Josef Korbel School of International Studies explained

The Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Motto:Pro Scientia et Religione
Established:1964 as the Graduate School of International Studies
Type:Private
Dean:Frederick "Fritz" Mayer
Undergrad:260
Postgrad:450
Address:2201 South Gaylord Street
City:Denver
State:Colorado
Campus:Urban — University of Denver
Nickname:Josef Korbel School, JKSIS
Website:du.edu/korbel

The Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver is a professional school of international affairs offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. It is named in honor of the founding dean, Josef Korbel, father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

The Josef Korbel School is located on the University of Denver’s main campus in Denver’s University Hill neighborhood. The school currently educates more than 700 students with nearly 70 full- and part-time faculty members.[1] It is also home to 10 academic research centers and institutes.[2] Frederick “Fritz” Mayer has been dean of the school since 2019.[3]

In 2018, the school's master's programs were ranked 14th in the world by Foreign Policy magazine.[4] The Josef Korbel School is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).[5]

History

The Department of International Relations at the University of Denver was first directed by Dr. Ben Mark Cherrington, an educator and policy maker who was associated with some of his era's preeminent political thinkers, including Gandhi, Louis Brandeis and Ramsay MacDonald.[6]

According to the University of Denver, "In 1938, Cherrington was handpicked by the United States Department of State to lead its new Division of Cultural Relations and tasked with carrying out 'the exchange of professors, teachers, and students...cooperation in the field of music, art, literature...international radio broadcasts...generally, the dissemination abroad of the representative intellectual and cultural work of the U.S.'"[6] Cherrington later became chancellor of the University of Denver from 1943 to 1946, and he was also a contributing author to the United Nations Charter.[7]

The Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) was established under the efforts of Josef Korbel, who became its first dean, in 1964. Decades earlier, he had been forced to flee during the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948.[8] Korbel was granted political asylum in the United States and was hired in 1949 to teach international politics at the University of Denver. To house the school, the 30300square feet Ben M. Cherrington Hall was built in 1965.

Nearly 25 years after Korbel's death, the University of Denver established the Josef Korbel Humanitarian Award in 2000. In 2008, the Graduate School of International Studies was renamed the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, in his honor and in recognition of his family's support.[9]

Other deans who followed Korbel include Tom Farer, a lawyer, scholar and diplomat who served in the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Defense Department and as president of the University of New Mexico.[10] Former U.S Ambassador Christopher R. Hill took over as dean in 2010. Hill has experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, and has served as ambassador to Macedonia, Poland, South Korea and Iraq. He was a member of the team that negotiated the Bosnia peace settlement and has worked on negotiations with North Korea.[3] [11]

Degree programs

Undergraduate programs

The Josef Korbel School offers a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with the following specializations:[12]

Graduate programs

The Josef Korbel School focuses on training graduate students, both for master's and doctoral degrees, in a number of different areas. In addition to the major, students also specify certain concentrations, either a subject interest or a regional focus. Most degrees require foreign language proficiency and a field internship.

The school's graduate programs include majors in International Human Rights; International Development; Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration; International Administration; International Security; and International Studies.[13] [14] As a result of its Peace Corps Master’s International and Fellows programs, the school is home to one of the largest Peace Corps communities at the graduate level.[15] [16]

Graduate students can earn graduate certification in Global Health Affairs, Homeland Security and Humanitarian Assistance on top of their master's degree work.[17]

Dual degree programs

The Korbel School also offers dual degrees in conjunction with the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business, Sturm College of Law, Graduate School of Social Work, School of Communications, and Institute for Public Policy Studies. These degrees are MA/MBA, MA/JD, MA/MSW, MA/MA, and MA/MPP, respectively.[13]

Reputation and rankings

Rankings

The Josef Korbel School’s graduate programs were ranked 11th in the world by the 2012 Inside the Ivory Tower survey of scholars, which was published in Foreign Policy. In 2007, the magazine ranked the Korbel master's program as 9th in the U.S. for graduate level, international affairs programs.[4] [18] It is also one of 35 institutions worldwide that is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a grouping of international studies-orientated institutions.[5]

Peace Corps Fellows

In 2011, 77 returned Peace Corps volunteers matriculated as graduate students at the University of Denver through the Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship program. Coverdell Fellows are individuals who receive funding and support to help offset the costs of graduate school following their return from service abroad in the Peace Corps. The 2011 and 2013 figures show that DU hosted the largest number of returned Peace Corps volunteers of any graduate school in the country.[19] [20] These volunteers are most often enrolled in one of the Korbel School's M.A. programs.[16]

Notable people

Korbel alumni

Many of the school's alumni have gone on to careers in international service:

Notable faculty

Several noted professionals in the field of international relations serve as professors and lecturers as part of the school's faculty.[41] Some past and present faculty members include:

Research centers, publications and partnerships

JKSIS is home to 10 research centers, clinics and institutes, including the following:

Featured journals

The Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies, Human Rights and Human Welfare, and the Journal of Contemporary China are published by the Korbel School.[58] [59] [60] The school also became the five-year host of the journal , the official journal of the Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS), in July 2009.

