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June 22, 2016
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"SPP is proud to announce the incoming George Soros Visiting Chairs, who are all accomplished individuals in the field of public policy," said Julia Buxton, associate dean for academic affairs and programs at the School of Public Policy and member of the George Soros Visiting Chair Selection Committee.

June 16, 2016
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Mexico poses a number of questions including an ongoing and extremely violent war on drugs, high levels of inequality and poverty, and questions of identity and immigration to its wealthy neighbor, the U.S., said Associate Dean Julia Buxton.

June 9, 2016
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“This new era is totally different from previous eras because of the recent Nuclear Agreement,” asserted Senior Global Challenges Fellow* Mohammad Hassan Khani.

June 8, 2016
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SPP Associate Professor Martin Kahanec and co-editor Klaus F. Zimmermann address some of the most controversial topics related to EU migration today in their latest volume Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession. "In this book, we look at how the eastern enlargements of the EU in 2004, 2007, and 2013 have affected the EU's ability to weather economic shocks and their impact on national labor markets and welfare systems.