Cornell Global Development

The Department of Global Development is a unified development studies program dedicated to robust engagement with the worlds 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 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, improving agricultural production and changing the world for the better. We harness the energies and talents of 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 co...