over which no country has sovereignty and that are accessible to all, such as the nautical and out space commons. She will be recognized for her prize-winning article in the journal ’ randomness June 2021 consequence.

FPI Senior Fellow Daniel Hamilton Presented Polish Order of Merit

Daniel S. Hamilton, Foreign Policy Institute ( FPI ) Senior Fellow, was awarded the Officer ’ s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. Poland ’ s Ambassador to the United States Piotr Wilczek presented the ordain of Merit to Hamilton on behalf of Polish President Andrzej Duda on May 6.

The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland is presented to foreigners and polish citizens permanently living abroad, who have made outstanding contributions to international cooperation and bonds between Poland and other countries. As a U.S. diplomat, Hamilton helped facilitate Poland ’ randomness submission into NATO and develop U.S.-Polish bilateral relations. In his scholarly and think tank car activities, he has worked closely with polish colleagues to address common political, economic, and security challenges facing the two countries .

Professor Jessica Fanzo Receives $3.8M Grant to Research Human Rights-Based Approach to Food Systems

Jessica Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food & Agricultural Policy and Ethics, has received a $ 3.8 million grant to apply a homo rights-based approach to food systems. The grant is funded jointly by the swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and multidisciplinary project consortium ‘s member organizations. The consortium includes The Johns Hopkins University, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction ( IIRR ), and Rikolto.

Fanzo will utilize the grant to lead a multidisciplinary visualize titled, “ People-centered Food Systems : Fostering Human Rights-based Approaches, ” which aims to characterize constraints globally and within countries for peasants and other rural dwellers to claim their rights to food security, adjust to and mitigate against climate change, and preserve the agrobiodiversity fundamental to their livelihoods .

Professor Narges Bajoghli’s Awarded Independent Publisher’s Silver Medal

Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, recently received the Independent Publisher web site ’ sulfur flatware decoration for her 2019 book, Iran Reframed : Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic. Bajoghli ’ s book received recognition in the stream events category of Independent Publisher ’ s 25th annual script awards contest. Iran Reframed provides an inside look at what it means to be pro-regime in Iran and examines the future of the Islamic Republic .

SAIS Alumna Nominated to Serve in Biden Administration

On June 3, Paloma Adams-Allen ’98 was nominated to serve as deputy administrator for management and resources at the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ). Since 2017, Adams-Allen has served as president of the united states and CEO of the Inter-American Foundation ( IAF ), a U.S.-based agency supporting community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining IAF, Adams-Allen was the conductor for ball-shaped private sector partnerships initiatives at the external non-governmental arrangement ( NGO ), Winrock International.

During her first stint at USAID, Adams-Allen was deputy adjunct administrator for the Latin America and Caribbean ( LAC ) Bureau. From 2010 to 2014, she served as a senior adviser at USAID, overseeing LAC Bureau ’ s public-private partnerships for development practice. Adams-Allen besides spent a ten at the Organization of American States ( OAS ) in several hemispheric development policy, program, and leadership roles.

SAIS Alumna and Student Win JHU Gender and Racial Justice Scholars Award

Jennifer Lee ’22 and Shiselle Povedano ’21 won a Johns Hopkins Gender and Racial Justice Scholars Award worth $ 5,000 to pursue their project, “ Advancing Inclusivity in Disenfranchisement Research, ” under direction of Chiedo Nwankwor, Lecturer of African Studies and Director of SAIS Women Lead. The award supports student research into structural inequalities related to gender and raceway to help increase understand of history and promote majority rule, inclusion, and authorization.

Over the next year, Lee and Povedano will research the relationship between political engagement and the passage of state-level generative policies in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, to make recommendations for improving generative judge for underrepresented populations. Lee and Povedano will participate in three research roundtables and produce a bill poster for presentation at the March 2022 Gender and Racial Justice Scholars Research Colloquium .

SAIS Women Lead Practicum Presentations

holocene alumni and students who participated in the SAIS Women Lead Practicum during the 2020-21 academic year presented their research on May 12. Chiedo Nwankwor, Lecturer of African Studies and Director of SAIS Women Lead, moderated the consequence where three practicum teams discussed research projects focused on advancing women and contributing solutions to issues of ball-shaped importance.

