Interviews

#CGAat15 Faculty Interview Series: Dean Vera Jelinek

January 28, 2020 by bb53 Leave a Comment

This year, the Center for Global Affairs (CGA) celebrates its 15th Anniversary. To mark this occasion, the Global Affairs Review (GAR) sat down with Dr. Vera Jelinek, to discuss her CGA journey and experience. Dr. Jelinek’s mission to create a community of global citizens has spanned over three decades at New York University. Under her direction, 2004 brought the birth of the Masters of Science in Global Affairs program and the emergence of the CGA in lower Manhattan’s historic Woolworth Building. Dr. Jelinek maintains close ties with international and non-governmental organizations, the UN community, international media, the private sector and government agencies. She has a Ph.D. in modern European history from NYU, a Masters in International Affairs from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in history from Queens College.

In Conversation with Belinda Cooper: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

November 29, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

Belinda Cooper is an Adjunct Assistant Professor who teaches human rights and women’s rights at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and co-teaches the global field intensive on war crimes prosecutions in The Hague and former Yugoslavia. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights.

Professor Cooper’s experience has included working with East German dissidents in Berlin, Germany before the fall of communism. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this month, the Global Affairs Review sat down with Professor Cooper to hear about her experiences during that historically pivotal time.

The Global Affairs Review welcomes Professor Pano Yannakogeorgos to NYU

November 26, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

The Global Affairs Review (GAR) welcomes Professor Pano Yannakogeorgos to NYU’s Center for Global Affairs (CGA) community. To mark this occasion, GAR sat down with Professor Yannakogeorgos to discuss his new role at the CGA. He joins the CGA community as a Clinical Associate Professor and Faculty Lead for the new M.S. in Global Security, Conflict & Cybercrime. Prior to working at the CGA, Professor Yannakogeorgos served as Founding Dean at the Air Force Cyber College, developing and spearheading a new educational institution to teach cyber concepts, theories and stratagems across the Air Force.

The Global Affairs Review welcomes Professor Christian Busch to NYU

November 14, 2019 by bb53 Leave a Comment

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The Global Affairs Review (GAR) welcomes Professor Christian Busch to NYU’s Center for Global Affairs (CGA) community. To mark this occasion, GAR sat down with Professor Busch to discuss his new role at the CGA. He joins the CGA community as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Global Economy concentration. Professor Busch is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and a co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening high-impact leaders, as well as the Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators active in over 20 countries. His upcoming book, “The Serendipity Mindset” (Penguin Random House, 2020), focuses on how we can turn uncertainty into opportunity.

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