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Jen K. AlVarez Hughes Appointed Managing Director of Institute for Advanced Study

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

We are delighted to announce that Jen K. AlVarez Hughes has been appointed the next managing director of the Institute for Advanced Study, effective August 19, 2024. 

Dr. AlVarez Hughes will succeed Susannah Smith, who will serve as acting director of the IAS while Bianet Castellanos, IAS director, is on sabbatical for the 2024-25 academic year.

Apply Now: Open Rivers Seeks Graduate Student Committee Members

Application Deadline:
Monday, September 9, 2024

Are you interested in learning how to write public scholarship? Or how to edit and facilitate the work of a journal? Are you interested in questions of climate change, environmental justice, and our water futures? Are you interested in learning skills that might serve you in both academic and non-academic career paths? Join the Open Rivers Graduate Student Committee!

Save the Date: 2024-25 (In)Justice Series on Just Policing

May 28, 2024

Save the date! Another robust season of conversations awaits in the 2024–25 (In)Justice Series presented by the Institute for Advanced Study. We are pleased to share that next year’s events will partner with the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminar on “Just Policing.” In conversation with community activists and leading scholars, we will interrogate policing across the globe, its histories and futures.