Josef Korbel School of International Studies
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The Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (DU)
is a professional school in international affairs offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral opportunities. It is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), a grouping of international studies-orientated institutions. Formerly the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), it was renamed on May 28, 2008 in honor of the founding dean Josef Korbel
, father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright and professor of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
.
The school is noted for its unique programs in International Human Rights
; International Development; Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration; International Administration http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/academic_degree_programs/ma/International_Admini.html;and International Security. As a result of its Peace Corps
Master’s International and Fellows programs, the school is home to the third largest Peace Corps
community at the graduate level in the country. Today, the school includes more than 260 undergraduate and 450 graduate students, 25 full-time and 20 part-time faculty, 25 staff, nine academic centers and research institutes and several thousand alumni living and working in more than 75 countries.
The school is located on the University of Denver’s
main campus, in Denver’s University Hill neighborhood, which is within easy access of Denver’s 300 plus NGOs, and just a few miles from the United States Air Force Academy
and Northern Command
.
Former U.S. Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
became dean of the school on July 1, 2010. Hill has experience as a Peace Corps
volunteer in Cameroon
, and has served as ambassador to Macedonia
, Poland
, the Republic of Korea and Iraq
. He was a member of the team that negotiated the Bosnia
peace settlement and has worked on negotiations with North Korea
.
at the University of Denver
was led by Dr. Ben Mark Cherrington, an educator dedicated to providing students a global perspective of the issues of the day. It was one of the country’s first departments dedicated to an international field of study. The department's academic programs also had the moral and financial support of the Social Science Foundation, established in 1926 by Denver investment banker and philanthropist James Causey with the support of then-DU Chancellor Hebert Harper. Today, the foundation's board manages a multi-million dollar trust, the proceeds of which are dedicated to promoting the study and application of international relations at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
While professor and chairman of the Department of International Relations
, Cherrington was also at the forefront of efforts to create a formal institution for U.S. public diplomacy
, implementing President Franklin D. Roosevelt
's "Good Neighbor Policy
," which was designed to reverse decades of U.S. paternalism toward Latin America
. In 1938, Cherrington was handpicked by the United States Department of State to lead its new Division of Cultural Relations and tasked with carrying out "the exchange of professors, teachers, and students . . . cooperation in the field of music, art, literature . . . international radio broadcasts . . . generally, the dissemination abroad of the representative intellectual and cultural work of the U.S." Cherrington served as chancellor of the University of Denver
from 1943 to 1946 and was later an author of the United Nations Charter
.
The Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) was established under the efforts of Josef Korbel
, who became its first dean, in 1964. Forced to flee during the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
in 1948. Korbel learnt that he had been tried and sentenced to death in absentia. Korbel was granted political asylum in the United States
and was hired in 1949 to teach international politics at the University of Denver
. To house the school, the 30300 square feet (2,815 m²) Ben M. Cherrington Hall was built in 1965. After Korbel's death, the University of Denver
established the Josef Korbel Humanitarian Award in 2000.
Dean Tom Farer, an internationally respected lawyer, scholar and diplomat who served in the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Defense Department and as president of the University of New Mexico
, became dean in 1996. He helped create new degree programs in global health
affairs, humanitarian assistance and international security
.
The Graduate School of International Studies was renamed the Josef Korbel School of International Studies on May 28, 2008, thanks to the family of former dean and founder Josef Korbel
.
Former U.S Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
took over as dean on July 1, 2010.
Masters programs as 12th in the world for graduate level, international affairs programs.
Many of the school's former students have gone on to careers in international service:
Likewise, the school's focus on professional education allows noted professionals in the field of international relations
to serve in the school's faculty. Some past and present faculty members include:
, with the following concentrations:
, the World Health Organization
, Red Cross International, AfricAid
and the 1010 Project.
Washington D.C. program: The Josef Korbel School participates in this program with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
and Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
. For the past five years, GSPIA and the Maxwell School have operated the Global Security and Development Program that combines professional internships with an array of graduate courses taught by adjunct faculty drawn from the Washington, D.C., area's pool of experts in international relations and economics. Approximately 20-25 students are admitted to this highly competitive program each fall quarter.
