Mary Finley-Brook was promoted to professor of geography, environment, & sustainability. Finley-Brook specializes in environmental policy, climate justice, public health, energy transition, affordable access to renewable energy technologies, and equity in environmental, climate and energy governance.
Global Studies Open House, Thurs., March 27, 5:30-7 pm Humanities Commons
Come out to talk with faculty, students and good friends of Global Studies. Be our guests at the first Honor Society initiation ceremony, then satisfy your cravings with Sticks mediterranean fare and sweet treats!

Speaker Series
Each year the Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability, the Environmental Studies Program, and Global Studies Program partner to bring noteworthy speakers and scholars to Richmond to present lectures related to our global environment. All events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, October 23, 5 pm, Gottwald Auditorium: Dr. Gary Machlis, University Professor of Environmental Sustainability, Clemson University, "Sustainability of the Forgotten"
Tuesday, November 19, 4:30 pm International Center Commons: Milena Cambronero
Lecturer in Natural Resource Management, The School for Field Studies (SFS), Costa Rica, "Do Costa Rican forest fragments in community-managed water protection areas serve as a refuge for endangered mammals?”

Regidor- Oct 2024 Speaker
Carlos Bravo Regidor, Mexican Journalist-Activist
Wednesday, Oct 30, 4:30-5:30 pm, Jepson 118
“Populism on the Ballot: The 2024 elections in the U.S. and Mexico.”
Join us to hear from an expert on prime US and Mexico issues. In the second half of the past decade, two populist movements rose to power in both sides of the Rio Grande: Trumpism and Obradorism (after the Mexican President López Obrador). This year, their future is on the ballot again, with Presidential elections in both Mexico and the United States.
The heir of Obradorism, Claudia Sheinbaum, won the Mexican contest in July and was sworn President on October 1, 2024. Will Trumpism pull a similar feat? What do these movements have in common? How will the bilateral relationship change depending on whether Trump or Harris wins? What are President Sheinbaum’s positions on immigration, commerce, democracy, and the war on the drug cartels?
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Faculty and Alumni Accomplishments
Mary Finley-Brook, associate professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, published Climate Crisis, Energy Violence: Mapping Fossil Energy’s Enduring Grasp on Our Precarious Future with Elsevier Press.
Mary Finley-Brook, associate professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, along with Charles S. Mullis, ’23, published “Circular economy, methane capture, and climate education in US HEIs” in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
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Contact Us
Mailing address:
Global Studies Program
Carole Weinstein International Center, Room 304
211 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 484-1472
Fax: (804) 484-1577
Program Coordinator: Dr. Yvonne Howell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Lynn Hardwicke