Korbel’s Dr. Kaitlyn M. Sims has a new piece in The Conversation on institutional responses to sexual violence and why trust matters for reporting. We’re proud to have faculty who bring this expertise to public debate. See more: https://bit.ly/4jje1Z7

Handling of rape allegations at Cornell shows why so many assaults go unreported – victims don’t trust the institutions that are supposed to help them

Only 7% of sexual assault victims reported contacting local police.

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Professor Suisheng Zhao, Director of Korbel's Center for China-US Cooperation, contributed to the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy's Strategic Foresight Brief on the Trump-Xi Summit. Is the US-China thaw a lasting shift or a pause between crises? Find out more: peacediplomacy.org/2026/09/29/x...

Xi in Washington and the Future of Sino-American Relations - The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy - l’Institut pour la paix et la diplomatie

IPD gathers experts to assess the consequences of the most recent U.S.-China summit in Washington, D.C. and what both sides seek in a changing relationship.

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Could underground housing be the future? Korbel Prof. @schaveznorgaard.bsky.social discusses practical challenges and lends his expertise on this unique housing solution to @newsweek.com

Americans could soon live underground—but experts warn of one major problem

While the benefits of underground housing are “real,” experts say the risks are also “significant and often underestimated.”

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In a recent @nytimes.com article, Korbel Prof Suisheng Zhao lends his expertise on the evolving relationship between the United States and China. Check out the full article here:

China’s Leader Xi Seeks to Extend Truce with Trump During U.S. Summit

Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China’s leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while he shores up a fragile economy at home.

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Korbel Professor Ilene Grabel's article making the case for Hirschman as an economist for our times is now the lead article in the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought! Check it out: https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2026.2720421

A new article by Korbel Prof. Ilene Grabel asks what can Albert O. Hirschman teach us about economics—and the crisis of liberal democracy? Her new paper explores how a distinctly Hirschmanian mindset can help us understand today’s emerging post-American, post-liberal global financial order.

Albert O. Hirschman and the post-American, post-liberal conjuncture

The economics profession shares responsibility with others for the current crisis of liberal democracy. In this context, the paper discusses the embrace of coherence and what I term “ism-ism” as a ...

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College is back in session, but data show that September and October are the highest risk months for campus sexual assault. Faculty member @kaitsims.bsky.social wrote about what's known about assault on campus, why data are so mediocre, & what colleges are doing for the @theconversation.com. 👇

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My latest article in @us.theconversation.com explores 'missing middle housing' in Denver! More soon in this space as I join our new campus housing center (www.du.edu/center-for-h...)! @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social theconversation.com/colorado-is-...

Colorado is facing a housing shortage - building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution

A housing simulator predicts that rezoning for ‘missing middle’ housing could increase Denver’s housing supply by 46%.

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We were thrilled to once again offer 4 Korbel students the opportunity to attend this year's Aspen Security Forum, thanks to our partnership with @aspeninstitute.bsky.social via our Denver Dialogues series @josefkorbelschool.bsky.social.

How can we better understand the choices shaping Africa's long-term development? Dr. Jakkie Cilliers' new book, Africa's Road to Prosperity, draws on our Pardee Institute's International Futures platform to explore key drivers of Africa's future. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wBH4dh

Africa's Road to Prosperity

Africa is the world’s fastest-growing region, yet it still grapples with extreme poverty. How can African countries leapfrog traditional development phases and generate sufficient employment for their rapidly expanding labour force? In Africa’s Road to Prosperity, futurist and Africa analyst Jakkie Cilliers looks at the main forces that will shape the continent’s economic and political future. Large investments in infrastructure and energy efficiency are essential, as is improved regional trade integration. But African countries will only be able to modernise their economies if the...

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New in Nature Communications: researchers at our Pardee Institute modeled Shared Socioeconomic Pathways across 188 indicators and 188 countries, out to 2150, all in the open-source International Futures model. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73836-0

Why does affordable housing usually cost more to build than the market-rate apartment down the street? Colorado is the exception. A new Conversation piece by DU's Solomon Greene explains how, ft. Korbel faculty member Stefan Chavez-Norgaard on a hidden culprit: parking. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4yMl3up

Affordable housing often costs more to build than market-rate housing – Colorado is closing the gap

Lower land costs and new statewide housing reforms have made Colorado an outlier.

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The Journal of Contemporary China, founded and edited by Korbel's Professor Suisheng Zhao, just posted its best rankings yet: Impact Factor up from 2.4 to 3.1 (8th of 184 Area Studies journals, Q1) and CiteScore up from 5.1 to 6.5. Congrats to Professor Zhao!

New cbscolorado.bsky.social coverage of the Court Transparency Project: student researchers observing immigration hearings found nearly 1 in 3 detainees with pending claims are giving up and choosing deportation under mandatory no-bond detention. 👇 https://bit.ly/4wGVqJO

Court Transparency Project in Colorado finds detained immigrants increasingly give up legal claims

University of Denver researchers observed 1,100 immigration hearings over the past year and share their findings on a process they describe as opaque and complex.

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Korbel student Jennifer Gutierrez Marquez is one of many students working on a project tracking proceedings in federal immigration court: “It’s really made me think of how policies are made intentionally to help block and postpone outcomes." Read more about the project in @denverpost.com

The Denver Post@denverpost.com · 4mo ago

For DU students, documenting immigration court at Aurora ICE facility is both ‘draining’ and ‘very rewarding’

Pardee Institute founding Director, Barry Hughes, has published the 5th edition of Exploring and Shaping International Futures. The book makes foundations of International Futures available as a practical guide for learning, teaching, scenario analysis & long term policy thinking @springernature.com

Exploring and Shaping International Futures

This Open Access book offers a structured approach to thinking about the future, covering local, global, and cross-sectoral perspectives.