Inter-term Costa Rica
course: Professor Arthur Gilbert leads a group of DU
graduate and undergraduate students to Costa Rica every winter. This five-credit-hour program highlights the political, educational and cultural aspects of Costa Rica and other Central American countries. San Jose
, the capital of Costa Rica, serves as the program's home base. Students attend class lectures four days a week, allowing them ample time to discover the country on the weekend.
The school also provides a teaching exchange fellowship with Bilgi University in Turkey
.
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
is a professional school in international affairs offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral opportunities. It is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), a grouping of international studies-orientated institutions. Formerly the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), it was renamed on May 28, 2008 in honor of the founding dean Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and U.S. educator, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W...
, father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright and professor of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
.
The school is noted for its unique programs in International Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
; International Development; Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration; International Administration http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/academic_degree_programs/ma/International_Admini.html;and International Security. As a result of its Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
Master’s International and Fellows programs, the school is home to the third largest Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
community at the graduate level in the country. Today, the school includes more than 260 undergraduate and 450 graduate students, 25 full-time and 20 part-time faculty, 25 staff, nine academic centers and research institutes and several thousand alumni living and working in more than 75 countries.
The school is located on the University of Denver’s
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
main campus, in Denver’s University Hill neighborhood, which is within easy access of Denver’s 300 plus NGOs, and just a few miles from the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
and Northern Command
Northern Command
Northern Command can refer to one of the following:*United States Northern Command*Northern Command *Northern Command *Northern Command *Northern Command *IRA Northern Command...
.
Former U.S. Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
Christopher R. Hill
Christopher Robert Hill is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.On July 1, 2010, Hill was chosen to be the dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver...
became dean of the school on July 1, 2010. Hill has experience as a Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
volunteer in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, and has served as ambassador to Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, the Republic of Korea and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. He was a member of the team that negotiated the Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
peace settlement and has worked on negotiations with North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
.
History
In its earliest incarnation, the Department of International RelationsInternational relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
at the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
was led by Dr. Ben Mark Cherrington, an educator dedicated to providing students a global perspective of the issues of the day. It was one of the country’s first departments dedicated to an international field of study. The department's academic programs also had the moral and financial support of the Social Science Foundation, established in 1926 by Denver investment banker and philanthropist James Causey with the support of then-DU Chancellor Hebert Harper. Today, the foundation's board manages a multi-million dollar trust, the proceeds of which are dedicated to promoting the study and application of international relations at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
While professor and chairman of the Department of International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, Cherrington was also at the forefront of efforts to create a formal institution for U.S. public diplomacy
Public diplomacy
In international relations, public diplomacy or people's diplomacy, broadly speaking, is the communication with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence. There is no one definition of Public Diplomacy, and may be easier described than easily defined as definitions...
, implementing President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
's "Good Neighbor Policy
Good Neighbor policy
The Good Neighbor policy was the foreign policy of the administration of United States President Franklin Roosevelt toward the countries of Latin America. Its main principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America...
," which was designed to reverse decades of U.S. paternalism toward Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. In 1938, Cherrington was handpicked by the United States Department of State to lead its new Division of Cultural Relations and tasked with carrying out "the exchange of professors, teachers, and students . . . cooperation in the field of music, art, literature . . . international radio broadcasts . . . generally, the dissemination abroad of the representative intellectual and cultural work of the U.S." Cherrington served as chancellor of the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
from 1943 to 1946 and was later an author of the United Nations Charter
United Nations Charter
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations. It was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco, United States, on 26 June 1945, by 50 of the 51 original member countries...
.
The Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) was established under the efforts of Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and U.S. educator, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W...
, who became its first dean, in 1964. Forced to flee during the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1948. Korbel learnt that he had been tried and sentenced to death in absentia. Korbel was granted political asylum in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and was hired in 1949 to teach international politics at the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
. To house the school, the 30300 square feet (2,815 m²) Ben M. Cherrington Hall was built in 1965. After Korbel's death, the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
established the Josef Korbel Humanitarian Award in 2000.
