Hugh spent the 2023 fall semester teaching at Palacky University in Olomouc in the Czech Republic as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar. He is on sabbatical from his regular position as professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., and was accompanied by his wife, Nancy MacLachlan (Mus’75). During the 2024 spring semester, Hugh and Nancy spent time in Singapore, where Hugh was a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, and they also visited colleagues in New Zealand. Hugh will return to his full-time position at GWU in the 2024 fall semester.