News & Events

Ever see a need in the world and think "There oughta be an NGO to work on that!"?  Well, that's just what students in the Global Studies course "Dot Orgs: Getting Things Done in the Real World" have been working on this semester.  

Join GS faculty in a presentation on “Indigenous Communities & Tallgrass Prairie Resilience in a time of Changing Climate: A Science, Education & Co-Design Research Collaboration” from 12-1:30 at Hotel A

A Global Week Event: learn more about the international research opportunities administered through Global Studies, including two amazing travel scholarships!

Come to Random Row Brewing on Thursday, November 2nd from 7 to 9 pm to support the paperback release of Border Hacker!

Post-Doctoral Fellow Rolando Vargas offers a new Ecocinema in the Global South course for Spring 2024!

GS Assistant Prof. Levi Vonk received the 2023 Center for Global Health Equity Guerrant Professorship Award to support his research project: The Body Migrant: Impacts of border militarization on migrant health disparities in Mexico.

Garden Party is an event hosted by the Global Development Organization with the goal of connecting Global Studies students and faculty. Please register if you are interested!

Come by the 3rd Annual Majors Fair on Tuesday, October 10th from 1-4pm in Newcomb Ballroom to learn more about the Global Studies major!

Meet recent UVA grads to learn about their careers in Sustainability & Business and how their education in Global Studies prepared them for their full-time jobs.

The Global Studies program is excited to welcome ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow Robin Garcia and Rising Scholar Postdoctoral fellow Rolando Vargas!

As Featured on UVAGlobal: Phoebe Crisman and Michael Petrus, faculty in GS and Architecture, taught an Education Abroad course – Greek in Anthropocene – and sailed with students in the Aegean Sea.

New 2024 J-term - UVA in India:   Urban Transformations: Exploring Sustainability Past and Present. Tu, 9/12, 7pm, Intl Resident College. W, 9/13, 6:30pm, Hotel A/1 W Range. Th 9/22 6:30pm, Campbell Hall, Bishop Conference Room.

Stop by to learn about study abroad programs available for UVA students, including Global Studies J-term & Summer programs in Vietnam, India, & Greece. Meet with UVA faculty and program providers to get their perspectives and ask questions!

As Featured in UVAToday: Cyrena Matingou (GPH '24) will serve as senior resident of this year's Lawn rooms. 

Global Studies students remain one of the top majors to study abroad.

1 out of 3 GS majors committed to a study abroad program this past academic year!

This GSVS class on Sustainable Communities kicked summer off to a great start with a number of hands on activities. Read more about it here!

Albemarle Wild is a nature documentary filmed entirely in Albemarle County by Luca Pfeiffer (GSVS'23) and features the wildlife of University grounds, McIntire Park, Ivy Creek Natural Area, and Shenandoah National Park.

Read more about 4th-year Abena Sekum Appiah-Ofori (CLAS'23)'s upcoming experience in Germany! 

Save the date for Tess Farmer's talk and reception celebrating her new book! Book Talk: 5-6:30pm Monroe 124  Reception: 6:30-7:30pm Monroe Hill House

Congratulations to Makayla Whitehurst (GDS'20) for her acceptance into Temple University's EdS program in School Psychology!

The Global Studies Program is excited to announce our newest addition to the GS faculty: Assistant Professor Tayyab Safdar. 

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.

Join Prof. Phillips and Prof. Ngo to learn more about this amazing opportunity to study abroad in Vietnam!

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.

“Generosity through Co-Design” examines acts of sharing and the co-production of knowledge in the design process to create a cultural center with a Dakota tribe.

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!

Head over to the Multicultural Student Center (located on the 2nd floor of Newcomb Ballroom) to learn all about the Global Studies program. Free pizza & sodas available!  

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 us for an in-person screening of "Bamako" followed by a panel discussion hosted by GS faculty. 

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

GCCS is pleased to announce that its first graduate is Mary Lihong Peng! 

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.