Special Advising on the Prevention of Genocide
Dr. Francis Deng was appointed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in May 2007 as the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide. Dr. Deng served as Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons from 1992 to 2004, as Human Rights Officer in the UN Secretariat from 1967 to 1972 and as the Ambassador of the Sudan to Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States. He also served as Sudan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Dr. Deng has authored and edited over 30 books in related fields and is the recipient of numerous awards in his country and abroad. On Wednesday, November 5, Dr. Deng addressed the Seton Hall Community in the Chancellor's Suite of the University Center. Dr. Deng spoke about his path to his current position and shared some details about the work he is presently involved in with the U.N. Students had the opportunity to meet and greet Dr. Deng following his presentation for additional, informal conversation.  

Vaschetto Recognized for Service Above Self
On Thursday, October 30th, 2008 the South Orange Rotary recognized Sofia Vaschetto at the Second Annual Service Above Self Awards Dinner. Vaschetto was one of five individuals to receive this award which commends South Orange residents for selflessly addressing unmet needs of the local or global community. In addition to the housing assistance she regularly provides to incoming Whitehead School students, Sofia has recently participated in multiple efforts to spread awareness of the benefits and challenges associated with the concept of microfinance. During the summer of 2007, she served as an intern at the Grameen Bank, a microfinance organization and community development bank based in Bangladesh which provides credit without requiring collateral. Additionally, over the course of the last year she has been working as the Executive Editor of the Journal of Diplomacy to collaboratively produce a Journal issue dedicated to this subject. Thank you, Sofia, for your dedication to the cause of microfinance and your tireless servant leadership!

Lund University Delegation Visits SHU
A delegation of eight students from the Association of Foreign Affairs at Lund University in Sweden (www.lu.se/lund-university) visited Seton Hall University on Wednesday, October 29th as part of a study tour centered on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The delegation sought to expand its knowledge of U.S. democracy and American politics through both informal dialogue and also a moderated panel discussion. This discussion gave the visiting students, and all others who attended, the opportunity to discuss key issues relevant to the 2008 presidential election and learn more about U.S. domestic and international policy from a student perspective. Dr. Patrick Fisher from the Department of Political Science as well as representatives from Seton Hall's Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Socialist student organizations offered remarks as members of the panel. This event was co-sponsored by the Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy, the Undergraduate Diplomacy Student Association, and the Whitehead School of Diplomacy. Check back soon for video highlights of this event.    

International Human Rights Law - Panel Discussion
On Tuesday, October 21st at 2pm in the Diplomacy Room of McQuaid Hall, a group of human rights legal experts from the Ukraine participated in an interactive panel discussion. Professor Elizabeth Wilson, the School's resident human rights specialist served as a member of the panel and Dr. Philip Moremen moderated the discussion. This event is served as an excellent opportunity for students to learn about different perspectives concerning international human rights law, particularly from U.S. and Ukrainian perspectives, and interact directly with practitioners of international human rights law. The International Law Society, Graduate Diplomacy Council and the Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations co-sponsored the event.  

Foreign Editor Roy Gutman to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual Dean's Welcome
Ambassador John Menzies, Dean of the Whitehead School, formally welcomed diplomacy students to campus on Monday, September 29th, at 3:00pm in the Jubilee Hall Auditorium. Special guest, Roy Gutman of the McClatchy Newsgroup delivered the keynote address. Prior to his position with the McClatchy Newsgroup, Gutman was the diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek, the director of American University's Crimes of War Project, and a foreign correspondent for Newsday. He won the Pulitzer Price for his 1993 coverage of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and has been the recipient of numerous other honors. Gutman is the author of How We Missed the Story: Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban and the Hijacking of Afghanistan; Crimes of War 2.0: What the Public Should Know; A Witness to Genocide; Banana Diplomacy: The Making of American Foreign Policy in Nicaragua in 1981-87, and other writings. He holds an M.A. in international relations from the London School of Economics.

Journal of Diplomacy Hosts Launch Event for Upcoming Issue on Microfinance
On Monday, September 8th the Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations staff hosted a launch event to promote its latest issue: Microfinance. This issue focuses on the role of microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation, and includes articles by Jeffrey Sachs and other distinguished scholars. Ambassador Menzies and Journal staff spoke about the issue and the publication as a whole. For more information on this student run publication, contact the Journal staff at diplomacyjournal@shu.edu .

H.E. Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad Addresses SHU Community
The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations welcomed Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Thursday, April 17. Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, currently the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has held the highest U.S. diplomatic posts in Iraq and Afghanistan, giving him a unique perspective on America’s foreign policy in the Middle East and throughout the world. Dr. Khalilzad's remarks examined some of today’s most pressing global issues and the challenges he faces on the frontline of American diplomacy.

Religion's Role In Diplomacy
Last semester, the Whitehead School of Diplomacy, in partnership with the United Nations University and the United States Institute of Peace, hosted a panel discussion “Religion in Multilateralism: Dodging the Pitfalls of Extremism” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The panel addressed the role of religion in diplomacy as a source of shared values and as a means to promote peace. Designed as a conversation between leading experts and audience members, the forum sought to address: How can education help avoid the pitfalls of stereotyping and polarization? What can individuals and institutions do to promote a healthier understanding of religion?  Can we find a new model for engaging religion in constructive ways through education and multilateral organizations? Ambassador John Menzies moderated the discussion among Dr. Qamar-ul Huda, U.S. Institute of Peace; Dr. David Little, Harvard University; Rev. Dr. David Steele, International Center for Conciliation; Dr. Gisella Webb, Seton Hall University. Twenty-five graduate and undergraduate students from the Whitehead School and more than 100 representatives from permanent missions and NGO's participated in the forum. 

  Center For Global Health Studies Launches New Journal
Global Health Governance the new peer-reviewed journal, published by the Whitehead’s School’s Center for Global Health Studies is now available online at http://www.ghgj.org. Published bi-annually, Global Health Governance provides a platform for multidisciplinary academics and practitioners to explore global health issues and their implications for governance and security at national and international levels. Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Associate Professor at the Whitehead School, is the Center’s director and is also the Editor-in-Chief of Global Health Governance. The new publication, Huang explains, “is Seton Hall’s only peer-reviewed journal and the first in the nation explicitly devoted to the new health security paradigm.” The debut issue explores how citizens’ health affects the state’s political, economic and social stability and viability as well as its international presence.
 

Global Current, Student Radio Show
Get in on a Global Current!  Seton Hall's international news radio show launched last spring and is always looking for passionate undergraduate diplomacy students to get involved. The show returned to the air in September at a new time, 9:30am on 89.5fm WSOU, Seton Hall’s awarding-winning radio station. Listeners can now tune in through an iTunes podcast or at www.GlobalCurrent.blogspot.com. Students with a genuine passion for current affairs and global issues should contact Stephanie Wightman at Wightmst@shu.edu to learn more.

Graduate Student Meets President Bush
Graduate Student Doris Gonzalez was pleased to present Interim Dean Holmes with a copy of the New York Times, autographed by President Bush on behalf of the Whitehead School. Gonzales interned with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. While attending a reception at the Mission during the General Assembly, she met the President and asked for his autograph of a front-page article about the G.A.