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The war in Ethiopia didn’t end with the 2022 Pretoria Agreement peace deal. Korbel Prof @hilarymatfess.bsky.social discusses how ethnic violence, political fragmentation, humanitarian collapse & rising tensions with Eritrea are pushing the Horn of Africa back toward catastrophe. @foreignaffairs.com

Hilary Matfess@hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 5mo ago

my latest with @foreignaffairs.com on the state of play in Ethiopia ahead of the June 1 elections: www.foreignaffairs.com/ethiopia/war...

What if the U.S. population peaks 50+ years earlier than expected? Recent immigration policy shifts and data on fertility and mortality suggest the peak could arrive within the next decade or two. Collin Meisel at Korbel's Pardee Institute takes a look into this likely future in @thehill.com

What happens when the US population peaks?

If immigration declines, tomorrow’s economy will need an offsetting boost in technology or capital — something we can simulate.

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New reporting draws on a @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social panel featuring Korbel faculty @naazneenbarma.bsky.social and @kaitsims.bsky.social exploring the data, tradeoffs, and what comes next for basic income programs in Colorado and beyond @coloradosun.com

The Colorado Sun ☀️@coloradosun.com · 5mo ago

Basic income programs remain popular in Colorado despite steep challenges

Congrats to Korbel Profs @epsteinprof.bsky.social & @oliverkaplan.bsky.social whose edited volume "Speaking Science to Power" was shortlisted for the @thecrs.bsky.social Book of the Year Prize, honoring research that is contemporary, exceptional, and world leading! 🎉

Check out Korbel Prof @hilarymatfess.bsky.social and her new book! 📖

Hilary Matfess@hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excited to share my interview with New Books Network about "After Liberation!" Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/after-libera... and wherever else you find podcasts

How do young Black men make sense of policing when experiences are both harmful and helpful? New study from Korbel Prof Ajenai Clemmons at @scrivnerinstitute.bsky.social shows how mixed encounters foster uncertainty, leading to both avoidance and selective engagement. 🔗

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Korbel Professor and nuclear expert @debak.bsky.social joins 9News to break down how the U.S.–Iran conflict is centered on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—and what that means for escalation and risk.

Nuclear expert discusses US-Iran war

Debak Das, assistant professor at the University of Denver, breaksdown the nuclear aspect of the war between the United States and Iran.

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The entire book is exceptional! Check out the latest from Korbel Prof @hilarymatfess.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Hilary Matfess@hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 7mo ago

want to try before you buy? you can now read the introduction to "After Liberation" online (for free!): www.sup.org/books/politi...

When the U.S. bombs a country it is negotiating with, other nations notice. Korbel Prof @debak.bsky.social explains why the strike on Iran doesn't just end one deal — it reshapes every future conversation about nuclear weapons. @us.theconversation.com

War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

Conducting military strikes against a nation that is engaged in negotiations to reduce its nuclear capacity has set a dangerous precedent.

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Social work degrees are losing "professional" status, cutting federal borrowing capacity nearly in half. In Colorado, where many counties lack a DV shelter, that means fewer trained advocates for survivors. Read more from Korbel Prof @kaitsims.bsky.social & students Leslie Carvalho & Kaelyn Lara:

Dr. Kaitlyn M. Sims@kaitsims.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 We're all stressed about the parent plus loans and prof. degree classifications. But this may prove even more painful for the social service sector, such as jobs serving survivors of violence. My latest for @theconversation.com theconversation.com/new-federal-...

Congratulations to Korbel Prof @deborahavant.bsky.social who was honored at this week's @isanet.bsky.social annual meeting, receiving the Distinguished Scholar award from both the International Security Studies Section and Interdisciplinary Studies Section! 🎉

The Professor Who Changed How We Think About Security: Professor Deborah Avant Honored as a Distinguished Scholar - Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs

The Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs is proud to announce that Professor Deborah Avant has been recognized with the Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Studies Association...

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Listen to @jmoyer.bsky.social from Korbel's Pardee Institute join @devex.com to discuss how forecasting models help policymakers and development leaders understand how today's decisions shape development outcomes decades into the future

Devex@devex.com · 7mo ago

In the latest episode of our weekly podcast, we look at Latin America’s green energy and private investment for growth, and economic aftershocks and humanitarian crises in Africa linked to global conflict.

Hear Korbel faculty perspectives in a new student-led podcast. @epsteinprof.bsky.social talks with the hosts of Sheepland in the second episode about the Russo-Ukrainian War. Listen here:

EP02 — Russo-Ukrainian War | Dr. Rachel Epstein

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Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs - DU@josefkorbelschool.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Need a new podcast? Check out Sheepland, with Korbel students and faculty behind the mic discussing some of the most pressing issues of our time. The first two episodes feature @debak.bsky.social discussing nuclear weapons and @epsteinprof.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine.

Need a new podcast? Check out Sheepland, with Korbel students and faculty behind the mic discussing some of the most pressing issues of our time. The first two episodes feature @debak.bsky.social discussing nuclear weapons and @epsteinprof.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine.

EP01 — Nuclear Weapons | Dr. Debak Das

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