Press Releases

IWP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GAP Solutions, a federal government contracting company in Herndon, Virginia in August 2019. The agreement notes that IWP will provide special benefits for GAP Solutions employees who enroll in IWP degree programs. These include a guaranteed $2,200 scholarship per semester for GAP Solutions employees who are accepted within…

Dr. Christopher Harmon, terrorism expert and faculty member of The Institute of World Politics, gave a lecture at the Westminster Institute on November 26, 2019 about ways terrorist groups throughout history have met their ends and the implications for the current War on Terror. Dr. Harmon explained that terrorist groups have typically ended through five…

The student loan default rate at The Institute of World Politics was 0.00%, according to the most recent data from the Department of Education. This 0% default rate places IWP as #1 ranking nationally in terms of student loan default rates. The national default rate was 10.10%. Factors which could contribute to our school community’s…

IWP is pleased to announce that it has launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the United States Department of State, as well as a scholarship program for State Department employees. The IWP Senior State Department Fellowship provides two Executive Master’s Degree candidates with a yearlong opportunity for professional growth focused on developing and…

A major UK research study has validated the effectiveness of a digital public education campaign organized by IWP professor Dr. Matthew Daniels to promote human rights awareness. A digital public diplomacy campaign This human rights awareness campaign consists of YouTube videos that review popular movies and video games and highlight different human rights violations with…

Dr. John Lenczowski, IWP Founder and President, was quoted extensively by the Epoch Times in a recent article, “Reagan’s Epochal Battle Against Communism Offers Lessons.” In the article, Dr. Lenczowski spoke about his experience serving on Reagan’s National Security Council from 1983 to 1987 and how the administration worked to connect with people in the Soviet empire. During the Cold War, many people…

In two recent editions of The Schilling Show, IWP adjunct professor Dr. Henry P. Williams III discussed Turkey and America with host Rob Schilling.   History of Turkey and America  On October 23rd, 2019, Dr. Williams discussed his book Turkey and America: East & West – Where the Twain Meet, as well as the strategic importance of Turkey, the rise…

On October 22-23, 2019, a group of IWP’s top supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. for a series of events and seminars with IWP faculty, alumni, and students. This Chancellor’s Council Meeting began with a reception on October 22 in which the front classroom in Marlatt Mansion was named in honor of Commodore John Barry, who…

John Lovewell, a commercial real estate developer and longtime IWP Trustee, was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees on October 22nd. Tidal McCoy, former Acting Secretary/Senior Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (1981-88), was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. Owen T. Smith, Esq., who had served as Chairman for 14 years, was elected…

On September 27th, 2019, The Institute of World Politics Library received approximately 100 books from Dr. Nicholas Dujmovic. Dr. Dujmovic is the director of Catholic University’s program in intelligence studies. He retired from the CIA as an intelligence officer after working there for 26 years. He is a deacon of an Orthodox Church in Falls…