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Applying to Grad School in International Affairs

"SIS IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE READY TO LEAD THROUGH SERVICE. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BEHAVE WITH AN UNFAILING SPIRIT OF INQUIRY AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LARGER COMMUNITIES AROUND THEM."
-JIAJIANG, DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE (SIS)

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