News & Stories
Fall 2024 Letter from Susannah Smith, Acting Director of the Institute for Advanced Study
Susannah Smith, acting director of the Institute for Advanced Study, outlines our priorities for 2024–25 as we approach our twentieth anniversary.
Spring 2024 Letter from the Director, In Solidarity
Bianet Castellanos, director of the Institute for Advanced Study, closes the Spring 2024 semester and looks ahead to the 2024-25 academic year. Highlights include the (In)Justice Series on Just Policing, and longtime Managing Director Susannah Smith stepping in as acting director while Castellanos takes a one-year sabbatical to pursue her research on settler colonialism and Mexican migration.
Fall 2023 Welcome Letter from Bianet Castellanos, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study
Bianet Castellanos, director of the Institute for Advanced Study, shares updates on IAS programmatic activities, including continued investments in community engagement and advocating for racial and social justice.
Spring 2023 Welcome Letter from Director of the Institute for Advanced Study
Bianet Castellanos, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, identifies priorities and commitments for a new term: advocating for racial justice, strengthening community engagement, expanding international partnerships, and creating pathways for institutional transformation.