A 'forgotten population'
The term political refugee has long been part of the international vocabulary. Not so widely recognized, however, is the phrase internally displaced person. Francis M. Deng is on a mission to change that reality.
   Deng, a research professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, is the inaugural director of SAIS's new Center for Displacement Studies, the first academic institute dedicated to addressing issues related to internal displacement. Full story...

CUE issues interim report on undergrad experience
Nearly one year to the day since its formation, the university's Commission on Undergraduate Education has issued its anticipated interim report, a draft document that will ultimately serve as the blueprint for the future of undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins.
   The roughly 40-page report, released today, contains the committee's general findings and specific recommendations that, once implemented, are intended to significantly improve the quality of the undergraduate experience over the next decade, while preserving the university's core research values. Full story...

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