Co-Directors:
     Frederick L. Ahearn, Jr. (National Catholic School of Social Service)  • Karla W. Simon (Columbus School of Law) 

at The Catholic University of America is an interdisciplinary program of research, teaching, service, and public education on the problems and prospects of international development. Drawing on twenty-one faculty from six of the schools of the university, the center aims to promote international development in the interests of peace and justice, with respect for the totality of the human person, through periodic public events and workshops, a graduate certificate program, and collaborative research. A certificate program will offer graduate students at the university and, eventually, professionals in the field to gain a broad understanding of development issues.

CISD's location at the Catholic University of America makes its contribution to the social development field unique. By bringing a Catholic perspective to these issues, CISD heeds the urgent call by Pope John Paul II in Ex Corde Ecclesiae to promote "the development of those peoples who are striving to escape from hunger, misery, endemic diseases and ignorance; of those who are looking for a wider share in the benefits of civilization and a more active improvement of their human qualities; of those who are aiming purposefully at their complete fulfillment."

Center for International Social Development    100 Shahan Hall    620 Michigan Ave NE   Washington DC 20064