Season VIII | Episode 3: Lee Feinstein, Diplomat. Scholar. Beautiful Thinker.

About this episode

Lee Feinstein discusses the establishment of a global studies school at IU and shares his experiences in diplomacy and Holocaust research.

Our third episode of Season VIII “Polarity”: IU Edition, welcomes Lee Feinstein, founding dean at the Hamilton Lugar School of International and Global Studies, President of McLarty Associates, and researcher for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. In this episode, Feinstein shares insights on the importance of establishing a global and international studies school at IU Bloomington, reflecting on his experiences working in Poland, and contributing to Holocaust research and ...

People in this episode

Guest: Lee Feinstein

Topics covered

• diplomacy
• international studies
• Holocaust research
• education

Keywords

• Hamilton Lugar School
• IU Bloomington
• global studies
• Poland

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Polarity, IU Edition

Places: Washington, DC, Poland

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