The Anderton Forum for Global Engagement brings leading diplomats, scholars and policy experts to campus for in-depth conversations on the forces shaping international affairs. Established through the generosity of former Trustee James F. Anderton IV ’65, the forum engages students and the broader HWS community with diverse perspectives on diplomacy, conflict, migration and global cooperation.
Recent speakers have included Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who has served in some of the world’s most complex diplomatic posts, Séverine Autesserre, an expert on peacebuilding and international intervention, and Wendy Pearlman, whose work addresses broader questions of home, belonging, and the human resilience that sustains these concepts. For International Relations students, the forum offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with practitioners and scholars whose work shapes global policy, international cooperation and responses to today’s most pressing challenges.
James F. Anderton IV '65
"The education I received at HWS was transformative. Its breadth and depth have provided me incalculable benefits in my personal and professional lives. Because of these benefits, I am deeply indebted to the Colleges. Supporting them, as they so richly supported me, is not only an obligation, it is a privilege."
James F. Anderton IV '65
Anderton, who served on the Board of Trustees from 1994 to 2000, is the founder and executive chairman of property management and real estate investment and development company Krimson. He holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University, as well as his B.A. in economics from Hobart. A longtime supporter of HWS, Anderton was awarded the Hobart Medal of Excellence, the Hobart Alumni Association’s highest honor, in 1997. In 2015, he received the Lifetime Service Award, presented to alumni who have made exceptional contributions to Hobart College throughout their lives.
During the Anderton Forum for Global Engagement, Northwestern University Professor of Political Science Wendy Pearlman explored how Syrian refugees view belonging.
During the Anderton Forum for Global Engagement, award-winning author and scholar Séverine Autesserre discussed global conflict, peace-building and hope.
During the first event of the Anderton Forum for Global Engagement, former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch discussed her career as a diplomat, the role of the Foreign Service and the future of the war in Ukraine.