Teena Abraham ’22, Maimuna Gassama ’21, and Manisha Vepa ’21 collaborated on a project titled, “ Women who Lead : A framework to Enhance Women ‘s political competitiveness in Sri Lanka. ” Ally Brodsky ’21, Bochen Han ’21, Tori Hill ’21, and Christina Lee ’21 developed research titled, “ Understanding the Role of BRAC ’ s ‘ELA ‘ Intervention in Women ’ mho Employment and Entrepreneurship in Tanzania and Beyond. ” Amanda Hua ’21, Isadora Schaller ’21, Kim Jasmin ’21, Shiselle Povedano ’21, and Xier Li ’21 completed a project titled, “ Food Security in Crisis : Assessing the Social Challenges and Economic Potential of Women Migrant Workers in Agricultural America. ” Each practicum team fielded questions following its presentation.

Prior to the presentations, Dafna Rand, Vice President for Policy and Research at Mercy Corp, delivered the keynote address and Nina Garner, Adjunct Lecturer in International Law, provided close remarks. Watch here

Conflict Management Virtual Study Trip Presentations

On May 18, students and late alumni from the Conflict Management program presented research from a January 2021 virtual study trip during an consequence titled “ Ending the Kosovo Conundrum. ” During the virtual trip, they discussed the Kosovo-Serbia conflict with politics officials, politicians, journalists, think tank members, economists, and more.

Daniel Serwer, Director of Conflict Management and Director of American Foreign Policy, moderated the event in which J.M. Ascienzo ’22, Valerie Cariello ’21, Erin Coldsmith ’22, Elizabeth Courtney ’21, Adam Dubard ’21, Jessica Fang ’21, Cassia King ’22, Xiang Li ’21, Tucker McGownd ’21, Jonathan Meyer ’22, Samantha Nibali ’21, Alex Polk ’21, Sophia Stöckl ’21, and Xin Tan ’21, analyzed different aspects of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict, provided suggestions for a way toward reconciliation, and fielded attendant questions. Sinisa Vukovic, Associate Director of Conflict Management, concluded the consequence with close remarks. Watch here

SAIS Alumna’s Less is Less Podcast Recognized for Exploring Economic Inequality

Sabrina Newton ’ randomness Less is Less podcast was included on the Pretty Progressive web site ’ sulfur 2021 number of 20 best podcasts about economic inequality. A 2021 graduate, Newton interviews scholars, policymakers, and residential district on her podcast and analyzes how inequality affects communities. She presently serves as a Charles B. Rangel Fellow at the U.S. Department of State.

Newton previously served as a Foreign Relations Fellow at the U.S. Senate. She besides had stints at the United Nations Foundation, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and the democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Listen to her podcast here.

SAIS Europe Alumni Weekend

SAIS Europe celebrated Alumni Weekend about on June 4-5. The coronavirus pandemic prevented alumni from gathering on the Bologna campus, but it did not stop them from reconnecting with classmates and engaging in lively discussions about current events.

Two hour-plus-long Back-to-Class Debate sessions marked the startle of the weekend. During these sessions, alumni discussed takeaways from up to two pre-recorded lectures presented by the follow SAIS Europe staff members : David Ellwood, Senior Adjunct Professor of European and eurasian Studies ; Justin O. Frosini, Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law ; Mark Gilbert, Professor of History and International Studies ; Nina Hall, Assistant Professor of International Relations ; Sara Pennicino, Adjunct Professor of International Law ; Andrea Presbitero, Vera and Stefano Zamagni Professor Associate Professor of Economics ; Sergey Radchenko, Professor of International Relations ; and Simone Tagliapietra, Adjunct Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment. Following the debates, Michael G. Plummer, Director of SAIS Europe, moderated the weekend ’ s welcome ceremony, which included remarks from Dean Eliot A. Cohen and a brindisi. Alumni capped the first gear day of events by attending class reunions.

Director Plummer opened the second gear day of Alumni Weekend with brief remarks anterior to a staff control panel discussion titled, “ The Israel-Gaza War : Causes, Context, Consequences, ” featuring Raffaella Del Sarto, Associate Professor of Middle East Studies ; Romano Prodi, Robert Abernethy Professor of the Practice ; Eugene Finkel, Associate Professor of International Affairs ; and Sir Michael Leigh, Senior Adjunct Professor of european Studies. The second day events concluded with class reunions.

about 350 alumni from more than 30 countries representing 14 classes participated in Alumni Weekend. Leading up to and during the two-day event, alumnus donated approximately $ 175,000 in fresh gifts and commitments, benefitting the scholar enrichment fund and other class-specific funds and fellowships.

Welcome to SAIS!

Three new staff members joined the SAIS community over the last month. We ’ re happy to welcome these newfangled faces at SAIS :

Schuyler Asman, Director of Campus Operations

Joseph Letourneau, Associate Director of Constituent Engagement, Alumni Relations

Natalie Thomas, Program Coordinator, Co-curricular and Experiential Learning Office ( CCEL )