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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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UC San Diego Launches Nonpartisan Center to Build Trust in US Elections

By Douglas Girardot
October 9, 2025
3 Mins read
FacultyResearch

The Test that Determines Teenagers’ Futures in China

By Douglas Girardot
September 26, 2025
4 Mins read
Ruixue Jia, a GPS faculty member, has co-authored a book examining the merits and shortcomings of China’s education system
PhilanthropyResearch

Motwani Jadeja Foundation funds the next generation of India experts

By Douglas Girardot
September 17, 2025
2 Mins read
The 21st Century India Center awarded scholarships to nine high school students, allowing them to attend a summer program focused on global diplomacy
FacultyResearch

Paglayan wins book award from American Political Science Association

By Douglas Girardot
September 10, 2025
1 Mins read
“Raised to Obey,” about the politics of mass education, was recognized as the best book on politics and history by the U.S.’s highest political science body
CareersDegrees

What is public policy, exactly?

By Douglas Girardot
August 14, 2025
4 Mins read
Dean Caroline Freund and GPS faculty members explain its goals, its methods and the variety of disciplines it draws from
Events

China Forum once again gets down to business on U.S.-China policy

By Douglas Girardot
August 14, 2025
2 Mins read
With U.S.-China relations at a crossroads, the 21st Century China Center brought together dozens of leading voices to spark bold ideas for the road ahead
AlumniCareer Profile

An MAS-IA alumnus is helping shape the future of high-tech surgery

By Douglas Girardot
August 12, 2025
3 Mins read
As the policy landscape becomes more complex for global businesses, David Boman ’18 says the skills he gained at GPS are more…
Research

Travel grants give emerging scholars an in-person view of India

By Douglas Girardot
July 14, 2025
4 Mins read
Funding from the 21st Century India Center has empowered Ph.D. candidates to better understand the Indian economy, including how women will shape its growth
Research

Biotech startup nurtured at Wavemaker Lab wins $13,000 prize

By Douglas Girardot
July 1, 2025
2 Mins read
ChakraTech is scaling up a process that uses bacteria to produce sustainable plastics and simultaneously scrub greenhouse gases from the atmosphere
EventsStudents

GPS graduates face the future, undaunted and well-equipped

By Douglas Girardot
June 25, 2025
1 Mins read
The school celebrated its 2025 graduates, whose skills will allow them to adapt to even the most turbulent of times
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