ICGC and the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) will launch the UNESCO Chair—Education, Gender Equity and Wellbeing in October 2025. 

The 2025 ICGC Scholars, the 37th cohort, had orientation the last week of August and will be formally welcomed into the community next Friday, September 12 at the Annual ICGC Fall Welcome Dinner. 

ICGC is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Anant Maringanti as Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC).

Studying other cultures is a way to learn both about the world and yourself, according to Ana Forcinito, professor of Latin American Literature and Cultural Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.

Global Programs has highlighted ICGC scholar Chau Pham (Ecology, Evolution & Behavior) on their work studying the dry forests in Central Vietnam.

ICGC Scholar Chau Pham is examining how the dry forests of Central Vietnam respond both to natural disturbances and those caused by people.

ICGC welcomes the 36th cohort of scholars in August 2024. 

ICGC recognizes the passing of UMN professor Rachel Schurman. 

ICGC Scholar Nicholas Nyachega uses his personal experience growing up in Zimbabwe’s Honde Valley to inform his research.

The 7 new scholars—each from different departments within five colleges and schools at the UMN—come from countries including India, Nigeria, the United States, Iran, Taiwan, Bangladesh, China and the Netherlands.