The Graduate Program in International Political Economy & Development
by: Patrick Fernandez ’20 Last March 8, IPED students went to the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) in the Upper East Side of Manhattan to learn more about international relations. They met with Ms. Jamille Bigio, Senior Fellow in the Women and Foreign Policy program of CFR. Ms. Bigio talked about the role of women […]
by: Patrick Fernandez ’20 Last March 13, Fordham IPED hosted the Swanstrom-Baerwald Award Ceremony. Together with the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Fordham awarded John Briggs (IPED ’09) in honor of his work in the service of faith through the promotion of international peace and development in Guatemala. He is currently the head of programming for […]
by: Patrick Fernandez ’20 Last March 7th, IPED students, alumni, and faculty celebrated IPED’s 40th Anniversary. There were silent auctions, raffle, and free give-aways during the event! The event started with opening remarks from Dr. Schwalbenberg, director of the IPED program. Two alumni, Angelika Condon ’07 and Sara Bordas-Eddy ’03, then presented about their experience […]
by: Patrick Fernandez ’20 Eight IPED graduate students and one IPE undergraduate student went to the Philippines over the winter break to take the annual program on Project Assessment. The program included an extensive coursework and a field immersion experience. The students were hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University where they stayed for lodging, […]
This a post by guest blogger Michael Johnson (IPED ’18) current recipient of the David L. Boren Fellowship. In order to build upon my learnings from the Fordham IPED program and my second M.A. in Economics – as well as return to my favorite region of the world – I submitted a proposal to become a […]
