Cornell Global Development

Welcome to the first-ever Global Development gala! 💐 Join the department-wide celebration for social hour, dinner, and a short, informal ceremony to close out the academic year.

⭐️ RSVP by April 20 to reserve your spot! ⭐️

All members of the Global Development department—students, fellows, faculty and staff—are invited.

This event is hosted by the Global Development Student Advisory Board.

Congratulations to Sarah Giroux '03, MS '06, Ph.D. '11 who has selected to receive a Stephen H. Weiss Award honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring at Cornell University. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/10/weiss-teaching-award-honors-eight-exceptional-faculty

Professor Mario Herrero has been named to the EAT Foundation EAT-Lancet 2.0 leadership team to spearhead the modeling workstream for a new report on healthy diets within safe planetary boundaries.

Herrero to bolster global dietary report with food system modeling - EAT Mario Herrero, a professor in the Department of Global Development and a Cornell Atkinson Scholar, has been appointed to the EAT-Lancet 2.0 leadership team to spearhead the modeling workstream.

What remains after a natural disaster?
What was there before?
What does a community look like when it’s all over?

A new essay series produced in Professor Zinda's Environmental Sociology course look at an environment, its people and the traditional natural environment to examine the disaster’s connection to the sociological framework.

By juxtaposing real experiences and theory, they use a sociological perspective to illuminate the full impact of a disaster.

A Different Angle: A Story of Environmental Disasters – Medium A Different Angle connects real stories with sociological theory to bring awareness to environmental disaters. The young writers featured in this publication are the next generation of climate activists, researchers, politicians, teachers, and everyday citizens.

We are pleased to announce our Global Development Master of Professional Studies (MPS) class of 2023!

This year’s program will provide in-depth training to early and mid-career development professionals from 8 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Each student brings a unique combination of prior academic preparation and practical experience ranging from agriculture and rural development to women's entrepreneurship.

Global Development welcomes MPS class of 2023 Cornell Global Development is pleased to announce its Master of Professional Studies (MPS) class of 2023. This year’s program will provide in-depth training to early and mid-career development professionals from Africa, Asia and the Americas.