Seton Hall was selected as one of five national institutions to host a PPIA Public
Service Weekend conference, including: Carnegie Mellon University, Virginia Commonwealth
University, George Washington University and University of Southern California. These
events reinforce PPIA's mission and overall focus to increase the participation and
inclusion of traditionally underrepresented groups at the highest level of public
sector leadership. NASPAA, the global standard for public service education, co-sponsored
Seton Hall's conference in an effort to further inspire a new generation of diverse
students to enter graduate programs and pursue careers in public service.
Through its continued commitment to supporting diverse graduate candidates with a
dedication to public service and promotion of US interests abroad, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations is a proud official partner institution
of the following Foreign Service prestigious graduate fellowships: USAID Donald Payne
International Development Program, Thomas Pickering Foreign Affairs Program and Charles
Rangel International Affairs Program.
A group of students from Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology in Newark are carrying
out the legacy of the late U.S. Congressman through a partnership with the Payne Foundation and Seton Hall. Each year between 35 and 40 juniors and seniors, known as Payne Scholars, take college-level
civics classes as part of the University's Project Acceleration program. After studying
U.S. government, politics and law, the students move on to comparative politics and
conclude with a course in international relations that parallels what students at
the School of Diplomacy are also studying.
- The School launched a unique partnership with the Newark Board of Education to support
and assist with programming and curriculum development for the newly opened Newark School of Global Studies.
- The School has partnered with The Walt Disney Company to participate in a new fellowship
program: Public Policy New Voices. The goal of this fellowship is to increase inclusion and inspire diverse talent
to lead in the field of public policy. Public Policy New Voices (PPNV) aims to ensure
that public policy graduate students from BIPOC communities are aware of and have
access to public policy careers across sectors. The program offers tools, resources
and a community to enhance students’ ability to secure internships and jobs in public
policy. The School is one of five universities participating in this inaugural year
including Georgetown, Princeton, UCLA, and University of Texas at Austin.
The School of Diplomacy signed on to the following Diversity and Inclusion Movements:
The School is a member of the following Organizations created to increase opportunities
for BIPOC in International Affairs: