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I’ve had the pleasure of chairing research fellowship panels for over a decade. In these years I’ve heard debate surrounding nearly 3,000 applicants, both junior and senior scholars...

Because of unacceptable gaps that exist between the majority population and Roma in a number of domains (e.g., housing, health, education, and employment), the issue of Roma integration presents...

Forty-three years ago today, IREX was created to help advance exchanges, not just of people, but of ideas. As we celebrate IREX’s founding, we honor its original charge by continuing to...

Posted on May 27, 2011 - in Education, Research Support, Gender
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Gender Symposium Scholars (2011)

Islam is viewed as an empowering force by some women in Bosnia. After the mass violence against women during the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, some Muslim women have said that wearing the...

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Anna Derevnina is at the forefront of innovation in the Russian university system by strengthening partnerships between businesses and academia at her university. As Dean of the Information...

Interviewing victims of trafficking and their rescuers is difficult work. There are few happy endings. However, occasionally one meets someone who emerges from unspeakable suffering with courage...

Posted on February 23, 2011 - in Education, Research Support, Gender
Teresa Janevic

An hour and a half scenic drive through the mountains from Skopje, Macedonia, is situated beautiful Prilep, a town of about 65,000 people. I travelled there to interview Nesime Salioska, the...

Posted on February 23, 2011 - in Education, Research Support
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US Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS) fellow Michael J. G. Cain writes on the domestic and international...

Posted on January 11, 2011 - in Education, Research Support
Eli Feiman

"Though I have dutifully presented letters of introduction and affiliation, obtained passes with photos and official stamps, and explained in clear terms who I am and what I am doing in...

Posted on January 10, 2011 - in Education, Research Support
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US Scholar Photo Contest Winner-Maria Sonevystky

Congratulations to Maria Sonevystky, the winner of the 2010 US Scholar Photo Contest! Maria Sonevytsky was a 2008-2009...