Come hear from Viviana Martinez in Career Services about how to make the most of your summer internship and how to best position yourself to network for your future career.

Michael Wasiura, GSAS '11, who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine from 2006 to 2008, is a graduate of Fordham's International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program. His work has appeared in Novaya Gazeta, Komsomolskaya Pravda, The Baffler, and n+1, as well as at the Institute of Modern Russia and on syllabi at

Ugo Nacciarone, S.J., was born in Brooklyn in 1933, entered the Jesuits in 1950, and was ordained in 1964. He spent 40 years teaching and mentoring in Nigeria, Zambia, and Ghana. His experiences are recorded in his book, Accidental African Blessings.

Shaun Johnson is the associate director of Fordham Foundry and co-director of Tachyon, ConsenSys Ventures’ web3 startup accelerator. Previously, Johnson was an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) at Georgetown University, an associate at Techstars, senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and program analyst at the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. He also serves on the

Join us for a lecture with Meir Alkon titled "Public Opinion and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure in the Developing World." Alkon is an assistant professor at Fordham University, a Wilson Center China fellow, and a non-resident fellow at the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University. His research focuses on the political economy of

Sarah P. Lockhart is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. Her research focuses on migration governance, migrant rights, human trafficking and smuggling, and civil war processes. She is the co-author of Migration Crises and the Structure of International Cooperation (University of Georgia Press 2018) and the co-editor of Introduction to International Migration:

Join us for a lecture with Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ph.D., a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges, including the escape from extreme poverty, the global battle against human-induced climate change, international debt and financial crises,

Come hear John Norris speak about his new book, Enduring Struggle: The History of the U.S. Agency for International Development and America’s Uneasy Transformation of the World. This book recounts with candor and thoughtful insight the successes and failures of America’s principal foreign assistance agency from its creation by President John F. Kennedy in 1961

Come hear Emily Kremser, an alumna of the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program, speak on how monitoring and evaluation are conducted in the private sector and her work with the Cadmus Group.

Come hear the Polish ambassador to the United Nations, Szczerski Krzysztof, speak on geopolitical challenges and Poland's position on them.

Will poor countries eventually catch up to rich countries in income? Come hear prevailing theories on this issue and learn about the realities of trying to bridge the wealth gap. Giacomo Santangelo, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics, as well as the director of the International Political Economy Program (IPED) at

Grace Shen is an associate professor of history and director of graduate studies in the history department. Her work centers on questions of identity and aspirations of modernity, change, and self-fulfillment in late-19th to late-20th century China. As a science historian, she has primarily explored this through the lens of knowledge production. Her first book,

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call with Michelle D. Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Join us as we hear how local business alliances shape communities and affect development from Norman Barnum, who serves as interim president and CEO at the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), an economic development organization that partners with the city's government to attract and support businesses, develop talent and workforce, and strengthen the sense of place.

Join us for this Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call featuring Jason Bordoff, co-founding dean of the Columbia Climate School, founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, and professor of professional practice in international and public relations at Columbia University SIPA.

Join us as we hear from Matthew McGarry, GSAS ’04, and Clare Pressimone, GSAS ’19, as they discuss their work in Afghanistan with Catholic Relief Services and give insight into how aid is changing given the new political climate in the country.

Attend this Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Ph.D.

Come join us as we hear Paul Wilkins, a 2005 graduate of the International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program at Fordham University, speak about his work at Bloom Energy. Wilkins joined Bloom Energy in 2016 and serves as vice president for federal policy. In this role, he manages Bloom’s relationships with federal policymakers and

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call featuring Sanam Vakil.

Come hear one of Fordham’s own talk about his work in international private equity! Albert J. Bartosic is the executive director of the Fordham Foundry. He is a serial entrepreneur who has extensive experience with fundraising, management, finance, and operations. He was the CEO of Standing Stone, a startup he co-founded, which is a medical

Join us as Michael E. Lee, Ph.D., discusses how liberation theology has impacted the developing world. Lee is a theology professor and director of the Francis & Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies at Fordham University, where he is also affiliated with the Latin American and Latinx Studies Institute. Born in Miami of Puerto

Join us for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call with Dhruva Jaishankar, executive director of the Observer Research Foundation America (ORF America). He is also a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute in Australia. A regular contributor to the Indian and international media, he presently writes a monthly column for the Hindustan Times.