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Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs
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  • ANNOUNCEMENT
    Faculty Affiliate Showcase April 14, 2025
    Join the Albright Institute Faculty Research Affiliates and Student Researchers for an engaging exploration of interdisciplinary and multifaceted research on globally significant issues, supported by MKAI. The event will begin with a faculty panel discussion, moderated by Olga Shurchkov, Faculty Director of the Albright Institute. Following the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with students and faculty during a conference-style poster session, where they will present their work in progress and exchange ideas in an interactive setting. Who: Dr. Faisal Ahmed & Riya Koh (Political Science), Dr. Chipo Dendere & Sylvette Dupe-Vete-Congolo (Africana Studies), Dr. Eni Mustafaraj & Jenna Stephenson (Computer Science), Dr. Erzen Öncel & Yuexin (Rachel) Fei (Political Science), Dr. Priscilla Torres & Riya Kalra (Political Science), Audience: Open to the Wellesley community. Lunch will be provided. When: Monday Apr 14, 2025 ⋅ 12:45pm – 2pm (Eastern Time - New York) Location: Knapp Atrium in PNE
Applications Now Open for the 2025-26 Albright Fellowship
Applications for the 2025-26 Albright Fellowship are now open.
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The Spoke The Spoke

Past Events Highlights

Wintersession 2025
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY SCIENCE & TECH
Frontiers of Change: Shaping the Next Wave of Innovation
Wintersession 2025
ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Frontiers of Change: The Next Wave of Climate Action
EDUCATION GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY HEALTH & WELLBEING
Kenner Lecture: Frontiers of Change Innovations and Disruptions in Global Vaccine Technologies
Presented by The Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, this year's Kenner was a panel discussion about global health technologies with a special focus on vaccine innovations.
Wintersession 2024
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP
Negotiating for Humanity: A Conversation with Ambassador Ellen Løj
HUMAN RIGHTS
Applying Humanitarian Law to Events in Israel-Palestine
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN RIGHTS
The Kenner Lecture—Negotiating for Humanity: A Conversation with Ambassador Elayne Whyte
Wintersession 2023
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Lessons from the Edge: A Conversation with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
The Albright Institute welcomed Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for its annual public dialogue on January 19th, 2023.
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
The Diplomat's Toolbox: Making the World Safe for Democracy
Wintersession 2022
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Explode Outward the Boundaries
A dialogue with Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001) and María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila, Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador (1999-2004)
Wintersession 2016
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY HEALTH & WELLBEING LEADERSHIP
MaddyTalks
Wintersession 2021
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY
Women in Diplomacy: A Conversation with Former Female Foreign Ministers
Four distinguished former Foreign Ministers will share their perspectives on female leadership, the path to gender equality, and promoting the next generation of women leaders.
Wintersession 2021
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP
Responsible Global Leadership and a Path to Rebuilding Global Institutions
An Albright Institute conversation with Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Ms. Susana Malcorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentine Republic (2015-2017). Moderated by Carol Giacomo, Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board (2007-2020). Panelists will share their reflections on the future of cooperative global problem solving.
Wintersession 2021
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
A New Bretton Woods: Cooperation Towards a Resilient, Sustainable, & Inclusive World
An Albright Institute conversation with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, moderated by Joseph Joyce, M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics. Georgieva will discuss how the IMF is shaping a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive global economy.
Wintersession 2021
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS HEALTH & WELLBEING
A New Hope: Multilateralism in the Time of COVID
An Albright Institute conversation with Ms. Susan Nazzaro ’ 01, Senior Program Officer, Product Introduction and Access at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and David Lindauder, Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics. Nazzaro will speak to the possibilities offered by multilateralism in addressing the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wintersession 2021
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN RIGHTS
From Impunity To Accountability with David Miliband
The Albright Institute at Wellesley College invites you to a conversation with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Albright Institute Faculty Director Stacie Goddard. The theme of this talk will be rebuilding accountability amongst international actors responsible for responding to humanitarian crises.
Wintersession 2020
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
A Brief History of the Albright Institute
Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), Stacie Goddard, Faculty Director at the Albright Institute, Joseph Joyce, Founding Faculty Director, and Takis Metaxas, Faculty Director (2016-2019) talk about the history and future of the Albright Institute.
Wintersession 2020
GOVERNANCE & CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP
A Conversation with Secretary Madeleine Albright ’59 and Ambassador Victoria Nuland: Leadership on a Global Stage
Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), and Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017) discuss their experiences as female leaders in a panel moderated by Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.
Wintersession 2019
LEADERSHIP
A Conversation with Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69