Kahane UN Program

The Kahane Fund supports United Nations-focused programming both in New York and Los Angeles.

Its flagship program is the unique �鶹��Ƶ at the UN Program. Each fall a select group of Occidental students move to New York City to conduct high-level internships at United Nations agencies, country missions (government offices) and related non-governmental organizations. Placements are complemented by academic seminars which engage a range of distinguished guest speakers.

The Kahane Program is equally dedicated to bringing the United Nations to �鶹��Ƶ’s Los Angeles campus. Each spring United Nations Week includes a wide variety of on-campus events—including prominent speakers, academic workshops and multi-media presentations. The Kahane Fund enriches how Occidental students can engage with the United Nations and, more broadly, the global community.

One highlight of my work was researching how Artificial Intelligence can streamline work in UN spaces. I coordinated with colleagues in London and New York to discover how AI can accelerate progress for peace and diplomacy and co-pioneered the development of an AI demo within the Mission.

Mia Thiagarajan ’24

�鶹��Ƶ at the UN Program participant

Faculty Directors

Cynthia Rothschild

Faculty Director, Kahane United Nations Program; Resident Assistant Professor, Diplomacy and World Affairs

Diplomacy & World Affairs

rothschildc@oxy.edu

Rothschild is the on-site faculty director of �鶹��Ƶ at the U.N. She is a writer, a trainer, and an advocate whose work has revolved around and traveled through the UN for over two decades.

Jacques Fomerand

Assistant Director, �鶹��Ƶ at the U.N. program; Visiting Assistant Professor, Diplomacy and World Affairs

Diplomacy & World Affairs

(323) 259-2769

jfomerand@oxy.edu

Jacques Fomerand was the director of United Nations University’s North American office from 1992 to 2003.

�鶹��Ƶ at the United Nations

A new cohort of �鶹��Ƶ students heads to New York City each fall, interning full-time at United Nations agencies, country missions or UN-focused NGOs. Throughout the semester they share updates about their professional development.

Read about their experiences

Contact Diplomacy & World Affairs

Johnson Hall 210

The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs

Phone: (323) 259-2769

Fax: (323) 341-4940

Madeline Baer

Department Chair

mbaer@oxy.edu

Romy Corona

Department Assistant

rcorona@oxy.edu

Phone: (323) 259-2769

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