Global Development

Five faculty experts weigh in on their top concerns for the environment and climate change in keeping with the university's commitment to sustainability and Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si’.

Araba Sapara-Grant (G'19), a graduate student in Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, plans to use her global human development degree for opportunities in consulting, social finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, risk management…

Muzabel Welongo’s (G'19), who grew up in refugee camps in Tanzania and Kenya, founded Solidarity & Advocacy with Vulnerable Individuals in Crisis, an NGO that has provided education and development…

New research released this week by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security shows that women are sorely underrepresented in peace processes in Myanmar and Ukraine, where violence continues…

Tomás Álvarez Belón, the 2017 McTighe Prize recipient, will share his brush with death with the incoming class of first-year students during New Student Convocation on Aug. 27 and urge…

Georgetown joins a group of leading universities across the country to reaffirm its commitment in support of the Paris Agreement on climate change – continuing its work toward slowing the…

Professors in the McDonough School of Business research Kate Spade & Company’s on purpose initiative and find the business model empowers female artisans in Rwanda both economically and psychologically.

Shaun Casey, a leading expert on issues of religion, politics and international affairs, will become the new director of Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs this summer.

Jeff Immelt, the chairman and CEO of General Electric, visits Georgetown to talk about globalization and the role of private and public leaders in ensuring the ability of the United…

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the important roles women can play in peace-building efforts and presents awards to Colombian peace agreement leaders during a ceremony hosted…