Judgment day: Vatican ready to open its Holocaust files to the world (commentary by David Kertzer)
February 21, 2020 The Times (London)
Interdisciplinary Focus
Policy in Perspective
Richard Boucher Testifies in Front of Congress on The Afghanistan Papers
Interdisciplinary Focus
New Documentary Film Initiative Named in Memory of John F. Kennedy Jr. ’83
In The News
Opening of 'Hitler's Pope' Archive May Shed More Light on Roles of Vatican and Pius XII During World War II (commentary by David Kertzer)
February 23, 2020 Newsweek
Controversial wartime Pope Pius XII's archives to be opened on March 2 (commentary by David Kertzer)
February 24, 2020 The JC
News from Watson
Brown in Washington Program Offers Students a Deep Dive into Foreign Policy
February 26, 2020
Watson Announces New Senior Fellows
January 15, 2020
A game-changer in the fight against Ebola
December 5, 2019
Research Briefs
Watson Professors Receive Ford Foundation Grant
February 21, 2020
Opportunities
The Watson Institute offers a variety of research and funding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate and graduate students.
Events
March 2
Dana Goldstein '06 ─ NYT Reporter on How Education Policies Impact Families, Students and Teachers
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
March 4
Tanya Saunders ─ The Artivist World Makings of Brazilian Black Artivism: Or Several Musings on Decolonization, Race, Affect and Black Aesthetics
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
March 5
Better Outcomes: Exploring New Responses to Fragility, Conflict and Violence
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Student Experience
Student Spotlight: Layla Beckhardt ’20
February 25, 2020
Webcasts
Tarek El-Ariss – Leaks, Hacks, and Scandals: Arab Culture in the Digital Age
February 26, 2020
Nitsan Chorev ─ Give and Take: Developmental Foreign Aid and the Pharmaceutical Industry in East Africa
February 25, 2020
Africa's Digital Future: The Evolution and Promise of Payments Systems
February 25, 2020
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