The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School
CW: The blog post below includes historical accounts of violence and torture. Selam everyone, Anastasia here. It is my second week in Ethiopia and we have been getting to know each other, as well as the bustling city of Addis […]
Se você pudesse quebrar as regras, o que você faria? If you could break the rules, what would you do? After a week of exploring the new sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, our group set off Monday afternoon […]
[Relaxing on the Malecón.] On May 26th, 2019, our group of twelve arrived at the Jose Martí International Airport in Havana, fleeing New York City on what was by far the warmest day of spring. While we waited for the […]
[Three youth members of Know Your City TV shoot an interview in our first meeting with the Vusi Nsutsha community.] …Or better yet, wamkelekile! Wamkelekile means welcome in the Xhosa language, which is one of the eleven official languages spoken […]
Alice Obar (’14) is an alumnus of the Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs. Last year, she produced and directed Books Are My Weapon, a short documentary about Brooklyn librarian Donald Peebles and his work in advocating for the homeless. […]
New York City has 178,000 units of affordable rental housing that are privately owned by Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and receive government assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Mitchell-Lama program, or the Low Income Housing […]
Josh Bombart completed a documentary on political song in South America as his thesis project at the International Affairs Program at The New School. Below, read his description of his project and view the film. South America has seen much […]
On the morning of August 9th, I awoke disoriented to the distant, muffled sound of song. Wiping the grogginess from my eyes, I thrust my heavy blanket towards the foot of the bed and was immediately enveloped by crisp highland […]
Traveling to South Africa had been a dream of mine since childhood. I wanted to study abroad during undergrad, but due to my double-major course load it was not feasible. The most exciting aspect of my time at GPIA was […]
A Forum for Dialogue through the United Nations What do you do when something is illegal but necessary? Who do you look to when your country is quite literally, being ripped in two? As the self-determination vote in Catalonia became […]
Each summer, students from SGPIA spread out across the world as part of the International Field Program (IFP) and Studio Programs! Students conduct independent research, contribute to the vital work of local non-profits, NGOs, and government agencies, and gain invaluable […]