Other opportunities and partnerships

Students at the Josef Korbel School often pursue internship opportunities as part of their degree program.[61] Students have interned with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, the United Nations, the FBI, the OECD, and World Vision International, among others.[62]

The Josef Korbel School participates in a Washington, D.C., program with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. For the past five years, Korbel, GSPIA and the Maxwell School have operated the Global Security and Development Program, which combines professional internships with graduate courses taught by adjunct faculty drawn from the Washington, D.C., area's pool of experts in international relations and economics.[63] Another study program outside of Denver offered by the school is its Geneva Program, a six-month exchange program allowing ten Korbel students to take classes at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.[57]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josef Korbel School current student profiles. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329051341/http://www.du.edu/korbel/about/studentprofiles/index.html. 29 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Research Centers, Institutes and Clinics. University of Denver. 8 October 2013.
  3. News: Hurst. Alyssa. 24 September 2019. Korbel School Welcomes New Dean. 17 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Inside the Ivory Tower. Foreign Policy. The Foreign Policy Group, LLC. 21 February 2012.
  5. Web site: University of Denver Profile. apsia.org. APSIA. 21 February 2012.
  6. Web site: Our history. University of Denver. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120105171552/http://www.du.edu/korbel/about/ourhistory.html. 5 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Ben Mark Cherrington. DUPedia. University of Denver, Penrose Library. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206210222/http://library.du.edu/dupedia/category/people/chancellors/ben-cherrington. 6 December 2011.
  8. News: Raz. Guy. For Albright and Rice, Josef Korbel Is Tie that Binds. 21 February 2012. NPR. 28 June 2006.
  9. News: GSIS renamed in honor of founder Josef Korbe. 8 March 2012. Josef Korbel School Alumni Newsletter. Fall 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002022254/http://www.du.edu/korbel/docs/alumni_newsletter_fa.pdf. 2 October 2012.
  10. News: Horton. Scott. An Interview with Tom Farer, Author of 'Confronting Global Terrorism'. 21 February 2012. Harper's. 28 April 2008.
  11. Web site: From the Josef Korbel School Dean. About the Josef Korbel School. University of Denver. 8 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127184004/http://www.du.edu/korbel/about/fromdean.html. 27 January 2012.
  12. Web site: BA Program Specialization Area Descriptions. University of Denver. 8 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219052628/http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/academic_degree_programs/ba/BA_Concentrations.html. 19 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Josef Korbel School degree programs. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401190845/http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/academic_degree_programs/index.html. 1 April 2012.
  14. Web site: PPIA Consortium School Profiles. Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship Program. PPIA. 8 March 2012.
  15. Web site: Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. 8 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220051549/http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/academic_degree_programs/ma/peace_corps_programs/Peace_Corps_Fellows.html. 20 February 2012.
  16. Web site: Peace Corps Announces 2011 Rankings of Master's International and Fellows/USA Graduate Schools. Peace Corps Press Office. Peace Corps. 6 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612134804/http://peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1757. 12 June 2011.
  17. Web site: Graduate certificate programs. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219020536/http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/graduate_certificate_programs/index.html. 19 December 2011.
  18. Book: Long, James D. . TRIP Around the World: Teaching, Research, and Policy Views of International Relations Faculty in 20 Countrie . 2012 . The College of William & Mary . Williamsburg, VA . etal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131045859/http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/projects/trip/TRIP%202011%20RESULTS%20US%20RESPONDENTS.pdf . 2012-01-31 .
  19. News: Peace Corps Ranks the Top Master's International and Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Graduate Schools. 10 April 2012. Peace Corps. 10 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415042013/http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1999. 15 April 2012.
  20. News: Peace Corps Ranks the Top Master's International and Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Graduate Programs. 7 May 2013. Peace Corps. 7 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607063011/http://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/media/press/2233/. 7 June 2013.
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  24. Web site: Captain Gail Harris . www.agacgfm.org . Association of Government Accountants . 21 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225105307/http://www.agacgfm.org/conferences/pdc/downloads/bios/GHarris.pdf . 25 February 2012 .
