Global Studies Program

The Global Studies program offers a multidisciplinary major that focuses on important issues such as the origins and implications of diversity and interdependence among nations, cultures, regions and peoples.

Major Courses

Global Studies 2026 Awards

Global Studies Engagement Awards: Luke Orris and Charlie Fisher
John Outland Award For Exemplary Paper: Tanya Vaniakin

Upcoming Events

Sep 09

Political Science Ice Cream Social

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sep 11

19th Annual African Film Weekend

3:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sep 12

19th Annual African Film Weekend

8:45 AM - 7:00 PM

Sep 18

Faculty & Staff Research Symposium

All Day

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Faculty Highlights

Brandenberger appointed

David Brandenberger, professor of history and global studies, was appointed Samuel Chiles Mitchell-Jacob Billikopf Professor of History and Global Studies.

Kahn wins Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize

Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, won the Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize for her book Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History.

Kahn wins Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize

Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, won the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize for her book Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History.

Brandenberger publishes on Stalin’s propaganda campaign

David Brandenberger, professor of history and global studies, published “‘Basically, it’s a History of the Russian State’: Russocentrism, Etatism, and the Ukrainian Question in Stalin’s Editing of the 1937 Short History of the USSR” in Nationalities Papers.

Arts & Sciences Summer Research Fellowships

University of Richmond undergraduates in good standing are eligible for up to $5,000 in funding for one approved summer research or internship experience. UR Summer Fellowships support students in pursuing meaningful, faculty-mentored research or internships that align with their academic and professional goals, in any field and anywhere in the world. These experiences enhance classroom learning, prepare students for top graduate programs, and help them gain valuable professional skills.

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Feature Stories

Prof. Monti Datta led the first University of Richmond study abroad to South Korea

UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE

University of Richmond offers its first summer study abroad in South Korea

This summer, an international relations class focused on experiential learning — from making bibimbap and learning K-pop dancing to observing life across the demilitarized zone.

The Center for Global Engagement at the University of Richmond

UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE

University of Richmond students are doing summer research around the globe

Meet two of them. Julia Guss is studying the emergence of Berlin’s techno scene in the 1990s, while Liam Gunawardena explores public safety in Sydney.