• Event postponed due to the weather: Celebration of Karen Linehan Mroz’s life at the College of Charleston

    Alumni Hall in Randolph Hall College of Charleston

    Update: Due to the uncertainty of the weather conditions expected in the southeast this Thursday and Friday, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Celebration of Life for Karen Mroz planned at the College of Charleston on Friday.  We are already making plans to reschedule at a later date and will keep you …

  • Improving learning with equity: lessons for international education policy and practice from Ethiopia, Afghanistan, India, and Kenya

    Wells Fargo Auditorium, Beatty 115 (School of Business) 5 Liberty, Charleston

    Join us for the International Studies Signature Program Series on international children’s education by Dr. Amy Jo Dowd. Dr. Dowd is a development scholar and expert on international children’s education. She dedicated more than 30 years to improving education and child development worldwide through research.  What is the role of early-childhood education in achieving global …

  • “Technology and AI as Power: Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Digital Age” – by Deniz Houston

    Wells Fargo Auditorium, Beatty 115 (School of Business) 5 Liberty, Charleston

    Join us for the International Studies Signature Program Series on technology, digital policy, and AI. Deniz Houston (’16) is a Digital Policy Advisor at the EU Delegation to the US in Washington, DC. She received a master’s degree in European Public Policy from Johns Hopkins in Bologna, and a BA in International Studies from the …

  • 2025 Summit “Diplomacy, Global Governance, and Transitional Justice”

    Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101

    Join us for the 4th Annual Summit “Diplomacy, Global Governance, and Transitional Justice,” hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute. The Summit will take place at the College of Charleston on February 20-21, 2025. Our speakers are diplomats, journalists, academics, and practitioners working on conflict resolution and transitional justice. At the Summit, we will celebrate …

  • “US-China Relations: What to Expect Under the Second Trump Administration” – by David Firestein

    Wells Fargo Auditorium, Beatty 115 (School of Business) 5 Liberty, Charleston

    Join us for David Firestein's public talk "US-China Relations: What to Expect Under the Second Trump Administration." David Firestein is president and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations and an expert on China, Russia, diplomacy, and foreign policy.   RSVP to attend in person! About the speaker David J. Firestein …

  • The pivot to Latin America and great power competition – by Dr. Berg

    Wells Fargo Auditorium, Beatty 115 (School of Business) 5 Liberty, Charleston

    Join us for Dr. Berg's public talk on Latin America. Dr. Ryan Berg is the Director of the Americas Program and head of the Future of Venezuela Initiative at the Center for …

  • 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy and International Development

    Rita Hollings Science Center, Auditorium Room 101

    Join us for the 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy and International Development, hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute on February 19-20, 2026. The summit will be held alongside the …