May 2, 2019 Newsletter

All Majors

U.S. Agency for International Development Internships
USAID offers paid and unpaid internships for students during the academic year.

National Security Archive
The National Security Archive offers international relations internships. Fall 2019 applications are due by the end of July 2019.

Max Kampelman Fellowships
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe seeks recent undergraduates, graduate students, and undergraduate students as interns. Applications for fall 2019 fellowships are due July 15, 2019.

Stimson Internship Program
This program offers international peace and security internships throughout the year. Fall 2019 applications should be submitted early July 2019.

American Foreign Policy Council
The Council offers unpaid internships year round. Fall 2019 applications are due July 1, 2019.

House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Internship
Internships are available fall, spring and summer semesters and can include work on foreign issues, such as international trade agreements. Fall 2019 applications are due June 15, 2019.

Progressive Policy Institute Internships
PPI offers internships, some of which have an international focus, in the spring, summer and winter in Washington D.C.

American Enterprise Institute Internship
AEI offers internships, some of which have an international focus, in the fall, spring, and summer to undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Courses with International Content
Please consult the attached list when scheduling for the fall semester.

International Security Positions
Deadlines for international security positions beginning summer 2020 can be as early as this spring due to security clearance requirements.  If you are interested in such positions, begin to monitor usajobs.gov and U.S. federal agency web sites regularly now.

 

Asia

Shinto Art Exhibit
Through June 30, Cleveland Museum of Art
This exhibit features a collection of Japanese art. Student tickets are $8.

Curator Talk
May 7, 12:00pm, Cleveland Museum of Art
Learn about the “way of the kami” and its depiction in Shinto art in this talk with curator Sinéad Vilbar.

Judicial Systems in East Asia
May 7, 7:30-8:45pm, Happy Dog
Learn how juries have an impact on East Asian political systems and cultures at this panel discussion.

 

Europe

The Soap Myth
May 4, 7:30pm, Maltz Performing Arts Center
Emmy Award winning actor Ed Asner stars in this play about a Holocaust survivor 50 years after WWII.  Purchase tickets online.

The Competition
May 2, 8:40pm, Cinematheque
May 3, 7:00pm, Cinematheque
This French documentary follows students hoping to enroll in a prestigious film school. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

Babylon
May 2, 6:45pm, Cinematheque
May 3, 9:25pm, Cinematheque
A South London mechanic faces racism when trying to moonlight as a reggae DJ in this British drama. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

Boccaccio in Étienne Chevalier’s “Decameron”
May 3, 5:30-6:30pm, Cleveland Museum of Art
University of Kansas Professor of Art History Anne Hedeman discusses the writings and illustrations of Giovanni Boccaccio. This event is free.

Never Look Away
May 4, 7:05pm, Cinematheque
A painter is tormented by his past escaping East Germany and the Nazis in this Oscar-nominated film. Tickets are $8 for age 25 and under.

Ruben Brandt, Collector
May 5, 6:30pm, Cinematheque
A psychotherapist tasks his patients with robbing art museums in this animated Hungarian tale. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

 

The International Studies Program does not endorse or sponsor the fellowships, internships, jobs, and other opportunities listed in the newsletter.  Students are encouraged to evaluate them.