Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Fordham-CRS Partnership.

On March 9th, Fordham IPED program celebrated 25 years of partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Through the years, CRS has provided many students with invaluable practical experience in various issues of development. CRS is the second largest employer for IPED students as more than 80 IPED students and alums found opportunities through this partnership. […]

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IPED visit to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

On April 11th, IPED students had the pleasure of visiting the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) as they received a briefing from Dr. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, an expert in international relations and diplomacy. The CFR is a non-partisan organization that promotes understanding of global affairs and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and […]

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IPED Fun Day in Brooklyn

Friday, April 28th, IPED students ’24 had a fun day in Brooklyn. We started our day early morning with a ferry ride at East 90th Street that took us down the East River, passing by the iconic Roosevelt Island. We got off the ferry in Brooklyn and walked through Brooklyn Navy Yard and DUMBO neighborhoods. […]

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Addison Poffenberger Interns at the Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID)

By Addison Poffenberger – Fordham IPED ’24 The Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster the growth and vitality of the local businesses in the Fordham Road community. The BID provides technical and business support for businesses who may not have training in specific areas, employs a […]

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Washington D.C. Career Trip            

On November 17 and 18, our IPED cohort ’24 traveled to Washington DC to attend career-organized events by various organizations. We started the first day with a visit to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) where we were introduced to different areas of work in international development, and emergency response. Welearned about the International Peace and Development […]

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