The Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program
Task Force is a capstone experience for undergraduates in the Jackson School. Students work in teams recommending responses to international problems. Their recommendations are evaluated by outside experts.
Why Task Force Matters
2025 Task Forces
Winter 2025
JSIS 495A Daniel Bessner – U.S. Grand Strategy in the 21st Century
JSIS 495B Jessica Beyer – International Information/Internet Infrastructure Security
JSIS 495C Anand Yang – Managing Migration: U.S. and EU Asylum and Refugee Policies
JSIS 495D Robert Pekkanen – Remilitarizing Japan?: American Foreign Policy and the Japanese Constitution
Spring 2025
JSIS 495/LSJ 491 Megan McCloskey – Ensuring the Human Rights of Older Women in Humanitarian Emergencies in Rome
JSIS 495/LSJ 491 Stephen Meyers – “A City for All?” Action-based Evaluation of Access and Inclusion in Rome
JSIS 495A Sunila Kale – How to (Re)Develop a Slum: Dharavi, India
JSIS 495B Saadia Pekkanen – Nuclear Politics in Outer Space
5 Things to Know about Task Force
Task Force is a unique undergraduate capstone that offers Jackson School students practical experience making policy recommendations. Each Task Force report is produced by teams of student researchers and evaluated by real-world experts in the field.
Task Force: Putting Policy in the Hands of the Next Generation