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 By Ambassador Wilfried Bolewski
In these difficult and disruptive times, we are all looking for orientation for pursuing the peaceful change initiated through the process of Globalization. After collective emotions and motions following the recent events in Paris, it is time for reflection to move from grief to grievances. We should be reminded of the civilizing ...
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 Following the recent tragic events that occurred in Paris, Natalie Marshall, an Arcadia University student enrolled in the study abroad program at AGS this spring , wrote this blog post where she shares the reassuring information she found about security in France, and explains why there is no reason to worry about studying in Paris. Also ...
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 By Eileen Servidio, Ph.D.
President of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at AGS
The recent terrorist attacks in France attempted, through terror, to cripple fundamental values – tolerance, non-violence, freedom of speech – that are at the base of human rights, and at the heart of what the American Graduate School in Paris has ...
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On December 1-2, the group of undergraduate students went to Brussels for a two-day class trip. The focal point of the trip was a guided tour of the European Parliament, designed to complement the classroom study of EU institutions. The students also explored the city, walking around the historical area ("Vieux Bruxelles") and visiting landmarks such ...
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 With inspiring speakers from around the world and over 180 in the audience, the AGS conference on Violence Against Women that took place in Paris on November 28 accomplished its objective: raise awareness of the public and bring together policy-makers, diplomats, human rights activists, lawyers, scholars, journalists, and other practitioners to combine their efforts toward a ...
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 Alyssa Barilotti, an International Studies student at Arcadia University who spent the Fall semester at the American Graduate School in Paris through the study abroad program offered by Arcadia's College of Global Studies, volunteered during the International Conference on Violence Against Women hosted by AGS. She writes about her experience.
"On November 25th the global community ...
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 A five-day trip to Portugal was organized by the AGS Graduate Student Association, which took fifteen students to Lisbon where they had a chance to explore the city and its surroundings, bond with fellow students, and create unforgettable memories of their AGS years - in addition to those of their student life in Paris!
The group ...
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 The latest issue of the Journal of Political Studies (November 2014) features no less than three articles authored by AGS students or recent graduates. This bumper crop was performed thanks to the support of AGS professor, Ambassador Wilfried Bolewski, who strongly encourages student research through his teaching as well as by sharing calls for proposals and ...
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 On October 28th, AGS hosted a convivial cocktail event bringing together its Paris alumni to connect or reconnect around an informal buffet of French wine and cheeses.
AGS Paris alumni are from a wide variety of national origins - from Nigeria to New Zealand, from Germany to Iran, from Haiti to the USA - and typically decided ...
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 On November 28, 2014, AGS will host an international conference on the theme “Violence Against Women”, organized on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25).
This conference will bring together policy-makers, diplomats, NGO leaders, lawyers, journalists, scholars, and human rights activists from around the world. ...
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From current issues in the Middle East taught together by an Iranian historian and an Israelli journalist, to NGO management taught by the director of Human Rights Watch in France, every class was fascinating and taught by some of the most impressive people I could ever have imagined. I immediately felt at home in this small but active AGS community because, although students and professors are all from different parts of the world, everyone takes the time to understand each other's perspective. Overall, I would recommend AGS to anyone with a thirst for intellectual stimulation and a drive to not only understand the world of international relations, but engage in it..