Students & Alumni

In this video, Emily, a current IWP student and Office of Naval Intelligence Analyst, discusses her undergraduate experience at Mercyhurst University and her graduate studies at The Institute of World Politics. A transcript of her remarks may be found below.

Former IWP student Katherine Caruso has been involved in public relations, licensing, and distribution for a film entitled American Exploitation: The Slaves Among Us, which premiered on November 11 as a part of the Alexandria Film Festival at the Hoffman Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

Paris Michaels, a Master’s degree recipient and doctoral student at IWP, recently completed the Athens Marathon. It was the first race that he had ever run.

In this interview, we speak with Richard Laszok, a first year Master’s student at IWP who attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point, served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, and is now using the Yellow Ribbon program to attend the Institute.

On Tuesday, October 2nd, IWP student Tobias Brandt delivered a lecture on the “Impact of Religion on the American Character” as part of the Student Speaker Series at IWP. 

Peter Tase, a former IWP student, recently gave two lectures at the National Police Academy in Paraguay about the U.S. Intelligence Community. 

Moises Benhabib (’15) received the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award in June of 2018. Moises’ receipt of this award is credited to his “extraordinary leadership, customer service, and innovation” in leading the Bureau of Legislative Affairs Freedom of Information Act program and to his commitment to “simultaneously streamlining and overhauling the clearance process used…

In this interview, we speak with Gene Poteat, a former CIA Scientific Intelligence Officer who received a Master’s degree as a part of IWP’s very first graduating class and went on to teach at the school for many years. He is now a Professor Emeritus at the Institute.

The 2018 edition of the student-run journal Active Measures is now available online.

Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach (’15) had nearly 20 years of experience when she began studying at IWP, including senior executive positions at the White House, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the Governor of Virginia.