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| Motto | Building Leaders for the World |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1898 |
Parent institution | The George Washington University |
| Dean | Alyssa Ayres |
| Undergraduates | 2,200 |
| Postgraduates | 800 |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | Urban –Foggy Bottom |
| Affiliations | APSIA |
| Website | elliott |
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TheElliott School of International Affairs (known as theElliott School orESIA) is the professional school ofinternational relations,foreign policy, andinternational development of theGeorge Washington University, inWashington, D.C. It is the largest school of international relations in theUnited States.[1][2][3]
The Elliott School is located across from theU.S. State Department and theOrganization of American States, and closely to theWhite House, theWorld Bank, and theInternational Monetary Fund. It hosts theInstitute for International Economic Policy andThe Project on Forward Engagement.[4]
Elliott School alumni and faculty have included ambassadors, diplomats, politicians, and public figures, includingheads of state andgovernment,U.S. senators, prominent politicians,NATO officials,U.N. ambassadors, andforeign ministers. Since January 2021,Alyssa Ayres has served as dean, the first woman to hold the post.[5]
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The Elliott School traces its roots to 1898 when the George Washington University first offered studies ininternational affairs within the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy.[6][7]
In 1905, the school was replaced with the Department of Politics and Diplomacy, which ran from 1905 to 1907.[6] This department was expanded to include other fields of study and reconstituted as the College of the Political Sciences, a part of the university that operated from 1907 till 1913. At this point, the college was turned into an academic department within theColumbian College and renamed the Department of International Law and Diplomacy. This iteration of the Elliott School functioned from 1913 until 1928.
In 1928, the university once again reorganized its departments. It was in this year that the School of Government was created. This school had the longest run until then, as it remained a part of the university from 1928 till 1960. It was in 1960 that the fields of business and international affairs were added to the school of government, creating thus the School of Government, Business, and International Affairs, working from 1960 until 1966. Then, in 1966, PresidentLloyd Hartman Elliott split its faculties into a new School of Government and Business Administration (SGBA) and a new School of Public and International Affairs. Running from 1966 until 1987, it was once again renamed and became the School of International Affairs. It was then in 1988 when, in honor of President Elliott and his wife Evelyn, that the school acquired its present name and became the Elliott School of International affairs. At this point it was reorganized to focus exclusively on undergraduate, graduate, and mid-career education in international affairs.
In March 2003, the Elliott School opened its new academic building at 1957 E Street NW. The building was formally opened by then-Secretary of State and GW AlumnusColin Powell. This building features state-of-the-art lecture halls, classrooms, offices, lounges, and common areas used to host public events. It is diagonally across from theHarry S Truman Building, the headquarters of theUnited States Department of State through a small park. The school is just east of the headquarters of theAmerican Red Cross and across the road from theUnited States Office of Personnel Management.
Dr.Michael E. Brown served as Dean of the Elliott School, from 2005 to 2015, having previously served as Director of theGeorgetown University Center for Peace and Security Studies and associate director of theBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs atHarvard University. From 2015 to 2020, the Dean of the Elliott School was AmbassadorReuben E. Brigety II, former U.S. Ambassador to theAfrican Union andDeputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.[8][9]
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The Elliott School offers undergraduate degrees either as aBachelor of Arts (B.A.) orBachelor of Science (B.S.) in the following programs:[10]
The International Affairs major is further broken down by regional and functional concentrations. Functional concentrations include Security Policy, International Politics, Global Public Health, Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems, Contemporary Cultures & Societies, International Development Studies, International Economics, and International Environmental Resources. Regional concentrations include Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The School offersMaster of Arts degrees in a variety of fields. There are two main categories of fields of study:
There are also two special programs besides the Master of Arts. One is for mid-career professionals, called a Master of International Policy and Practice (MIPP), while the other is a Master of International Studies (MIS) granted to graduate students attending Elliott School academic partner institutions abroad.
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There are also three joint and dual-degrees programs. The Elliott School and the School of Business offer a Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration program, while it partners with the Law School to grant a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor. The third program is a Master of Arts and Master of Public Health, in partnership with George Washington's School of Public Health and Health Services.
The school runs an independent study abroad program for its graduate students. As a part of its internationally focused education, it encourages graduate students to add an international component to their studies by living in a foreign country. The school believes that the experience is a key part of an education in international affairs because it increases understanding of the world by providing students with a variety of new and unexpected perspectives. The program functions as bilateral partnerships with a number of schools.
