RAND International Policy Analyst Kim Cragin to Present Sherman Emerging Scholars Lecture at UNCW Oct. 21
10/8/2004 12:03:46 PM
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Oct. 8, 2004
Wilmington, N.C. – Kim Cragin, international policy analyst at the RAND Corporation and candidate for a Ph.D. in history at Cambridge University, UK, has been named the third Sherman Emerging Scholar in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Cragin was selected in national competition for this distinction.
In the capacity of Sherman Emerging Scholar, Cragin will deliver a public lecture titled, "Terrorism: Past, Present, and Future Trends,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Warwick Center Ballroom on the campus of UNCW. A reception will immediately follow the lecture in the lobby of the Warwick Center. The lecture is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.
During her visit to Wilmington from Oct. 20-22, she will also conduct informal seminars with faculty and students and guest lecture in several classes.
Cragin is an international policy analyst at RAND Corporation in Washington, D.C. Before coming to the Washington office of RAND, a nonprofit research organization, in the fall of 2000, Cragin attended the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. She wrote her master’s thesis on comparative peace processes in Colombia, Northern Ireland and Israel, including Plan Colombia, the Good Friday Agreement and the Oslo Accords for the U.S. Department of State. She was awarded the Boren Fellowship by the National Security Education Program (funded by Congress) in 1999 to study religious extremism – Gush Emunim and Hamas – at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Cragin also received the Harry S. Truman Graduate Fellowship in 1996.
Since joining RAND, Cragin has continued to focus on issues of political violence. She has spoken on these topics to a wide range of audiences, including conferences for law enforcement personnel, national security policymakers and academics. Her RAND publications include Arms Trafficking and Colombia, Terrorism and Development, The Dynamic Terrorist Threat and the forthcoming (2004) report titled Dissuading Terror: The Role of Strategic Influence in the Struggle Against Terrorism. Cragin has conducted fieldwork in the Israeli occupied territories, Colombia, Northern Ireland, Northwest China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
The Sherman Emerging Scholars Lecture Series is the first endowed lecture series for the UNCW History Department. Announced in April 2002, the series is named in honor of Derrick and the late Virginia Sherman, who made Wilmington their home after retirement. The endowment was established in honor of the Shermans by their son, Phillip D. Sherman and his wife, Birgitta L. Sherman, and their daughter, Ann Sherman-Skiba and husband Dr. Gunther Skiba.
This lecture series, an annual event during the week marking United Nations Day, is designed to provide a forum for promising new scholars to present their perspectives on current issues in the fields of modern history, politics and international relations to the university community and to the public.
The History Department is extremely grateful to the Sherman family. Their generosity greatly enhances the department’s ability to carry out its teaching and public service missions.
Individuals seeking additional information may contact Dr. Kathleen C. Berkeley, History Department chair at 910/962-3308.
A photo of Cragin suitable for publication can be found at the UNCW News Web site.
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