{"id":3117,"date":"2020-05-04T20:47:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2020-07-16T21:24:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:24:58","slug":"april-30-2020-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/2020\/05\/04\/april-30-2020-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"April 30, 2020 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Majors<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Like last week\u2019s newsletter, this issue highlights summer and post-graduate opportunities for these uncertain times.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CWRU Summer Courses<\/u>
\nFor continuing students, consider a CWRU online summer course.\u00a0Courses available for International Studies include ECON 103, ANTH 102, HSTY 113 and numerous options for area and topical foci and foreign language study.\u00a0Check in SIS.<\/p>\n

Virtual Volunteering<\/a>
\nThese volunteer positions allow you to work remotely and, in some cases, on international topics.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Research<\/a>
\nVolunteer as a research assistant on CoronaNet, a global effort to collect data on government responses worldwide to the pandemic.\u00a0On the web page, go to the “joining the team” section.<\/p>\n

Summer Positions<\/u>
\nPitch working remotely to organizations found on the International Studies web site<\/a>, in the newsletter archives<\/a> for this semester, on this\u00a0list<\/a> of international security and foreign policy internship organizations, and in this e-book<\/a> of global organizations in a variety of fields.<\/p>\n

The Borgen Project<\/a>
\nThe Borgen Project, a non-profit organization aiming to end global poverty, offers telecommute internships in journalism, political affairs, and human resources.<\/p>\n

Progressive Policy Institute Internships<\/a>
\nPPI offers internships, some of which have an international focus.\u00a0Summer applications are due May 15.\u00a0Fall applications accepted beginning July 1.<\/p>\n

U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a>\u00a0Internships<\/a>
\nUSAID offers internships during the academic year.\u00a0 Application deadlines vary.<\/p>\n

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Internship\u00a0<\/a>
\nThe National Council offers fall internships.\u00a0Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n

American Enterprise Institute Internship<\/a>
\nAEI offers academic-year internships, some of which have an international focus, to recent graduates.\u00a0 Application deadlines vary.<\/p>\n

The National Endowment for Democracy<\/a>
\nThe National Endowment for Democracy offers a number of internship opportunities. The fall 2020 application period opened April 20.<\/p>\n

The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies<\/a>
\nAICGS offers internships and seeks to promote German-American relations.\u00a0Fall internship applications are due June 1.<\/p>\n

House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Internship<\/a>
\nInternships can include work on foreign issues, such as international trade agreements.\u00a0Fall applications are due June 15.<\/p>\n

American Foreign Policy Council<\/a>
\nThe Council offers internships year round.\u00a0Fall applications are due July 1.<\/p>\n

Max Kampelman Fellowships<\/a>
\nThe Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe seeks recent undergraduates as interns.\u00a0 Applications for fall fellowships are due July 15.<\/p>\n

National Security Archive<\/a>
\nThe National Security Archive offers international relations internships.\u00a0Fall applications are due by the end of July.<\/p>\n

Refugees International Internships<\/a>
\nRefugees International offers internships.\u00a0Fall internship applications are due August 1.<\/p>\n

Coronavirus in Conflict Zones<\/a>
\nMay 7, 4:00-5:00pm, via Zoom<\/em>
\nThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs host Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Jarrett Blanc to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on countries experiencing conflict.<\/p>\n

Global Conversations<\/a>
\nJoin the Cleveland Council on World Affairs for its podcasts on global issues.<\/p>\n

Virtual Student Federal Service<\/a>
\nInternational Studies majors have had\u00a0excellent experiences interning remotely during the academic year for U.S. government agencies, including the Department of State.\u00a0 Positions are listed beginning July 1.<\/p>\n

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Books and Films<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Make a Recommendation<\/a>
\nContribute to the list of International Studies favorites!\u00a0 Suggest a book, film, or TV series here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kite Runner<\/a><\/em>
\nThis novel follows the lives of a wealthy boy and the son of one of the wealthy family\u2019s servants as they grow up in Kabul. Recommended by Ryan Arvizu \u201920.<\/p>\n

Tigertail<\/a><\/em>
\nAvailable on Netflix, this film by Alan Yang depicts the new life of a Taiwanese immigrant worker in the Bronx, New York. Recommended by Shanice Gitau \u201923.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The International Studies Program does not endorse or sponsor the fellowships, internships, jobs, and other opportunities listed in the newsletter.\u00a0Students are encouraged to evaluate them.\u00a0<\/em>During the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic, follow all government and public health restrictions and\u00a0advice when taking advantage of these opportunities.\u00a0CDC information and resources appear\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In This Issue:<\/p>\n

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  • CWRU Summer Courses<\/li>\n
  • Summer Positions<\/li>\n
  • Books and Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3117"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3222,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3117\/revisions\/3222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/international-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}