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| Vol. 18, No. 31 | May 13, 1999 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 31 | May 13, 1999 |
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The University has been selected to host the U.S. Foreign Policy Institute with a grant of $168,584 from the U.S. Information Agency, the first time that UD has been chosen for the institute, which will be run by William Meyer, political science and international relations.
Announcement of the selection was made by U.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., who called UD's selection "a prestigious honor which certainly speaks to the University's reputation as a leading institution in the areas of international relations and foreign policy studies. As I work on foreign policy issues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I am proud my college alma mater is recognized as a leader in this area."
Meyer said that the purpose of the institute is to give professors from around the globe a deeper understanding of U.S. foreign policy that they, in turn, can teach in their home institutions. "It is also a opportunity for UD faculty to interact with peers from all parts of the world during an intensive and extended stay," Meyer said.
The institute will be held from June 1 through July 14, with 18 foreign university professors from different countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
The lectures will cover three broad areas--security policies, economic policies and the ethical dimensions of foreign policy. Meyer has arranged for 17 lecturers from the political science and international relations department and six outside speakers. "Without the willingness and ability to contribute by the department's faculty and others, the institute would not be possible," Meyer said.
The participants also will visit Washington, D.C., for four days and visit governmental offices, such as the Department of State and the U.S. Information Agency, and also will meet with the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A three-day trip to New York will include visits to the United Nations, the New York Stock Exchange and the Council on Foreign Relations.