Dean Tom Farer, an internationally respected lawyer, scholar and diplomat who served in the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Defense Department and as president of the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
, became dean in 1996. He helped create new degree programs in global health
Global health
Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized...
affairs, humanitarian assistance and international security
International security
International security consists of the measures taken by nations and international organizations, such as the United Nations, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These measures include military action and diplomatic agreements such as treaties and conventions. International and national security...
.
The Graduate School of International Studies was renamed the Josef Korbel School of International Studies on May 28, 2008, thanks to the family of former dean and founder Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel
Josef Korbel was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and U.S. educator, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W...
.
Former U.S Ambassador Christopher R. Hill
Christopher R. Hill
Christopher Robert Hill is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.On July 1, 2010, Hill was chosen to be the dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver...
took over as dean on July 1, 2010.
Notable alumni, reputation, and rankings
In 2007, the Josef Korbel School’s graduate programs were ranked #9 in the nation by a survey of scholars published in Foreign Policy magazine. More recently, Foreign Policy Magazine ranked the University of Denver’sUniversity of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
Masters programs as 12th in the world for graduate level, international affairs programs.
Many of the school's former students have gone on to careers in international service:
- George W. Casey, Jr. - Chief of StaffChief of StaffThe title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
of the United States ArmyUnited States ArmyThe United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
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- Cindy CourvilleCindy CourvilleDr. Cindy Lou Courville was the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union from 2006 to 2008. Previously she was Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council where she helped craft United States policy towards Africa.-Professional...
- U.S. Ambassador to the African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
; former special assistant to President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and senior director for African Affairs, National Security CouncilNational Security CouncilA National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
; former senior intelligence officer, Office of the Chief of StaffChief of StaffThe title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
, Defense Intelligence AgencyDefense Intelligence AgencyThe Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...
- Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
- 66th U.S. Secretary of State; former national security advisor; former provost, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
- Captain Gail Harris - Former U.S. naval officer, the highest-ranking African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
female in the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
upon her retirement in December 2001.
- Charlotte Kea - Senior consultant, The Whelan Group; former director of development, Development Gateway Foundation
- Jami MiscikJami MiscikJudith A. "Jami" Miscik rose from the analytic ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency to become Deputy Director for Intelligence, the Agency's seniormost analytic post. In 2005 she left CIA to become Global Head of Sovereign Risk for the now-bankrupt financial services firm Lehman Brothers....
- Former Deputy Director for Intelligence at the CIA, Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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- Masouma Al-Mubarak - Minister of Communications and former Minister of Planning & Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs of KuwaitKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
.
- Heraldo MuñozHeraldo MuñozHeraldo Muñoz Valenzuela is a Chilean politician and diplomat, the former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations, and currently Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator, and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme.Muñoz was...
- Permanent Representative of ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
; Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeThe United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
(UNDP).
- Paul Trivelli - Former U.S. Ambassador to NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
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- Susan Waltz - Professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public PolicyGerald R. Ford School of Public PolicyThe Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, often referred to as the Ford School, is a leading public policy school in the United States. Founded in 1914 as the Institute of Public Administration, it was named in 1999 after former President Gerald Ford, who was a 1935...
, University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
; former chair, Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, International Executive Committee; board member, American Friends Service CommitteeAmerican Friends Service CommitteeThe American Friends Service Committee is a Religious Society of Friends affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world...
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- M. Javad ZarifM. Javad ZarifMohammad Javad Zarif , is a former Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General on August 5, 2002. From 1992 until his appointment to the U.N., he had worked as the Deputy Foreign Minister for...
- Former Permanent Representative of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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- Michelle KwanMichelle KwanMichelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S...
- Former U.S. OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Figure SkaterFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
and current State Department employee.
Likewise, the school's focus on professional education allows noted professionals in the field of international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
to serve in the school's faculty. Some past and present faculty members include:
- Christopher R. HillChristopher R. HillChristopher Robert Hill is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.On July 1, 2010, Hill was chosen to be the dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver...
- Former U.S. Ambassador to IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
- Jendayi FrazerJendayi FrazerJendayi Elizabeth Frazer is the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, heading the Bureau of African Affairs. She currently serves as a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and Department of Social and Decision...
- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African AffairsAfrican AffairsAfrican Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society. The journal covers any Africa-related topic: political, social, economic, environmental and historical...
