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Douglas Girardot

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Douglas Girardot is the writer and editor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Before joining GPS, he worked as the assistant community editor at The Day, a newspaper in New London, Connecticut. He was a postgraduate editorial fellow at America magazine in New York City. His work as a culture writer has appeared in The Washington Post.
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AlumniCareersStudents

Policy in action: GPS goes to Sacramento

By Douglas Girardot
May 16, 2025
2 Mins read
CareersStudents

When rough economic waves hit, GPS career experts help steady the course

By Douglas Girardot
May 2, 2025
2 Mins read
GPS’s career team and alumni network are reaching out to help current students and alumni affected by public sector layoffs
CareersStudents

One popular spring break destination: career readiness

By Douglas Girardot
April 9, 2025
2 Mins read
Students traveled to San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., to meet with alumni and learn about the variety of career paths available to them
FacultyResearch

Early access to paychecks can smooth out financial bumps in the road, study finds

By Douglas Girardot
April 8, 2025
3 Mins read
An experimental pilot indicates that Indian factory workers are more prepared for emergencies when they can access their earned wages on an as-needed basis
FacultyResearchUncategorized

Book bans cast a shadow, but also hold a silver lining

By Douglas Girardot
March 31, 2025
3 Mins read
Ruixue Jia, associate professor of economics, coauthored a study showing the resilience of ideas in China, even in the face of crackdowns
Faculty

How Japan balances economic growth and a stable society

By Douglas Girardot
March 26, 2025
6 Mins read
Ulrike Schaede’s book demonstrates how Japan, far from stagnating, spent decades charting a new course
AlumniCareer Profile

From the Pacific to the Potomac: How the MAS-IA degree transformed one alumna’s career

By Douglas Girardot
March 17, 2025
3 Mins read
GPS’ professional graduate program was a perfect fit for Jenna Shrove’s multifaceted curiosity
Students

A day in the life of Matthew Tillyer

By Douglas Girardot
February 11, 2025
4 Mins read
The BA/MIA student shares how he balances school, a government internship and staying involved in the GPS community
AlumniStudents

Navigating time: Two generations of GPSers

By Douglas Girardot
February 5, 2025
2 Mins read
Two current students and their alumni parents talk about how, despite changes in the world, the value of an education here doesn’t go away
Faculty

Deans of international affairs schools convene at GPS

By Douglas Girardot
January 31, 2025
1 Mins read
The school’s unique location also enabled members from the group to travel to Tijuana, Mexico, to understand the border’s role in trade and migration
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