International Affairs
The International Affairs Integrative Concentration is grounded in the social sciences and focused on contemporary issues and their recent history. This approach helps students broaden their understanding of the current dominant modes of international interactions, and the global nature and consequences of those interactions. Through a broad and multidisciplinary curriculum, students will develop the ability to analyze global issues, understand the dynamics of cross-cultural communication, and appreciate the characteristics of regions outside the United States. Students may choose from more than 100 courses across the curriculum dealing with factors shaping global affairs.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Integrative Concentration
Program Chair
Zeinab Abul-Magd,
Professor of History
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Practicing International Affairs
Students interested in a career that focuses on international affairs in or out of the United States should consider the new Diplomat in Residence initiative. Retired Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley will teach an introductory course, Practicing International Affairs, that’s designed to offer insights into careers in foreign service, international media, think tanks, and more.
Diplomat in ResidenceInternships
One of the requirements of the International Affairs Integrative Concentration is an experiential component—an off-campus internship that deals with global affairs in any area. To meet this requirement, we encourage students to participate in on-campus career communities through the Career Development Center. Choose a community that will offer you the skills and expertise necessary for a career in global affairs. Consider such career communities as law and public policy; nonprofit and the public sector; and medical, public, and global health, among others.
Global Issues Symposium
The Global issues Symposium presents renowned scholars, policy practitioners, and activists who discuss crucial transnational issues with the college and community. Each year features a specific transnational issue and brings a cohort of speakers to campus from diverse backgrounds to offer equitable representation in dialogues needed to address the most pressing issues of our times. Launched in 2016, the symposium is organized by the International Affairs Integrative Concentration and funded by a generous donation from the Isenberg Family Charitable Foundation.
International Affairs Faculty
Our faculty are both scholars and teachers who devote their careers to making important contributions to their disciplines through writing and research. They are committed to undergraduate education and teach everything from first-year seminars to advanced courses.
“One of the duties that I take so seriously [in] my work in the international affairs program is to open up opportunities of exposure for Oberlin students to know about international communities and also interact as much as possible with prominent scholars and prominent experts from other countries.”
Zeinab Abul-Magd, Professor of History
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Zeinab Abul-Magd
Professor of History
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Yveline Alexis
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies
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Rishad Choudhury ’07
Assistant Professor of History
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John V. Duca
Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics
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Kristina Mani
Professor of Politics
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Darko Opoku
Associate Professor of Africana Studies
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Emer O’Dwyer
Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies
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Swapna Pathak
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
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Eve Sandberg
Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics
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Maia Solovieva
Faculty in Residence, Russian
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Gavin Tritt
Executive Director, Shansi Program
International Affairs News
Fulbright ETA in Mexico Recipient to Provide Support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees
July 13, 2021
Jasmine Mitchell ’21 Awarded Oberlin Shansi Fellowship and Critical Language Scholarship
April 9, 2021
