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Placement Exam Schedule

Fall (September) 2012

Online language registration opens July 15th, 2012 for returning students from the Bologna and DC campus. New students with no background in the language they want to study should register in the Novice level class. New students with background in the language they intend to study should not register before getting approval from the language coordinator.

Placements

Date: September 4, 10:00 to 12 noon, R. 318

Proficiency Exams

Natasha Simes, Coordinator of Russian, Rome 318; tel: (202) 663-5754;

Email: [email protected]

Novice Low - course 909#710 - introduces basic Russian grammar, survival need vocabulary#

Novice High course 909#712 - continues to introduce basic Russian grammar and vocabulary, and introduces elements of reading newspapers#

To view the Russian Syllabi's click here

A Team of SAISers Develop New Technology that Blocks Mosquitoes' Ability to Find Humans

ieCrowd, led by SAIS graduate Grey Frandsen '03, announces a breakthrough product in fight against malaria capable of blocking mosquitoes’ ability to track humans.

SAIS Alumnus J.B. Harris '94 Helped Long-Time Smoker Win a $27 Million Award

Several lawyers, including SAIS alumnus J.B. Harris '94,  joined forces to help a lifelong smoker, now 80, win a $27 million award for injuries and illnesses from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. products.

SAIS Alumnus Interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition

Cornelius Fleischhaker '12 was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition regarding his recent article in "No Se Mancha." To read his article, go to: http://semancha.com/2013/06/19/istanbul-to-ipanema/

Thomas Stelzer B'83: New Austrian Ambassador to Portugal

SAIS alumnus Thomas Stelzer B'83 will begin his new position as Austrian Ambassador to Portugal after leaving his post as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs and Secretary of the Chief Executives Board (CEB) on June 30, 2013.

Nominee Named for Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State

SAIS graduate Evan Ryan '06 was named, by President Obama, the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State on July 9, 2013.

New Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy

Elaine Bunn '80, a member of the Board of Visitors for the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, was chosen to serve as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy on March 22, 2013.

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