February 27, 2020 Newsletter

All Majors

Office Hours
Professor McMann’s office hours will end at 11:45 am this week because she will attend the International Affairs Advisory Committee meeting.

Internship Sources
See this list of international security and foreign policy internship organizations and this e-book of organizations in other global fields for additional internship ideas.

Foreign Animation
February 29, 7:00pm, Cinematheque
March 1, 6:30pm, Cinematheque

Enjoy 10 animated shorts from seven countries. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

The Global Film Market
March 3, 7:30-8:45pm, Happy Dog
Join this discussion of how the global film market operates.

Entrepreneurship Internship
Apply for this CWRU entrepreneurship internship program based in Hanoi, Vietnam for summer 2020. Applications are due March 15, 2020.

Center for Strategic & International Studies Internships
Paid internships for the summer and semesters are posted throughout the year, so monitor this web site.

Cleveland Council on World Affairs Summer Internship
The CCWA is currently accepting internship applications for summer 2020. Apply online.

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Internships
The deadline to apply for a summer 2020 internship with Chairman James Risch is March 22, 2020 and with Ranking Member Bob Menendez is March 6, 2020.

American Foreign Policy Council Internships
Interns work with foreign policy professionals on article publication and event planning.  Summer 2020 applications are due March 15, 2020.

Max Kampelman Fellowship Program
Fellows work directly with Congressional offices, executive branch officials, and foreign diplomats on foreign policy issues. Summer 2020 applications are due March 15, 2020.

Fund for Peace Internships
The FFP offers internships at their DC office for students interested in conflict analysis, peace building, security and human rights. Applications for Summer 2020 are due March 15, 2020.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Internships
A variety of DC-based internships are offered. Applications for Summer 2020 are due March 15, 2020.

Women’s Foreign Policy Group Internship
This internship in Washington, DC introduces interns to aspects of foreign policy.  Summer 2020 applications are due March 25, 2020.

SOURCE-AHSS Summer Grant
This summer research grant can also be used toward internships.  Consider other grant competitions on the SOURCE web site too.  SOURCE-AHSS applications are due March 6, 2020.

ThinkEnergy Fellowship
Learn from faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and officials about energy technology, policy, entrepreneurship, and research.  INTL alumni held this fellowship as majors and found it worthwhile.  2020-2021 cohort applications are due by 9am on March 9, 2020.

How to Apply for a Grant or Fellowship
Find helpful advice about applying for grants and fellowships on the INTL web site.

Africa

French Internship Opportunities
February 28, 12:45-2:00pm, Clark 306
Attend this meeting about French and Spanish internship opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.

Human Rights in Kenya and South Africa
March 2, 4:30-5:30pm, Law School, Moot Court Room
Attend this lecture about how human rights practices fall short of constitutional guarantees in Kenya and South Africa.

Asia

Entrepreneurship Internship
Apply for this CWRU entrepreneurship internship program based in Hanoi, Vietnam for summer 2020.  Applications are due March 15, 2020.

State-building in China and Taiwan
February 27, 4:00-5:30pm, Room 134, TVUC
Learn about post-1949 state-building in China and Taiwan from University of London School of Oriental and African Studies Professor Julia Strauss.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative
February 28, 12:30-1:30pm, Dampeer Room, KSL
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies Professor Julia Strauss will discuss China’s foreign development efforts.

Filipino Revolution
February 29, 7:00-9:00pm, Multipurpose Room, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Hall
Learn about the Filipino People Power Revolution of 1986.  Food served.  Free but registration required.

English-teaching in Korea
Teach English in Korea after graduation through the organization EPIK. Applications are open from February to July for the fall term.

Europe

Chloé in the Afternoon
February 27, 8:10pm, Cinematheque
February 29, 5:00pm, Cinematheque
The life of a happily married man is upset by the return of an old friend in this French film. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

French and Spanish Internship Opportunities
February 28, 12:45-2:00pm, Clark 306
Attend this meeting about French and Spanish internship opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.

Divorciadas, Evangelicas y Vegetarianas
February 28, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
February 29, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
March 1, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
Enjoy the play Divorciadas, Evangelicas y Vegetarianas in Spanish with live English subtitles.  Tickets are $19.

Mephisto
February 29, 8:45pm, Cinematheque
March 1, 3:30pm, Cinematheque
An actor in interwar Germany allies himself with the Nazi party in the hope of fame and fortune. Tickets are $7 for age 25 and under.

Latin America

Spanish Internship Opportunities
February 28, 12:45-2:00pm, Clark 306
Attend this meeting about French and Spanish internship opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.

Divorciadas, Evangelicas y Vegetarianas
February 28, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
February 29, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
March 1, 7:30 pm, The Helen, Playhouse Square
Enjoy the play Divorciadas, Evangelicas y Vegetarianas in Spanish with live English subtitles.  Tickets are $19.

Center for Democracy in the Americas
Internships focus on building and improving relations between the United States, Cuba, and Latin America. Summer 2020 applications are due March 15, 2020.

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.