On April 11th, 2022 IPED alumna Bea Lumanas gave a talk titled “Supporting Education Frontline Workers in Afghanistan amidst the Economic Crisis” as part of IPED’s annual Fordham Francis Index (FFI) research process. Research for the FFI is largely supported by the Spring Foreign Aid and Development class. The talk was hosted over lunch at […]
On February 25 2022, our IPED class took its annual trip to the MET for Dr. S’s International Economic Policy class. The galleries we focused on during our visit were: Chinese Ceramics Trade (203), Manila Galleon (209), and Tea, Trade, and Empire (510), all focusing on trade items and trade routes, as well as the […]
December 10th 2021 – This year’s winter merienda was held in person in celebration of the accomplishments of the class of 2022, who are now graduates of the IPED program. The graduating class was joined in celebration by their families virtually and in person, IPED faculty, and their first year peers. Though they endured unusual […]
Fifteen IPED students and one Economics undergraduate traveled to the Philippines over the winter break for IPED’s annual immersion program in project monitoring and evaluation. The program was led by faculty advisors Dr. Henry Schwalbenberg and Dr. Booi Themeli and managed by Ms. Donna Odra. While in Manila, the students took extensive coursework in project […]
On Thursday and Friday, November 3rd and 4th, IPED went to Washington, D.C. for the annual Washington, D.C. Career Trip The IPED students began the trip at Elephant and Castle to meet with representatives from the International Trade Administration (ITA). The discussions began with Israly Echegaray, an IPED alumna, who now works with the ITA […]
