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.

JUPS News

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JUPS Community Picnic!

Please join on Friday, September 6th from 12 – 2 PM for our Community Picnic! Call Your Mother bagels and coffee provided.…

September 1, 2024

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JUPS Program Welcomes Dr. Helal Mohammed Khan

The JUPS Program proudly welcomes Dr. Helal Mohammed Khan to our faculty! Dr. Khan, with a background in peace studies and anthropology, holds an M.Sc. in Social and Cultural Anthropology from…

August 28, 2024

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Akil Cole (CAS ’24) Defends His Senior Thesis

Congratulations to Akil Cole on defending his senior thesis in IDST titled ” How Gardens and Farms Serve as Essential Goods”. JUPS Professor Dr. Elham Atashi worked with Akil as the thesis…

May 8, 2024