G-RAP draws on insights from disciplines across the humanities and social sciences to give students the theoretical and methodological skills and the knowledge base necessary to understand our complex and rapidly changing world. 

As CU educates the leaders of the future, G-RAP must prepare them to deal with the great issues facing the world - health, peace, prosperity, environmental sustainability - from a basis of cultural, historical, and scientific understanding. 

G-RAP promotes engaged learning in order to grasp the main currents of global studies, including the cultural challenges and opportunities and the ethical values that are at stake. Through lively class discussions, numerous co-curricular and extra-curricular events, and projects nurtured in this residential setting, G-RAP students develop understanding and compassion for the people in different countries and in diverse communities. Read more...