Welcome to the Justice & Peace Studies Program!

The Georgetown University Program on Justice and Peace is a transdisciplinary, cross-cultural community of students, faculty, staff, and community partners who share a commitment to academic study and lived pursuits of peace and social justice. The Program offers undergraduate students in Justice and Peace Studies (JUPS) a major in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, as well as a minor in the College, the School of Nursing and Health Studies, the McDonough School of Business, and the School of Foreign Service.

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Creative and Collaborative Explorations

The Program fosters creative and collaborative explorations of complex questions of practical morality and domestic and global politics. Innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including social action, community engagement, experiential pedagogy, and student-produced media are hallmarks of the Program.

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Julianne Meneses (CAS ’25) Awarded Education and Social Justice Research Fellowship

Julianne Meneses, a JUPS junior, has been awarded the esteemed Education and Social Justice (ESJ) Fellowship. This fellowship is renowned for allowing students to delve deeply into innovative…

February 13, 2024

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JUPS Professor speaks at the United Nations on the International Day of Education on the theme of “Learning for Lasting Peace”

JUPS Assistant Teaching Professor Tony Jenkins was a featured speaker at theUnited Nations on a high level panel on the theme of “Learning for Lasting Peace” on the occasion of the…

February 1, 2024

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Vicka Heidt (CAS ’24) Awarded Global Irish Studies research fellowship

Vicka Heidt, a JUPS Senior is awarded the prestigious Global Irish Studies research fellowship. Her work and research focus on peacebuilding, ethical global governance, and social justice. With…

December 10, 2023