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Remembering our dear friend and colleague, BSIA Faculty member Will Coleman

William D. Coleman, 1950-2023 On Friday March 24, 2023, Will Coleman passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. He will be remembered by friends, colleagues, and students as deeply ethical, academically innovative and fearless, a supportive and collaborative researcher, an exceptional teacher, and a very kind and generous friend. Will joined the Department of

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Dispatch from UNESCO India: Saya Soma’s second blog from the field

Photo credit: UNESCO By Saya Soma, MAGG One of the benefits of interning at UNESCO is the access to its career development resources prepared by the Headquarters in Paris for the interns. In the past month and a half while interning at the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office, I have attended several online workshops for

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Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger awarded world’s first Visiting Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy in the University of Cambridge

Building on a highly successful Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship, BSIA Fellow Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger commences her new visiting chair in sustainable development law and policy at the University of Cambridge with creativity, courage and commitment. As the world recovers from a devastating pandemic, countries and communities are scaling up efforts to implement international accords

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Dispatch from UNESCO India: Larissa Prata Varella’s first blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: UNESCO By Larissa Prata Varella, MIPP Sitting here in my home office in Waterloo, Canada, I am writing this post a little sleepy after having two meetings this week that ended past midnight due to being in a different time zone. A downside of working remotely. However, my 19-year-old self starting her bachelor’s

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PhD Candidate Jennifer Kandjii Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jennifer Kandjii who successfully defended her dissertation, “Xenophobic Citizenship, Unsettling Space, and Constraining Borders: Assembling Refugee Exclusion in South Africa’s Everyday”. We extend thanks to Jennifer’s supervisor, Dr. Suzan Ilcan, committee members Dr. Jonathan Crush and Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts, internal/external examinar Dr. Cameron McCordic and external examiner

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BSIA Director awarded Jimma University’s Presidential award

On October 14, 2022, Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, was awarded Jimma University’s Presidential award. This award is the highest honour bestowed by the Jimma University president in recognition of outstanding national and international professional contribution. Professor Fitz-Gerald was given this award for “her contribution in science diplomacy, and

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Request for Proposals – Audit Services and Charity Information Return Preparation

The Balsillie School of International Affairs invites accounting firms to submit a proposal for annual audit services and Charity Information Return preparation. The Request for Proposals provides information about the project and the business context to enable firms to submit a tender. The main objective of our project is to complete annual audits and Charity

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PhD Candidate Aviva Silburt successfully defends her dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warmest congratulations to Aviva Silburt who successfully defended her dissertation, “Mapping the Complexity of Mining & Peacebuilding in Guatemala”. Special thanks to Aviva’s supervisors Dr. Neil Craik and Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, committee members Dr. Fred Bird and Dr. Reina Neufeldt, Internal/External, Dr. Daniel McCarthy and External, Dr. Gearoid Miller.

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PhD Candidate Lucy Hinton successfully defends her dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warmest congratulations to Lucy Hinton who successfully defended her dissertation, “Front-of-Pack Labelling in the Caribbean Community: Power and Policy in Regional Standard Setting”. Special thanks to Lucy’s supervisor Dr. Jennifer Clapp, committee members Dr. Andrea Collins and Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick, Internal/External, Dr. Bruce Frayne and External, Dr. Matias Margulis.

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PhD Candidate Cynthia Leal Garza successfully defends her dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warmest congratulations to Cynthia Leal Garza who successfully defended her dissertation, “Was Bretton Woods Working for the Common Good? Mexico’s Advocacy to Consider the Human Implications of the International Monetary and Financial Systems at the Bretton Woods Conference”. Special thanks to Cynthia’s supervisor Dr. Jasmin Habib, committee members Dr. Andrew

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BSIA Garden offers its first harvest

The BSIA Global Climate Action Committee (GCAC) hosted its first garden harvest event in the CIGI Courtyard on Monday, July 11. Students, staff and faculty enjoyed free salads created from the produce growing in the new raised garden beds. These beds, which span more than 30ft, were built in the spring with support from the

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The BSIA is closed Monday, January 26th due to severe weather and local travel conditions.