The undergraduate students also have the option of studying abroad during their time at the Elliott School. However, the undergraduate program utilizes GW's university-wide study abroad system. Thanks to that, these students have access to nearly 250 study abroad programs.[12]
| Elliott School rankings[13] | |
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| World rankings | |
| Foreign Policy –Graduate Programs | 7th |
| U.S. rankings | |
| Foreign Policy –Undergraduate Programs | 8th |
Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School as being the 8th in theTop U.S. Undergraduate Institutions to Study International Relations 2018.[13]
Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School'sMaster in International Affairs as the 7th best in the world in its 2018Inside the Ivory Tower annual report.[13]
In 2009, a study carried out by researchers at theCollege of William and Mary found that the Elliott School had the 8th best terminal master's program in the world for those interested in policy careers in international affairs.[14]
Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School's doctoral programs as the 17th best in the world, out of 54 schools, in its 2018Inside the Ivory Tower annual report.[13]
QS World University Rankings listed the Elliott School in the "Politics & International Affairs" category as the 27th best school in the world, out of 201 schools.[15]
The Elliott School'sMaster in International Affairs is ranked the best in the United States in MastersStudies'Best Masters Programs in International Affairs in the United States 2018.[16]
NPSIA is a member of theAssociation of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), a group of public policy, public administration and international affairs schools.[citation needed]
As an integral part of its academic focus and mission, the Elliott School runs a large number of research institutes in a variety of issues. All are run by experts in their respective fields, who lead each institution's research initiatives, conferences, lectures, discussions and other activities.
The Elliott School is home to 10 research centers and institutes, that provide an institutional framework for scholars working in regional and topical fields of study, while more than 25 initiatives connect cross-curricular faculty and research to address criticalglobal issues.
Centers and institutes, alongside research initiatives and projects, form Elliott School's scholarly and research arm, which seeks to advance understanding of importantglobal issues and engaging the public and the policy community, both in the United States and internationally.
The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) is one of the Elliott School's premier research institutes, collaborating with organizations like theWorld Bank Group and theInternational Monetary Fund frequently, which are both headquartered across the street from the Elliott School.
Adjunct professor Alistair Millar founded and runs theGlobal Center on Cooperative Security in Washington, as an initiative of theFourth Freedom Forum.
Frank Ciluffo, Director of the GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, serves on its advisory board, which collaborates frequently with the Elliott School.
Many of the school's former students have gone on to distinguished careers in politics, diplomacy, and journalism, among numerous other fields. Some notable alumni includeKolinda Grabar-Kitarović (formerPresident of Croatia),Chang Dae-whan (formerPrime Minister of South Korea),Michael Punke (Vice President ofAmazon Web Services and former U.S. Ambassador to theWorld Trade Organization), AdmiralJohn B. Hayes (16thCommandant of the Coast Guard; MA '64), GeneralJohn M. Shalikashvili (Supreme Allied Commander andChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; MA '70),Rose Gottemoeller (Deputy General of theNATO; MA '81),Ciarán Devane (Chief Executive of theBritish Council)Robert P. Jackson (U.S. Ambassador toGhana andCameroon),Kurt Volker (U.S. Ambassador to NATO; MA '87),David A. Nadler (vice-chairman ofMarsh & McLennan Companies),K. T. McFarland (Deputy National Security Advisor; BA '73),Sam Johnson (U.S. Congressman from Texas; MS '74),Kasie Hunt (MSNBC andNBC News correspondent; BA '06),Reona Ito (The American Prize-winning orchestral conductor), andDiana B. Henriques (Pulitzer Prize finalist andThe New York Times journalist; BA '69), among numerous others.[17]
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Notable current faculty members includeAmitai Etzioni (former president of theAmerican Sociological Association),Thomas E. McNamara (formerAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs),Marc Lynch (Senior Fellow at theCenter for a New American Security),Scott Pace (current Executive Secretary of theNational Space Council),Charles Glaser (famedDefensive Realist theorist),David Shambaugh (Senior Fellow at theBrookings Institution),Lawrence Wilkerson (former Chief of Staff toUnited States Secretary of StateColin Powell),Michael N. Barnett (famedConstructivist theorist),James N Rosenau (former president of the International Studies Association),Martha Finnemore (famedConstructivist theorist),Harry Harding (founding Dean of theBatten School of Leadership & Public Policy),Edward "Skip" Gnehm Jr. (former U.S. Ambassador toJordan,Kuwait andAustralia),James Foster (World Bank Board Advisor),Leon Fuerth (United States National Security Council member under PresidentBill Clinton),Eric Newsom (formerAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs),Stephen C. Smith (current Director of theInstitute for International Economic Policy),Sabina Alkire (Director of theOxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative),John Logsdon (former member of theNASA Advisory Council), andNathan J. Brown (Board Advisor to theProject on Middle East Democracy).
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Notable past faculty have includedMoudud Ahmed (formerPrime Minister of Bangladesh),William Luers (former President of theMetropolitan Museum of Art),Joseph LeBaron (U.S. Ambassador toQatar andMauritania),William J. Crowe (formerChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff),Thomas J. Dodd Jr. (former U.S. Ambassador toCosta Rica &Uruguay),Christopher A. Kojm (former Chairman of theNational Intelligence Council),S. M. Krishna (formerForeign Minister of India), andAndrew A. Michta (Adjunct Fellow at theCenter for Strategic and International Studies)
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