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- James E. Goodby - Specialist on nuclear nonproliferation and security issues in Northeast AsiaNortheast AsiaNortheast Asia and Northeastern Asia refers to the northeastern subregion of Asia. Though the precise definition of Northeast Asia changes according to context, it always includes Japan and the Korean Peninsula, and is sometimes used to refer to these two regions exclusively.-Definitions:The...
, focusing particularly on the Korean peninsulaKorean PeninsulaThe Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
. A former diplomat, he was involved in nuclear security issues and military affairs for the State Department.
- Haider A. KhanHaider A. KhanHaider A. Khan is a Professor of Economics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He has been widely recognized for his expertise on social accounting matrix -based economic modeling, which he employs to study problems in international economics and...
- Expert on social accounting matrix (SAM)Social accounting matrixA Social Accounting Matrix represents flows of all economic transactions that take place within an economy . It is at the core, a matrix representation of the National Accounts for a given country, but can be extended to include non-national accounting flows, and created for whole regions or area...
-based economic modeling.
- Josef KorbelJosef KorbelJosef Korbel was a Czechoslovakian diplomat and U.S. educator, who is now best known as the father of Bill Clinton's Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and the mentor of George W...
- the founding Dean, father of Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine AlbrightMadeleine Korbelová Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0...
, and mentor of Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...
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- Claude d’Estrée: Special RapporteurSpecial RapporteurSpecial Rapporteur is a title given to individuals working on behalf of the United Nations within the scope of "Special Procedures" mechanisms who bear a specific mandate from the United Nations Human Rights Council....
to the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human TraffickingUnited Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human TraffickingThe United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking is a multi-stakeholder initiative providing global access to expertise, knowledge and innovative partnerships to combat human trafficking....
. - Timothy Sisk: Expert in conflict and negotiation analysis, peacebuilding, and the politics of deeply divided societies.
Undergraduate Programs
The Josef Korbel School offers an undergraduate degree in International StudiesInternational studies
International Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
, with the following concentrations:
- Culture, Society & International Politics
- Global Political Economy
- International Development, Gender & Health
- International Organizations, Law & Human Rights
- International Security & Conflict Resolution
Graduate Programs:
The Josef Korbel School focuses on training graduate students in a number of different areas. In addition to the major, students also specify certain concentrations, either a subject interest or a regional focus. Most degrees require foreign language proficiency and a field internship.Master of Arts and Master Programs
- Global Finance, Trade & Economic Integration (GFTEI)
- International Development
- International Human Rights
- International Security
- International Studies
- Master's of Development in Practice
- Peace Corps Master’s International program
- Peace Corp Fellows program
Dual Degree Programs
- Global Trade, Finance and Economic Integration and International Master of Business Administration
- International Studies and Juris Doctorate
- International Studies and Social Work
- International and Intercultural Communication with the School of Communications
Certificate Programs
Doctoral Program
Research centers, institutes,and journals
- The Center for China-U.S. Cooperation is the only institution in the Rocky Mountain region devoted to building mutual understanding, prudent policies and avenues of dispute resolution among the people of Greater ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- The Human Trafficking Clinic provides professional research, writing, and educational outreach on human traffickingHuman traffickingHuman trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of reproductive slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or a modern-day form of slavery...
and all forms of modern day slaveryModern day slaveryThe number of slaves today remains as high as 12 million to 27 million, though this is probably the smallest proportion of the world's population in the history of civilization, as slavery was unknown prior in paleolithic times. Most are debt slaves, largely in South Asia, who are under debt...
. Our aim is to provide research that improves inter-organizational cooperation and accountability, influences policy, and raises awareness in combating human trafficking and modern day slavery.
- The Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East fosters research and exchanges to facilitate peace and prosperity for IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and its neighbors and to deepen ties between these countries and the U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- The Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures serves as a world source of research, analysis and education in the field of International FuturesInternational FuturesInternational Futures is a global integrated assessment model designed to help in thinking strategically and systematically about economic, social, political and environmental systems. Initially created by Barry B...
