Faculty + Staff
At EXPLO Foreign Affairs, you'll work with policy makers, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators.
Meet Our Leadership
Curriculum Development for the EXPLO Foreign Affairs program is being directed by Gideon Rose, Editor of Foreign Affairs and Peter G. Peterson Chair.
Gideon Rose, Ph.D.
Editor and Peter G. Peterson Chair
Gideon Rose served as managing editor of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2010. Prior to this, he was the Olin Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. From 1994 to 1995, Dr. Rose served as Associate Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. He was assistant editor at the foreign policy quarterly The National Interest from 1986 to 1987, and held the same position at the domestic policy quarterly The Public Interest from 1985 to 1986. He received his BA in classics from Yale and his Ph.D. in government from Harvard, and has taught American foreign policy at Columbia and Princeton. Author of numerous publications, one of his latest is How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle (Simon & Schuster, 2010). Dr. Rose is an EXPLO alum; he attended EXPLO as a high school student.
Assisting Dr. Rose in curriculum development are members of the Foreign Affairs staff. Two members of the staff will lead the program on the Yale campus. Staffers working on the program include:
Stuart Reid, Senior Editor
B.A., Dartmouth College
Kathryn Allawala, Associate Editor
B.A., Washington University
M.A., New York University
Jordan Hirsch, Staff Editor
B.A., Columbia University
Robert Bartley Fellow, The Wall Street Journal
Benjamin Alter, Assistant Editor
B.A., Yale University
EXPLO Foreign Affairs will run in concert with EXPLO at Yale and the EXPLO at Yale staff. Leading EXPLO at Yale are Brent and Sarah Ruter.
Brent Ruter
Down-to-earth, curious, quick to laugh, and imbued with common sense, Brent Ruter has taken to heart EXPLO's mission of "learning about the world of people and ideas." Since 1996, Brent Ruter has worked at EXPLO in positions ranging from teacher to Director of Curriculum, Dean of Students, and Assistant Head. After graduating with honors from Bowdoin College, Brent went on to teach earth science, chemistry and biology at public secondary schools in Massachusetts and Minnesota. He earned his Masters in Public Policy with distinction at the University of Minnesota. As a doctoral candidate in Comparative and International Development Education (University of Minnesota), Brent worked with faculty at Mwenge University Teachers College (Moshi, Tanzania) on inquiry-based learning. He's also led training sessions for secondary school teachers in the region. In addition, he's worked for CARE-Bangladesh on assessing girls' education initiatives across eight countries.
Sarah Ruter
Sarah Ruter is a singing, dancing, English teacher who detoured into practicing law before returning to her first love: education. Sarah started her education career at EXPLO in 1996, where she's held numerous positions including teacher, residential advisor, admissions officer, residence director, and Dean of Students. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin — Madison, where she was a Robert C. Byrd Scholar. For years, she taught high school writing, public speaking, and literature at a public school in Massachusetts. She also headed the school's Theater Society, where she directed three plays per year for the 100-member drama organization. Sarah attended the University of Minnesota Law School, where she earned her J.D. cum laude. She practiced general, commercial and employment law with regular appearances in state and federal court. Minnesota Law and Politics called her a "Rising Star" and Minnesota Lawyer named her to their list of "Up and Coming Attorneys."
