BSIA students named finalists in Map the System Global Competition

April 14, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

A warm congratulations to five BSIA students in the Master of Development Practice program, who have secured both the Overall Winner and the People’s Best Systems Map Award at the Map the System competition. Sadia Mohammad, Prishaa Rajalathan, Bria Wong-Armstrong, Chloe Stroh, and Zoraiz Sheikh explored how occupational gender shifts can contribute to the devaluation […]

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PhD Candidate Brandon Dickson Successfully Defends His Dissertation

April 13, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Brandon Dickson, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Higher Education Sustainability Governance: The Bidirectional Flow of Ideas, Influence, and Power in University Sustainability Efforts” on April 13, 2026. We extend thanks to his supervisor, Dr. Dan Gorman, for his guidance and support throughout Brandon’s doctoral research.

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Graduates Feature: Lena Gahwi, MIPP ’20

April 9, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Lena Gahwi

MIPP ’20

Current Position: Senior Associate, Sussex Strategy Group

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Dispatch from UNDP Lao PDR: Nathalie Gatti’s third blog from the field

March 30, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Nathalie Gatti By Nathalie Gatti, MAGG Sabaidee! Hello again from Vientiane, Lao PDR! Thinking back on my six months here in Laos, it is difficult to reflect on my initial thoughts, feelings, and reactions. This country, in which I initially felt out of place, has become a home, filled with community and some

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Graduates Feature: Curtis Jenken, MAGG ’19

March 17, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading

Curtis Jenken

MAGG ’19

Current Position: Multilateral Policy Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Dispatch from UNDP Lao PDR: Sarah Hamm’s third blog from the field

March 17, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Sarah Hamm By Sarah Hamm, MIPP As I reflect on the last six months of my time in Laos, I cannot believe how fast time went and how much I was able to learn and experience. Privileged is an understatement. When I first arrived in Laos several months ago, I remember feeling quite

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Dispatch from UNDP Lao PDR: Sarah Hamm’s second blog from the field

March 16, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Sarah Hamm By Sarah Hamm, MIPP I ended my last blog by saying that living and working in Laos has been an invitation to explore a new way of working, thinking, and seeing the world, and as I sit down to write this second blog, that statement is even more true. In December

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PhD Candidate Caleb Lauer Successfully Defends His Dissertation

March 10, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Caleb Lauer, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Sovereignty, Rhetoric, and World Order: Woodrow Wilson’s Self-Determination” on March 2, 2026. We extend thanks to his supervisor, Dr. Dan Gorman, for his guidance and support throughout Caleb’s doctoral research.

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BSIA hosts third annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge

February 10, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

The Balsillie School was pleased to host the third annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge from February 8th to 10th, 2026. The Challenge is a flagship, interdisciplinary student competition that brings together current and aspiring professionals working at the intersection of emerging technology and international affairs. The theme this year was “Green Technologies for Climate Mitigation,

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Dispatch from the World Food Programme in Cambodia: Frances Northeast’s third blog from the field

February 5, 2026 / 4 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Frances Northeast By Frances Northeast, MAGG Sousdei! I can’t believe that I am a month away from finishing my internship with WFP Cambodia. So much has happened in the last few months. After having drafted and submitted two high-level external government donor reports, I am now mainly focused on providing materials based on

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Graduates Feature: Christy Lorenz, MIPP ’24

February 2, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading

Christy Lorenz

MIPP ’24

Current Position: Junior Research Fellow, NATO Association of Canada

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PhD Candidate Zack Ahmed Successfully Defends His Dissertation

January 6, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Zack Ahmed, who successfully defended his dissertation, “The politics of survival: South-South migration, urban informality, Governance, and the food security nexus in Nairobi, Kenya” on January 6, 2026. We extend thanks to Zack’s advisors Dr. Jonathan Crush and Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee member Dr. Bruce Frayne, internal/external

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