, a computer modeling system that can help forecast long-term global changes and trends in demographics, economics and the environment. The center provides new opportunities for conferences, collaborative working groups and specialized publications. Current model results are being hosted by the GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
Public Data Explorer
- The Center on Rights Development promotes universal recognition of human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
through research, advocacy, monitoring, representation, and outreach.
- The Institute on Globalization and Security promotes multinational, collaborative research and teaching about global integration and its effects on security.
- The Center for Sustainable Development is a policy institute devoted to understanding and ameliorating the twin challenges of the 21st century: the need for a sustainable approach to international developmentInternational developmentInternational development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
and stewardship of the global environment, and the challenge of ending the scourge of war.
- The Sié Chéou-Kang Center in International Security and Diplomacy is a unique teaching and research center, providing leadership training, a focus on grand strategy, and a broad, cosmopolitan understanding of international securityInternational securityInternational security consists of the measures taken by nations and international organizations, such as the United Nations, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These measures include military action and diplomatic agreements such as treaties and conventions. International and national security...
and diplomacyDiplomacyDiplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
. The program is designed for strong degree candidates in international security and rising stars in the military, diplomatic, and security establishments of world powers.
Featured Journals
- The Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies is a peer-reviewed online journal that showcases the rigorous, original, scholarly research of graduate students in the fields of political sciencePolitical sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and international studiesInternational studiesInternational Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
from across the country. - Journal of Contemporary China is the only English language journal edited in North America that provides exclusive information about contemporary ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
affairs for scholars, businessmen, and government policy-makers. It publishes articles of theoretical and policy research and research notes, as well as book reviews.
- The Josef Korbel School became the five-year host of the journal Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International OrganizationsGlobal Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International OrganizationsGlobal Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations is an academic quarterly journal published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. It is published in association with the Academic Council of the United Nations System ....
in July 2009. The journal is published by Lynne Rienner PublishersLynne Rienner PublishersLynne Rienner Publishers is an independent scholarly and textbook publishing firm. It was founded in 1984 and publishes in the fields of international studies and comparative world politics. It also publishes books about US politics, sociology and criminology. It also translates foreign books to...
, which is independently owned and operated out of BoulderBoulderIn geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm diameter. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive....
, Colorado and well known in the fields of international studiesInternational studiesInternational Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
and comparative politicsComparative politicsComparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
. The publication is the official journal of the Academic Council of the United Nations SystemAcademic Council of the United Nations SystemThe Academic Council of the United Nations System was founded in June 1987 at a conference held at the American Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, with the purpose to create a new organization to stimulate and support research and teaching on the role of the United Nations.-UN...
(ACUNS) and features articles on transnational challenges, opportunities and international regimes. - Human Rights and Human Welfare is an online journal specializing in unique forms of academic literature review. Five sections of content offers a wide range of resources for scholars and students: Review Essays, Book Notes, Roundtable, Topical Research Digest, and Working Papers.
Other opportunities and partnerships
The Josef Korbel School’s emphasis on professional experience is exemplified by their focus on internship opportunities. In the past, students have interned with the U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Defense, United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, Red Cross International, AfricAid
AfricAid
AfricAid is a 501 nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Africa in order to provide young women with the opportunity to transform their own lives and the futures of their communities...
and the 1010 Project.
Washington D.C. program: The Josef Korbel School participates in this program with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is one of 17 schools comprising the University of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1957 to study national and international public administration, GSPIA contains several highly ranked programs...
and Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is the public policy school of Syracuse University...
. For the past five years, GSPIA and the Maxwell School have operated the Global Security and Development Program that combines professional internships with an array of graduate courses taught by adjunct faculty drawn from the Washington, D.C., area's pool of experts in international relations and economics. Approximately 20-25 students are admitted to this highly competitive program each fall quarter.
Inter-term Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
course: Professor Arthur Gilbert leads a group of DU
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
graduate and undergraduate students to Costa Rica every winter. This five-credit-hour program highlights the political, educational and cultural aspects of Costa Rica and other Central American countries. San Jose
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, the capital of Costa Rica, serves as the program's home base. Students attend class lectures four days a week, allowing them ample time to discover the country on the weekend.
The school also provides a teaching exchange fellowship with Bilgi University in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.