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  • NATO, Ukraine, War & Conflict Resolution: Conversation with Slovak Ambassador

    An open conversation with Radovan Javorčík, Ambassador Extraordinary of the Slovak Republic to the US. 
    Radovan Javorčík assumed his duties as the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the United States of America in January 2021. Prior to his…

  • The Ungovernable Seas: The Rise and Fall (?) of Sea-Piracy in the Modern World, December 6

    A lecture by Brandon Prins, Professor and Department Head of Political Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
    Despite a dramatic decrease in Somalia-based sea-piracy over the past ten years, maritime crime remains a salient security…

  • Keeping up with Altmans: Adventures with Jack DeFraites

    Since the end of the spring semester in May, Jack DeFraites of the ’24 cohort has had a non-stop multicultural and linguistically immersive summer and fall semester. He bolstered his German language skills working at Concordia Language Villages,…

  • Keeping up with Altmans: Karlyn Simcox Interns with Tulane Title IX


    Content warning: this article discusses sexual violence and its effects in student organizations.
    Karlyn Simcox of the 2023 cohort spent the summer as an intern at the Title IX Office here at Tulane. She drew upon her past experiences and research…

  • Natalie Díaz - Keynote Speaker, International Education Week, Nov. 16

    Natalie Díaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village (California), on the banks of the Colorado River and is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. She identifies herself as Indigenous, Latinx, and Queer.
    Natalie is a…

  • The Growing Threat of Religious Nationalism, November 1

    Award-winning investigative journalist Katherine Stewart discusses the dangerous rise of religious nationalism and its impacts on politics, business, the family, and our common future.
    When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday November 1, 2022Where: Rogers Memorial…

  • Carbon Captured: How Business and Labor Control Global Climate Policymaking, Oct. 25

    Matto Mildenberger (UC Santa Barbara) is a leading scholar whose work includes a focus on how business interests (and the labor businesses employ) shape climate policies globally, mediated by national political institutions. His recent book, Carbon…

  • Keeping up with Altmans: Maria Benavides's Fellowship with Esperanza United

    Maria Benavides (left) with other Latina Leadership Fellows in Washington D.C.Maria Benavides of the 2024 cohort landed a spot in the first cohort of Latina Leadership Fellows with Esperanza United this summer. She says, "I had been thinking about…

  • Meeting New Altmans: Maddie Nowack


    Maddie Nowack of the ’26 cohort had two unique experiences that allowed her to learn more about the intersectionality of identity. 
    She was a representative for her high school at the National Association of Independent Schools Student Leadership…

  • Meeting New Altmans: Mitchell Spector


    Mitchell Spector of the ’26 cohort held an internship with Character Lab, a research program that helps educators create healthy school environments. 
    He answered some questions about his experience:
    How did you become involved in Character Lab?…