Announcements

EWC Graduate Degree Fellowship and R-Adhikarya ‘Niche’ Award (RANA) recipient Imaculata Primadona Susi Kurniasanti has long worked on behalf of marginalized women and children in Indonesia.

An early sponsor of the Polynesian Voyaging Society in the 1970s, the East-West Center and the PVS continue to have an enduring relationship.

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Gordon Ring, former East-West Center Alumni Officer, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021.

During his 30 years at the Center, Dr. Cho served as Director of the Population Institute, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, and Acting President.

This series of one-hour virtual public seminars hosted on the Zoom platform explores the future of the Indo-Pacific region in light of current events in US-Asia relations.

Jillian Bonnardeaux, a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service with a focus on Public Diplomacy, has joined the East-West Center as Diplomat in Residence.

EWC is saddened by the death Kirk R. Smith. He and his colleagues are credited with saving millions from premature death by advocating for a switch to less toxic cook stoves in the developing world.

In a message on racial injustice, EWC President Richard Vuylsteke writes that "recent events in the US have galvanized people around the world to call for true racial justice. Now we must act."

The East-West Center community has been saddened to learn of the passing on October 20 of former Dean of Students and longtime Center supporter Sumi Makey.

Journalism students from Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi and the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi met in Nepal for a dialogue about cross-border media collaboration.