Cornell University - Department of Global Development

Education with impact The Department of Global Development is a unified development studies program dedicated to robust engagement with the world’s grand challenges at home and abroad. With a focus on education with impact, our broad interdisciplinary outlook emphasizes real-world engagement with communities in New York state and 30+ countries around the globe to improve lives, reduce inequality and protect the environment. Our coordinated unit of projects, programs and people is dedicated to direct social impact. Here at Cornell Global Development, we are committed to promoting food security, protecting the environment and building a more just, equitable world. We harness the energies and talents of 60+ experts from a range of disciplines as we address some of the biggest challenges facing humanity. Our dynamic learning atmosphere and academic culture goes beyond purely technical work to provide deep analysis and transformative solutions. We develop next-generation leaders through engaged and active learning that connects students with field experiences as we work to solve entrenched and emergent problems all around the globe. Diversity Inclusion Working to promote, embrace, and grow a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusivity within our research, teaching and extension activities The goal of the diversity and inclusion committee in Global Development is to cultivate a community that values the diversity of people in all its dimensions including, but not limited to: race, age, national origin, religion, culture, socioeconomic status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, political beliefs and ethnic background. Our mission is to be inclusive of all voices. The committee will seek to build awareness, understanding and the necessary skills to recognize and address departmental policies or actions that prevent their members' full participation due to power, privilege and oppression. The committee will ensure Global Development faculty, staff and student representation in college- and campus-wide initiatives that address and support equitable, inclusive and anti-racist policies. The committee will work to ensure those principles are integrated into the curriculum, inform hiring practices and are central features to a welcoming work and learning environment for our staff, faculty and students.