Graduates Feature: Sakshi Jain, MIPP ’18
Sakshi Jain
MIPP ’18
Current Position: Sr. Research Analyst, Health Economics, Nutrition International
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2023
Madison Paisley’s Dispatch from the World Trade Organizations’ Youth Summit on Trade and Gender in Geneva
Photo credit: Madison Paisley By Madison Paisley, MAGG I was one of fifty-six delegates selected from across the world to attend the WTO’s inaugural Youth Summit on Trade and Gender. A diverse mix of representatives from government, international organizations, and academia all gathered together with experts on trade and gender to discuss current issues and
Graduates Feature: Naomi Pearson, MIPP ’19
Naomi Pearson
MIPP ’19
Current Position: Death Review Project & Committee Manager for the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service / Justice & Community Safety Consultant for Wahnapitae First Nation
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Graduates Feature: Jordan Lebold, MIPP ’17
Jordan Lebold
MIPP ’17
Current Position: International Trade Counsel (associate lawyer) at Cassidy Levy Kent (Canada) LLP
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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Rwanda: Adwoa Konadu Yiadom’s first blog from the field
Photo credit: Adwoa Kondu Yiadom By Adwoa Kondu Yiadom, MIPP student Muraho! Nitwa Adwoa. This is simply to say “hello, my name is Adwoa” in Kinyarwanda, one of Rwanda’s three official languages. I remember how I used to read blog posts from previous dispatches and how exciting it was for me. I was confident then
Graduates Features: Spencer Page, MAGG ’21
Spencer Page
MAGG ’21
Current Position: Special Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) at the Department of National Defence
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BSIA PhD graduate wins two prestigious awards at Laurier convocation
Warm congratulations to PhD graduate Dr. Allison Petrozziello whose hard work was recognized with two medals at Laurier’s convocation ceremony on Friday, October 13. Allison earned the prestigious Governor General’s Academic Medal (Gold), which is awarded at fall convocation to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in a master’s or doctoral degree
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Balsillie School receives $5M donation to fund new Technology Governance Initiative
The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) was the recipient of a $5 million dollar donation from the Balsillie Family Foundation for the establishment of the Technology Governance Initiative (TGI) at the School. Capitalizing on the strengths of its founding institutions – the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier
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Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald reappointed as BSIA Director for second five-year term
The Board of Directors for the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald has been reappointed as BSIA Director for a second five-year term from August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029. Her current term runs until July 31, 2024. Ann joined the BSIA in August 2019 from
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Dispatch from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Germany: Jenna Phillips’ second blog from the field
Photo credit: Jenna Phillips By Jenna Phillips, MAGG student I am more than halfway through my internship with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the beginning of June, I travelled to the UNFCCC Office in Bonn, Germany to attend and support the 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological
PhD Candidate Allison Petrozziello Successfully Defends Her Dissertation
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Allison Petrozziello who successfully defended her dissertation, “Birth Registration as Bordering Practice: A Feminist Analysis of Migration Governance and the Production of Statelessness” on July 18. We extend thanks to Allison’s supervisor, Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee members Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts and Dr. Alison Mountz (not pictured above),
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Dispatch from the Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva: Emily Miller’s Third Blog from the Field
Photo credit: Emily Miller By: Emily Miller, MAGG student These last couple months in Geneva have given me much to think about and I have not had the chance to completely process everything. Fortunately, I was able to be here physically in person to get the true Geneva experience. I was very excited to enter