About the Founder and Director


Edward Thomas Rowe

Dr. E. Thomas Rowe is the Director of the International Career Advancement Program, Associate Professor and former Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. He also serves as the Treasurer on the Board for the Denver Council on Foreign Relations.


Research and Expertise
Dr. Rowe specializes in international politics, international organization and comparative politics, with particular attention to the United Nations, international human rights and conflict management and resolution. He has received grants and contracts from numerous foundations and government agencies, including the University of California-Berkeley, University of Connecticut, the Ford Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. State Department, University of Missouri School of Journalism, Pew Memorial Trusts, U.S. Information Agency, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Institute of Peace, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Una Chapman Cox Foundation, Citigroup Foundation, United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation, the Aspen Institute and the Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Dr. Rowe has lectured in the United States, Costa Rica, Ghana and Europe. He previously served on the faculty at the University of Connecticut and Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Dr. Rowe has published several book chapters, a monograph on the United Nations and articles in International Organization, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and Relaciones Internacionales. He has served as the president of the International Organization Section of the International Studies Association, former president of the Western International Studies Association and former member of the Executive Board of Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).


Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., University of California, Berkeley
B.A., University of Michigan

Contact Information
Dr. E. Thomas Rowe
Email: trowe@du.edu
Phone: 303.871.2403
Office: 317 Ben M. Cherrington Hall
Address: Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, 2201 South Gaylord Street, Denver, CO 80208 USA

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