The department of Global and International Studies embraces critical interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the most pressing global issues of our times such as racial capitalism & inequality; war, militarism & conflict; migration & refugees; indigeneity; climate crisis; environmental justice; human rights; gender & sexual rights; global social movements; democracy & authoritarianism.

 
A warm welcome to the 2026-27 academic year which promises to be a very exciting one, despite the political challenges faced by all universities and colleges across the country. We welcome our seventh cohort of four doctoral students to the department and are excited to engage with their various research interests. With a total of seventeen faculty, our thriving department is fast becoming a leader in the field of Global Studies with its unique transdisciplinary curriculum that spans the social sciences and humanities and engages in the pressing issues of the 21st century. I am thrilled to welcome everyone to the new academic year as we embrace the opportunities ahead, and collectively uphold the basic principles of intellectual diversity and inclusivity that are foundational to academic freedom and the freedom to think for everyone.

Eve Darian-Smith
Distinguished Professor and Department Chair