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Career Development Drop-In Hours from 12:00-2:00 p.m. with Amanda Rey today will be over the phone only.

Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16 instead of Tuesday, April 13.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

The 148th edition of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Journal of International Affairs (JIA) seeks to provide an enduring/definitive examination of how the growth and proliferation of cities, and the contemporary entities and dynamics in international affairs, are shaping and transforming each other.

JIA seeks contributions that establish compelling ways of thinking about urban and rural contexts as independent or dependent, in ways that directly influence practical international affairs.

JIA welcomes contributions that cross-cut themes of interest with an explicit regional focus. JIA encourages contributors focusing on a particular country to clearly state the implications of their arguments in an international or transnational context.

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Submission Guidelines

JIA publishes peer-reviewed academic essays of 4,000-6,000 words and analytical arguments of 1,500-3,000 words, which are not peer reviewed. Those interested in contributing are welcome to submit for either format.

All articles must represent original, unpublished work. JIA follows Chicago style, and its citation format is an adaptation of Chicago’s Notes and Bibliography system. Adaptations of existing work, such as book chapters, are considered if they are distinct enough from the original, and conference papers are welcome.

Interested contributors may submit a 200-word abstract or pitch detailing key questions, arguments, methodology and findings (for an essay), and implications for scholars and policy practitioners. Full drafts are welcome and encouraged. Please email jiasenioreditor@columbia.edu with “JIA 2021 Submission” in the subject line.

Abstracts will be considered on a rolling basis until April 16, 2021 and drafts will be considered on a rolling basis until April 23, 2021 for academic essays and until May 7, 2021 for analytical arguments. Earlier submission is preferred.
Please visit https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/2021-urbanization-and-international-affairs

Academic Advising Drop-In Hours with Elizabeth Lusk will be from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding

Career Development Drop-In Hours with Amanda Rey on Tuesday, March 9 will be shortened to 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Career Development Drop-In Hour with Jim Wylde on Wednesday, March 10 will be moved to 3:00-4:00 p.m. instead of 2:00-3:00 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

The Joint Elections Commission has announced the election dates and events for the spring semester! The Student Association elections are vital to the GW community and help foster community, advocate for the student body as a whole, and draw attention to the issues that students are facing. We encourage you to run for office, get involved in a campaign, and vote! 

Student Org Information Session: Thursday, February 18, 7:00 PM EST

Potential Candidate Information Sessions: Monday, February 22, 7:00 PM EST and Tuesday, February 23, 7:00 PM EST

Candidate Registration Period: Wednesday, February 24, 12:00 PM EST - Wednesday, March 3, 9:00 PM EST

Open Campaign Period: March 4th, 12:00 PM EST - March 25th, 9:00 PM EST

Registered Candidate Meetings: Thursday, March 4, 7:00 PM EST and Monday, March 8, 7:00 PM EST

All-School Election: Wednesday, March 24, 9:00 AM EST - Thursday, March 25, 9:00 PM EST (The election will be conducted via Engage.)

School-specific townhalls will be announced later in the campaign period. All meetings will be conducted via Zoom and links will be posted on the JEC website at https://gwjec.weebly.com/ and on our social media pages. 

During Spring 2021, the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium will be hosting a speaker series featuring recent program alumni. Alumni have gone on to critical and exciting careers working in the US DOE National Laboratories or in other government organizations that are maintaining national and international nuclear security. 

We invite you to attend to learn more about the work of these individuals and hear directly from them how current students can work towards similar careers. 

To receive (infrequent) reminder emails and the call-in information for these upcoming talks, sign up here.  

More information is available here. 

Speakers Include:

- Sarah Laderman - (2/9/2021 10 am PST) - Associate Safeguards Information Analyst at the International Atomic Energy Agency - Sarah ensures countries use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, and helps remove the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation.

- Dr. Daniel Hellfeld - (2/23/2021 11 am PST) - Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Daniel maps and visualizes radiation distributions in 3D. 

- Dr. David Weisz - (3/9/2021 12 pm PST) - Staff Scientist, Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - David creates tools to determine the origin and history of nuclear materials. 

- Dr. Caleb Roecker - (4/7/2021 4 pm PST) - ISR-1 Space Science and Applications at Los Alamos National Laboratory - Caleb helps provide unambiguous, worldwide, highly survivable capability to detect, locate, and report nuclear detonations in the earth’s atmosphere or near space in near real time. The LANL team that he works with develops neutron, delayed gamma-ray, prompt gamma-ray, particle, and plasma detectors.

- Dr. Krystin Stiefel - (4/21/2021 10 am PST) - Experiment Safety Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Krystin maintains the safety of a reactor facility while supporting a variety of projects including irradiation experiments and isotope production for medical, industrial, and research purposes.  She is part of a team that evaluates, designs, and coordinates experiments for insertion into the reactor vessel or into spent fuel.

- Dr. Eva Uribe - (Date TBD) - Systems Research Analyst at Sandia National Laboratories - Eva provides unbiased and objective information and frameworks for decisionmakers to understand the risks, benefits, and unintended consequences of options within complex national security landscapes.

St. Antony's International Review (STAIR) is now accepting book reviews for its February 2021 issue. They are seeking book reviews of recent publications from the disciplines of global affairs, including international relations, politcial science, area studies, development studies, and other related fields of research.

STAIR is the only peer-reviewed, student-run journal of global affairs at the University of Oxford. Founded in 2005 by graduate students of St Antony's College, the Review has carved out a distinctive niche as a cross-disciplinary outlet for research on pressing contemporary global issues, providing a forum for emerging scholars to publish their work alongside established academics and policymakers. Distinguished past contributors include Robert O. Keohane, John Baylis, Valerie J. Bunce, James N. Rosenau, and Alfred Stepan.

As the February issue will be titled Revolution, retrenchment, or reform? Social movements in a changing political world, STAIR especially welcomes book reviews related to that theme. Generally, book reviews can vary in scope but should not exceed 1,500 words. Some suggestions for topical literature to review include (but are not limited to):

Please send submissions in .docx or .rtf format to stair-journal@politics.ox.ac.uk

Submission Deadline: February 20

Please see the following changes to the GSS Drop-In Schedule:

On Monday, January 11, Sharon Swabb will only have drop-ins from 12:00-1:00 pm due to a time conflict.
On Tuesday, January 12, Amanda Rey will only have drop-ins from 3:00-4:00 pm instead of her new schedule of 3:00-5:00 pm due to the Career Cafe at 4:00 pm.
On Wednesdays, Sarah Denes will hold her drop-in hours from 8:00 to 10:00 am for the spring semester.

The Journal of Public and International Affairs is now in its 32nd year. It is an academic journal publishing exceptional policy papers and articles of APSIA school graduate students in U.S. policy, international relations, development studies, and economic policy.

The deadline to submit to JPIA has been extended to February 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM ESTIn addition, we will be holding an Information Session for authors interested in submitting on Wednesday, January 6 at 4 PM EST. Please register for the information session here. Another session is being scheduled for European time zones. 

Contributions must be submitted through this form. 

You can learn more about the journal and see past editions on our website. 

Should you have questions, please reach out to the JPIA Editorial Leadership Team at jpia@princeton.edu.