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Tune in: Dr. McClennen discusses the power of satire with Scott Tong from NPR’s ‘Here & Now’

President Bendapudi's letter on outbreak of violence, terror in Israel and Gaza

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Dr. McClennen's new piece: Hasan Minhaj & the New Yorker: Who decided comedy needed fact-checking?

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Dr. McClennen featured on The Colin McEnroe Show to discuss political satire

SIA Class of 2025 At a Glance

WATCH: SIA Class of 2025 At a Glance

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SIA student aims to be a global voice for Palestinian refugees

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Just in: Dr. Sophia McClennen publishes new book, “Left Theory and the Alt-Right”

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School of International Affairs Class of 2025 begins graduate school journey

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Amb. Dennis Jett discusses Mozambique on new PINDROP podcast episode

Sophia McClennen and her new book Trump was a Joke

Dr. McClennen discusses her new book & how political satire decoded chaos of forty-fifth presidency

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Amb. Jett joins The World radio program to discuss impact of vacant ambassador posts on U.S. diplomacy

SIA faculty spotlight featuring Dr. Sophia McClennen

WATCH: Faculty Spotlight featuring Dr. Sophia McClennen

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Penn State rises 10 places in 2024 QS World University Rankings

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Dr. McClennen featured on 'Lean to the Left' podcast to discuss her new book "Trump Was a Joke."

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Dr. McClennen among the six Penn State recipients of 2023 CSRE Grant Award

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Dr. McClennen on how political satire educates the public & the partisan nature of satire in episode of Rick Wilson’s The Enemies List

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Dr. McClennen's new piece: Why No GOP Candidate Can Outperform Trump’s Theatrics

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Dr. McClennen featured on The Hrvoje Morić Show podcast to discuss her new book ‘Trump Was a Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't’

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Ambassador Gray discussed U.S. support for Tunisian university students with Al Hurra television

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Al Hurra television interviewed Ambassador Gray about the Administration's budget request for the Middle East

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The New Arab interviewed Amb. Gray about the implications of President's Erdogan's re-election on relations between the U.S. and Turkey

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Dr. McClennen's new op-ed on how comics can either depress turnout or activate voters in 2024

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Dr. McClennen publishes op-ed: The news media is blowing Trump coverage again

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Mitchell Smith named director of School of International Affairs

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The Diplomatic Pouch published recent SIA graduate Lilybeth Chavez's article on U.S.-Chinese competition in Morocco

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School of International Affairs celebrates Class of 2023

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Ambassador Jett quoted in Christian Science Monitor article about the Sudan Evacuation

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Dr. McClennen interviewed about her book on Political Satire during the Trump Era for the David Knight Show

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Al Jazeera quoted Ambassador Gray's views on U.S. diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Sudan

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The New Arab published SIA student Cierra Powell's op-ed on the Tunisian president's racist rhetoric

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Dr. McClennen discusses her new book and how satire can be used as a foil for Trump and Trumpism in new piece for Salon

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Ambassador Gray interviewed by Al-Monitor about U.S. policy toward Tunisian President Saied

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Arabi21 News interviewed Ambassador Gray about U.S. diplomatic efforts following the outbreak of violence in Sudan

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KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Dr. McClennen about satire and comedy as a political strategy

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Amb. Gray interviewed by Responsible Statecraft about the likely Israeli response to the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement

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Affiliate faculty Lara Fowler comments on CA lake flooding for the first time in 110 years

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Penn State community celebrates Campus Pride Month in April

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Dr. Sophia McClennen quoted in Wall Street Journal essay by Peter Flunk

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Dr. McClennen interviewed with Texas Public Radio on her new book, Trump Was a Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't

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New American Diplomat podcast episode: 'In Case of Democracy Break Glass' featuring Amb. Jett

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Newsweek publishes Ambassador Gray's op-ed advocating international support for Tunisian civil society

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Times Radio (UK) interviewed Ambassador Gray about declining living standards in Tunisia

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SIA Professor McClennen publishes new book on how satire made sense of the Trump era

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Interim Director Elizabeth Ransom & other Penn State faculty visit Belize to forge collaborations

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SIA alum Timothy Truong to recieve Alumni Achievement Award March 17

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Professor DeThomas quoted in article about fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech

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Ambassador Gray interviewed by The New Arab about China’s brokering of the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran

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Al Jazeera quoted Ambassador Gray in article analyzing Saudi-Iranian rapprochement