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  27. News: Person of the Week: Dr. Massouma al-Mubarak. 11 November 2012. ABC News. 17 June 2005.
  28. Web site: Alumni. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204001854/https://www.du.edu/korbel/resources/alumni/index.html. 2012-12-04. dead.
  29. News: Michelle Bachelet introduces new Cabinet. 30 January 2014. Buenos Aires Herald. 25 January 2014.
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  31. News: U.S. Ambassador to Speak at NSU about Foreign Policy, Feb. 2. 11 November 2012. SharkBytes - Nova Southeastern University online newsletter. 30 January 2012.
  32. Web site: CV: Dr. M. Javad Zarif. portal.unesco.org. UNESCO. 26 August 2013.
  33. News: Bestsellers February 26, 2012. 11 November 2012. New York Times. 26 February 2012.
  34. News: Horwitz. Sari. FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say. 10 November 2012. Washington Post. 10 November 2012.
  35. Web site: Paula Broadwell (MA '06). Alumni Relations. University of Denver. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116132834/http://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/images/editor_documents/alumni_relations/alumni_symposium/paula_broadwell_bio.pdf. 16 November 2012. dead.
  36. News: Michelle Kwan graduates from U of Denver. 11 November 2012. Comcast SportsNet California.
  37. Web site: Meet Guy Padgett. University of Denver. 11 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004063535/https://www.du.edu/korbel/docs/admitted_students/ADM-Profile_Guy_Padgett.pdf. 4 October 2012.
  38. Web site: Waltz, Susan. Board of Directors. Amnesty International. 7 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110729110945/http://www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/who-we-are/board-of-directors/waltz-susan. 2011-07-29. dead.
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  41. News: Donnelly. Jack. Graduate Student Mentorship at the Josef Korbel School. 9 March 2012. Foreign Affairs. 17 August 2010.
  42. Web site: Erica Chenoweth Faculty Page . du.edu/korbel . University of Denver . 1 Nov 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004063546/https://www.du.edu/korbel/facultyresearch/faculty/chenoweth_erica.html . 2012-10-04 .
  43. Web site: Success of Nonviolent Revolution. Academic Minute. Inside Higher Ed. 15 November 2012.
  44. Web site: Tom Farer official website. tomfarer.com. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130113231646/http://www.tomfarer.com/about.html. 13 January 2013. dead.
  45. Web site: Erica Chenoweth Faculty Page . du.edu/korbel . University of Denver . 11 Nov 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204005218/http://www.du.edu/korbel/facultyresearch/faculty/Farer_Tom.html . 2012-12-04 .
  46. Web site: Former US Envoy to Africa Jendayi Frazer Joins Faculty at Carnegie Mellon. Press Releases. Carnegie Mellon University. 11 November 2012.
  47. Web site: Dr. Barry Hughes. Pardee Center for International Futures. University of Denver. 11 November 2012.
  48. Web site: Haider Khan faculty profile. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 11 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204005430/http://www.du.edu/korbel/facultyresearch/faculty/Kahn_Haider.html. 4 December 2012.
  49. Web site: Francisco R. Rodríguez faculty profile. korbel.du.edu. University of Denver. 8 June 2023.
  50. Web site: Francisco R. Rodríguez official website. 8 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530181854/https://franciscorodriguez.net/. 30 May 2023. live.
  51. Web site: Suisheng Zhao faculty profile. du.edu/korbel. University of Denver. 21 March 2015. Also serves as the School's Director for Center for China–US Cooperation.
  52. Web site: Center On Human Rights Education. 2016-09-13. Center On Human Rights Education. en-US. 2019-05-15.
  53. Web site: CRIIC Homepage. Collaborative Refugee and Immigrant Information Center. University of Denver. 8 October 2013.
  54. Web site: Con-Res homepage. Conflict Resolution Institute. University of Denver. 8 October 2013.
  55. http://pardee.du.edu/frederick-pardee University of Denver: Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures: Founding Supporter
  56. Web site: International Futures Model Results with Google. Google and Frederick S. Pardee Center. 9 March 2012.
  57. Web site: Geneva Program. Sié Chéou-Kang Center. University of Denver. 8 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003072840/http://www.du.edu/korbel/sie/student_programs/geneva_exchange.html. 3 October 2013.
  58. Web site: JKJAIS Homepage. Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies. University of Denver. 9 March 2012.
  59. Web site: HRHW journal homepage. Human Rights & Human Welfare. University of Denver. 9 March 2012.
  60. Web site: Journal of Contemporary China homepage. Journal of Contemporary China. University of Denver. 9 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126063112/http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/publications.html. 26 January 2012.
  61. Web site: Internships September 2012 - August 2013. University of Denver. 8 October 2013.
  62. Web site: Internships. University of Denver. 8 October 2013.
  63. Web site: Josef Korbel School program in Washington, D.C.. University of Denver. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220051606/http://www.du.edu/korbel/academic/washingtondc.html. 20 February 2012.

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