If you want to address the world’s most pressing problems, you’ll need to study more than political science or international relations. You’ll need to explore the economic, historical, social, and ...

Maggie Peters, an associate professor of political science whose research focuses on migration, is the new chair of the International Institute's global studies program. “In the past, people assumed ...

Known for its talented, hardworking students, the interdisciplinary global studies program allows undergraduate Bruins to focus on their specific interests while completing a sequence of required ...

Encompassing the Africa Institute, GSU will continue to explore the histories, cultures, and peoples of various regions, with a special focus on the Global South. Global Studies University (GSU), in ...

Latin America is currently home to approximately 10 percent of the world's population. A stunning mix of cultures ranging from indigenous and Afro-descendent to mixed European and Asian ancestry, ...

Update 3/6/16: This article has been updated to reflect new information from IAS faculty and students. Several International and Area Studies, or IAS, majors are set to coalesce into a new global ...

Can I study abroad as a Global Health Studies adjunct major or minor? Yes! In fact, students must complete a substantive public health-related international experience as a required component of the ...

The interdisciplinary International and Global Studies (IGS) Program addresses the complex processes of globalization that profoundly affect politics, economics, culture, society and the environment.

Two UMass Amherst faculty members have been awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a Mellon Fellows Program and a Graduate Certificate Program in Decolonial Global ...

All 190 of the IMF's member nations strive for sustainable growth and prosperity. In order to boost productivity, job creation, and economic well-being, it accomplishes this by supporting economic ...