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Programs in Sustainable International Development at the Heller School.

The Programs in Sustainable International Development form a community of concerned students and faculty drawn from around the world. OUR MISSION is to help build a new generation of development planners and policy makers in the U.S. and abroad for whom a global society free of poverty, preventable disease, and environmental degradation is achievable.


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Earthquake Haiti
How to give wisely to the earthquake victims

A message from Dr. Laurence R. Simon - Click here to read the letter (PDF format)

UPDATED: January 28, 2010



David Coltart
Minister of Education to Zimbabwe Visits SID February 9, 2010

Come and meet the Minister, Senator David Coltart, as he discusses the current situation in Zimbabwe and his vision for recovery.  Click here for more details.

Kwame Appiah
Graduate Students in Special Seminar with Postmodern Socrates

Heller graduates will participate in a special program with Ghanaian philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah (left), recipient of the $25,000 Joseph B and Toby Gittler Prize for contributions to racial, ethnic or religious relations.

Louise Arbour
Former UN High Commissioner Talks with Heller Students

Heller SID students participated in a spirited discussion with Louise Arbour, formerly the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

Duncan Green
Oxfam UK Research Head Presents New Book

Duncan Green will present Oxfam's new book, "From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World."

Distinguished International Judges Visit Heller

Heller welcomes Anita Usacka of the International Criminal Court, John Hedigan of the High Court of Ireland, and Fatsah Ouguergouz, of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights.