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Qualified students majoring in International Relations may receive a variety of types of financial aid. The Dukakis Center occasionally awards special Merit awards, named after distinguished members of the Anatolia community.Graduating seniors having shown academic and extracurricular excellence compete for three commencement awards, named after distinguished benefactors and offered at… More

Students may choose 4 of their IR electives in such a way as to earn one of three specializations, mentioned on their ACT diploma only. Courses must be chosen with and approved by an academic advisor.Specialization in Diplomacy (sample courses include Politics 221, Politics 301, Politics 321, Politics 333, European… More

Students who take this minor register first for an introduction to contemporary politics, and then are given in-depth exposure to three main areas of inquiry: international political economy, international cooperation, and foreign policy. Additionally, students choosing this minor also take elective courses in such areas as comparative politics, modern history,… More

The BA in IR is a boutique program based on a prevalent US prototype. It is characterized by a strong public service ethos, and features a classic pre-law option for American students and career-track training in international diplomacy for all degree candidates.The undergraduate program of studies in International Relations is… More

ACT’s prestigious BA in IR features career-track training in international diplomacy, with an internationally oriented pre-law option for American students. The program of studies is particularly strong in American and EU politics, international law and organizations, gender, globalization, and contemporary Balkan and Aegean affairs.IR majors may choose one of three… More

Fall 2013Maria Psoinos has published “(Inter)disciplinary Research and Practice with Refugees Resettling in Europe: The need for a ‘phronetic’ social science,” in the Official Proceedings of the European Conference on Social Sciences (Brighton, 2013). ISSN: 2188-1154.Filippos Proedrou has published Ανάπτυξη και Ευημερία στον 21ο αιώνα: Η προσέγγιση των οικολογικών οικονομικών… More

Michael S. Dukakis was three-term Governor of Massachusetts and Democratic Nominee for President of the United States in 1988. Since his retirement from public life he has taught at Northeastern University in Boston and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). In September 1999 he delivered the inaugural address… More

The mission of the Dukakis Center is to inspire young people to become involved in public affairs; train youth for leadership roles in regional and international affairs; and contribute discreetly through academic instruction, applied research, and professional outreach to US-Greek relations and to cooperation in Southeast Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean,… More

ACT subscribes to a pedagogy of active or experiential learning -- of learning by doing. Degree candidates and qualified study abroad students may undertake formal internships and engage in other experiential learning activities on and off campus under the auspices of the Dukakis Center. For instance, students in the Civil… More

You have something unique to offer by dint of who you are. Even if something in theory has been done before, it hasn’t been done by you in the way that you can do it. It’s time to step forward and to recognize that you can make a contribution.Dorie Clark… More