Himalayan Ice Caps Melting
In the next hundred years, it is projected that ninety percent of Earth’s glaciers will disappear.
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February 2019
Illegal Immigration from Haiti Worsens After Abaco Crisis
On February 3, a large group of Haitian immigrants attempted to sail to Abaco, an island chain in the North Bahamas, which resulted in many of them drowning off the coast of the islands.
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Questions Arise Over Brazil Dam Collapse
On January 25, a dam in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region holding black iron ore waste collapsed and caused the death of over 120 people. At least 220 people are still missing.
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Focus on Walls: United States
A wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has been a pillar of President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration since inception. His vision of the wall would span 1,900 miles of land, supported by natural barriers and border patrol, and would cost any wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has been a pillar of President Donald Trump’s campaign and administration since inception
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Focus on Border Walls: Hungary
Amidst Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II, the Hungarian government drew international attention by erecting a barrier along its southern border with Serbia and Croatia in 2015.
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Focus on Walls: Northern Ireland
Constructed by settlers over 400 years ago, the border walls at Derry, Northern Ireland, draw tourists year-round to the last completely enclosed city in Ireland.
Read MoreSeton Hall Alum Talks to Diplomacy Students About Private Sector Opportunities
Seton Hall alumus Edward Klink talked to Diplomacy students on February 6 about potential careers in the private sector at an event called, ‘Business Careers for Non-Business Majors’.
Read MoreSHU Commits to Diversity Inclusion Grant
The student activist group, the Concerned 44, stood with the Black Caucus against what they describe as the “deeply dissatisfying” way students of color have been treated and represented by Seton Hall’s administration.
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Diplomacy Student Named Critical Language Semi-Finalist
Junior Diplomacy major Ian Murphy discusses his process as being selected a semi finalist for the Critical Language Scholarship.
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Diplomacy Visiting Chair Gives Seminar About Boko Haram’s Insurgency in Nigeria
Dr. Tatsushi Arai, current Sergio Vieira de Mello Endowed Visiting Chair at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, talks about his research on reconstruction and reconciliation in Northeastern Nigeria.
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