A global community, grounded at Yale
The Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs is a close-knit community of scholars, students, practitioners, alumni, and staff dedicated to making a difference in all fields of global affairs. We bring to Yale talented, passionate students from around the world, welcomed for their ideas and drive rather than their circumstances. We prepare students to understand the world through academically rigorous programs taught by outstanding faculty who are leaders in their fields, and prominent practitioners of global affairs.
Prior to becoming a stand-alone professional school in 2022, the Jackson School was known as the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. The institute grew out of the International Affairs Council at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, following a transformative gift from John W. '67 and Susan G. Jackson in 2009. Learn more about our history.
Our students learn from interdisciplinary faculty members from across campus as well as Jackson Senior Fellows — leading practitioners in government, business, international organizations, the NGO community, and other global affairs fields. Senior Fellows spend a semester, or the full academic year, at Yale teaching classes and mentoring students.
In addition to our degree programs in Global Affairs, Jackson is home to the Global Affairs undergraduate major, the Global Health Studies Multidisciplinary Academic Program (MAP) — which provides Yale College students with rigorous training in global health research and practice — and the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, which offers a year-long course addressing large-scale, long-term strategic challenges of statecraft, politics, and social change. Learn more about our academic programs.
Jackson is also home to a range of research centers and initiatives spanning international security, environmental sustainability, and peacebuilding, among other fields, bringing together scholars, students, and practitioners to tackle pressing global challenges. Learn more about our centers and initiatives.