We are also seeking a professor to join Professor Wil Kohl in the Energy, Environment, Science and Technology Program. Increasingly, journalists too are discovering that SAIS can provide them with skills that they need. This past fall, we welcomed the first seven recipients of the Pew Fellowships in International Journalism. The program, headed by veteran correspondent John Schidlovsky, will bring in a new group of early-career journalists each semester. It aims to expand and improve U.S. coverage of international news, particularly on such issues as population, migration, environmental degradation and human rights.
Nothing is more important than the people who make the school work.
I have been particularly fortunate in the last few years to have an outstanding team of associate deans. This year several important newcomers have joined the staff in key positions and we expect great things from them as well. Robert Garris, our new director of Admissions, is developing innovative ways for us to continue attracting exceptional students. In addition, Felisa is working to raise SAIS's profile in the media and among the organizations that employ our graduates. Professor Holborn retired at the end of the fall semester after teaching American Foreign Policy for more than 25 years.