Category: News

Title: Mortara Welcomes Elizabeth N. Saunders as Director

The Mortara Center for International Studies is pleased to welcome Elizabeth N. Saunders as its new director, succeeding Abraham Newman. Professor Saunders is currently an Associate Professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and author of Leaders at War: How Presidents Shape Military Interventions (Cornell University Press 2012). You can read her full bio here. Professor Saunders has also shared her welcome statement in her Director’s Message. Mortara looks forward to the succeeding years under Professor Saunders’ leadership.

Mortara Welcomes Elizabeth N. Saunders as Director

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