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MURF Sofia Doroshenko (SFS ’24) Reflects about Research on Jewish Identity in Poland

Over the summer of 2022, Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellow Sofia Doroshenko (SFS ’24) traveled to Krakow, Poland to conduct research with Professor Jessica Roda on the…

September 14, 2022

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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…

July 6, 2022

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Meet December’s MURF of the Month: Andres Alfonso (SFS ’24)

The Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURF) program is a four-year research apprenticeship for undergraduate School of Foreign Service (SFS) students with the goal of…

January 18, 2022

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Meet November’s MURF of the Month: Rachel Klein (SFS ’24)

The Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURF) program is a four-year research apprenticeship for undergraduate School of Foreign Service (SFS) students with the goal of…

January 18, 2022

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Introducing Our 2021-2022 GPEP Fellows

A little over a year ago, the Mortara Center received a grant from the Open Society Foundations’ Economic Justice Program to support its launch of a new initiative to…

November 17, 2021

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Meet October’s MURF of the Month: Adam Shaham (SFS ’22)

The Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURF) program is a four-year research apprenticeship for undergraduate School of Foreign Service (SFS) students with the goal of…

October 29, 2021

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Colonialism and Institutional Persistence: Mixed Legislative Legacies in Ghana and Kenya

Georgetown University Professor of Political Science Dr. Ken Opalo has written a new paper on the Legacies of Colonial Institutions in which he explores the long term…

October 27, 2021

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Meet March’s MURF of the Month: Jonathon Marek (SFS ’21)

The Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURF) program is a four-year research apprenticeship for undergraduate School of Foreign Service (SFS) students with the goal of…

March 30, 2021

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Meet February’s MURF of the Month: Paul Castaybert (SFS ‘21)

The Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURF) program is a four-year research apprenticeship for undergraduate School of Foreign Service (SFS) students with the goal of…

February 22, 2021

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Welcoming a New Class of MURFs

The Mortara Center is thrilled to welcome six new Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows (MURFs) to our community! The MURF program is a four-year research apprenticeship for…

February 18, 2021