Undergraduate Students

New ISID Policy Brief: Climate Resilience in Small Island States: Realizing the Major Macroeconomic Benefits from Adaptation Investments

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:51:01 +0000

ISID welcomes the publication of a new policy brief by Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez. In this brief, Saghir and Ijjasz-Vasquez examine how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly affected by the growing impacts of climate hazards, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, increases in temperature, heatwaves, droughts, coastal and riverine flooding, changing precipitation patterns, and sea level rise, among others.

Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:48:18 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Tamirace Fakhoury of Tufts University.

Co-sponsored with the 9I�� Refugee Research Group.

Undoing Nothing: Waiting for Asylum, Struggling for Relevance

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:50:44 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Paolo Boccagni of Trento University.

Co-sponsored by the 9I�� Refugee Research Group.

Planetary Health as Atmospheric Cultivation: Lessons from Nicaragua's Sugarcane Zone

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:56:04 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Alex Nading of Cornell University.

Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.

Welcoming Eduardo Romero Dianderas

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.

Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, 9I��. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.

The 9I�� Equity Team presents Queer History Month 2025 - Keynote Event with Kai Cheng Thom

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:25:03 +0000

Remembering Resilience: Embodying the Queer Legacies in Uncertain Times

2025 IGSF Public Lecture with Dr. Ingrid Waldron

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:45:01 +0000

"Women on the Frontlines: The Fight Against Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities"

Please register.

The 9I�� Equity Team presents Queer History Month 2025 - Queer Homecoming: Return of the Rainbow

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:03:01 +0000

Return of the Rainbow is 9I��'s Homecoming for current and past 2SLGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty.

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Ketchum for being one of eleven 9I�� researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:04:39 +0000

On September 4, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced its 2025 cohort of Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the eleven 9I�� researchers recognized this year is Dr. Alex Ketchum.

Annual Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Research (ARIA) Event

jade.perraudlebouter@mcgill.ca — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:05:00 +0000

Due to the Campus Closure Measures in place, it is now mandatory to to bring a 9I�� ID and

Faculty of Arts Internship Annual Event

jade.perraudlebouter@mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:15:34 +0000

Faculty of Arts Internship Annual Event
September 17, 2024
5:00-6:30PM
Faculty Club, 3rd Floor

Arts Undergraduate Research Internship Awards (ARIA) Information Session

jade.perraudlebouter@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:58:12 +0000

Are you an Arts undergraduate student looking for a research opportunity this summer?

Coffee with Career Advisor (FULL)

ananya.luthra@mcgill.ca — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:11:33 +0000

Whether you are in the first stage of writing your CV and cover letter, or you are a seasoned applicant, writing these can be challenging. A little guidance might be helpful to achieve your goal of landing an internship!

Art History Internship Information Session

saadwi.balaji@mcgill.ca — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:26:58 +0000

Are you an Art History student and interested in pursuing an internship this summer?