News & Events

Get ready for the Global Futures Symposium, this upcoming Tuesday in Newcomb Ballroom at 2 pm! Food & drink provided! Hope to see you all there!

Congrajulations John Barton (GDS'19) on your furture studies in development, education and international cooperation!

A big congratulations to the 25 Global Studies students on their offer to join the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the United States.

The Raven Award recognizes excellence in service and contribution to the University and is the highest honor the Raven Society bestows upon an individual. 

Congratulations Miriam! – Read about Miriam's research here!

The Global Futures Symposium will take place Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 2:00 - 6:00 pm in Newcomb Hall Ballroom. The deadline to participate is 11:59 pm March 17, 2023.

Over the past year and a half, Global Studies' Sylvia Tidey has been developing a new podcast series with a colleague from Virginia Tech, Aaron Ansell. Listen now on Spotify!

UVA's global newsletter highlights GPH student Eren Okandan as he discusses his journey from Turkiye to UVA, what brought him to study Global Public Health, and raising awareness for relief in Turkey, after the earthquake.

Drop by the second-floor of 1515 to get support with your application to the Global Studies Major on Feb. 15 or Feb. 16.

As seen in the UVA Global newsletter, Professor Spencer Phillips reflects on the highlights and benefits of this new J-term course abroad.

Assistant Prof. Tessa Farmer’s book, Well-Connected: Everyday Water Practice in Cairo, will be released by Johns Hopkins University Press in February 2023

Associate Prof. David Edmunds centers questions of social justice in all his courses.

Prof. Sylvia Tidey publishes her new book Ethics or the Right Thing? Corruption, Care, and Family in the Age of Good Governance (The University of Chicago Press/HAU 2022)

Kathryn Quissell, Assistant Prof., School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences: “Advancing Equity for Children with Disabilities in Rural Kenya”

Student and Air Force ROTC Cadet Alma Wolf (GSSJ '24) says UVA has provided her an opportunity to get outside of her comfort zone.

UVA and Norfolk State University have been awarded a $5 million grant as part of the National Science Foundation’s.

Prof. Crisman joins in conversation with James Groves and Nora Löhle (Heinrich Böll Foundation)

Join the GS students in welcoming urban planner Anaise Jean-Philippe & hear how GS has influenced her journey after college.

October 7 @ 1 PM, Hotel A (West Range)

Join Global Studies for its first annual Global Studies Research Symposium. 

As Featured in UVAToday: Alizé Dreyer (GSMS '22), recipient of a Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant, explores Turkish nationalism and how Jews participated in nation-building.

As Featured in UVAToday: Alex Burtnett (GSVS '23) was awarded the Crowley Jr. Memorial Scholarship for her demonstration of leadership, sportsmanship, character and integrity. 

Dinner Series celebrates UVA's Global Mentors and offers students opportunity to engage with visitors. 

Hear from GSVS Alumni Jasmyn Noel (’21), Yuki Zheng (’21), and Jake DiMeglio (’20) at the Career Center's Young Alumni Sustainability Panel. 

As featured in the Cavalier Daily: Professors Crisman and Edmunds touch on the history of global development and impact of global experiences. 

Read this short interview with Rayness Mollinedo (GPH '23) on his interest in global health and the Latino community. 

It's not too late to sign up for these new Global Studies courses!

This event is about exploring our stories and building the storyteller within each of us. Through conversation, we will discover and share narratives about our relationship to our communities.

The German Assoc. for American Studies awarded Goldblatt/Handler's "Pray for Peace but Fight Your Insect Enemies: U.S. Postal Messaging and Cold War Propaganda" as the best article in 2020

Interested in the Global Studies major and want to learn more about the program and how to apply? Join us for an info session Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30 PM. The info session will take place in Clark Hall 107. 

As featured in CavDaily: Divest U.Va hosted a panel discussion of professors, including Phoebe Crisman, to push the University to withdraw its investments in the fossil fuel industry.

Headline: For some Afghan women, the U.S. and the Taliban are a problem.

"Despite all the helplessness and despair that I've been feeling, I also am just really impressed with how much the diaspora has been mobilizing in this moment."

Read Prof. Zeweri's article for the Middle East Research and Information Project about "United States of Al" - Hollywood's attempt at the first mainstream Afghan character. 

As featured on UVAToday: Mithra Dhinakaran (GSSJ), Garvey Goulbourne (GDS), and Erica Kem (GPH) will collaborate with graduate mentors on Double Hoo Research projects. 

Prof. Phoebe Crisman and her GSVS students complete research study - Sustainable Development and Afforable Housing in Jamaica.

Prof. Crisman was an invited external reviewer for the "Connecting to the Archive: Counter-gentrification Tactics in Central Brooklyn" studio at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture.

Join Track Director David Edmunds in a conversation with GDS alum Edel Tessema. Learn more about Edel's position at Chemonics International and how the GDS program has shaped her career. 

Join The College of William & Mary and The University of Virginia in a conversation about our joint carbon neutrality goals. Open to students of all majors and backgrounds. 

Global Studies faculty Helena Zeweri to speak at this Friday's Teach-In on Anti-Asian Violence. 

As featured in the Cavalier Daily: Global Studies the top major among students offered a Lawn room (5 out of 47)

Historical and Contemporary Stories of the Original Storytellers of the Lake Traverse Reservation
An interview project of Nis'to Incorporated and UVA

Read GDS Faculty Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner's article "Great Expectations, Great Grievances: The Politics of Citizen Complaints in India" soon to be published in Comparative Politics (Oct. 2021)

Global Studies faculty Helena Zeweri has two new course offerings for Spring 2021. Now open for enrollment! 

Read GDS Faculty Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner's co-authored article "The Geography of Citizenship Practice: How the Poor Engage the State in Rural and Urban India" as published in Perspectives on Politics, Volume 18, Issue 4. 

As featured on UVAToday: GPH Alum, Paco Abiad (Class of 2019) is one of the hosts of "This is Viral", a podcast inspired by GPH faculty Kathryn Quissel. 

As featured on UVAToday: Global Studies students Jocelyn Willoughby (GDS) and Zoe Morse (GPH) were nominated by UVA's Department of Athletics for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. 

As featured on UVAToday: Recent Global Public Health grad, Jeannie Taylor, seized the opportunity to start UVA's chapter of the COVID-19 Student Service Corps. 

Read the full article as published in the Journal of Sustainability Education. Written by Tessa Farmer, Track Director, and GSMS students Mel Throckmorton & Fazlah Rahaman.