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Georgetown University’s Justice and Peace Studies (JUPS) Program Celebrates 10 Years as a Major

October 25, 2024 — Georgetown University’s Justice and Peace Studies (JUPS) Program celebrated a milestone yesterday with its “JUPS is 10!” event, marking a decade since…

October 31, 2024

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New Spring 2025 Elective Course taught by Professor Marisa Ensor

In Spring 2025, JUPS Professor Marisa O Ensor will offer a course on “Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement,”, drawing on her fieldwork in over 20 countries affected by…

October 16, 2024

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JUPS Senior Julianne Meneses presents her fieldwork done abroad in Bosnia & Herzegovina

Julianne Meneses (JUPS ’25), a senior at Georgetown University, presented her preliminary findings from her summer 2024 fieldwork in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the…

October 16, 2024

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Social Transformation in South Africa Class Summer 2024

Led by two rotating faculty members each year, this Community Based Learning (CBL) course immerses students in real-world experiences with community partners, allowing them to…

October 11, 2024

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JUPS Professor Heath Pearson Publishes First Book, Life Beside Bars

The Justice and Peace Studies (JUPS) program is proud to congratulate Professor Heath on the release of his first book, Life Beside Bars. Students and faculty are encouraged to…

September 30, 2024

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JUPS Extends Congratulations to Dr. Helal Mohammed Khan

Congratulations to JUPS faculty Dr. Helal Khan for being awarded as the recipient of this year’s Peace Justice Studies Association Best Graduate Thesis. The selection…

September 27, 2024

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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.…

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…

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…

May 8, 2024

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JUPS Student Vicka Heidt (CAS ’24) Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Justice and Peace Studies Program would like to extend its deepest congratulations to Vicka Heidt for receiving the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, a highly selective program…

April 25, 2024