Hacking for Diplomacy at James Madison University
At a time of significant global uncertainty, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and companies are grappling with problems that defy territorial boundaries and resist quick and effective resolution. “Hacking for Diplomacy” is a multidisciplinary course at James Madison University that prepares students to respond to such challenges. It does so by applying innovative design methods to real and pressing problems faced by organizations in the public and private sectors. The course is sponsored by the colleges of Arts and Letters and Science and Mathematics.
About Hacking for Diplomacy
Hacking for Diplomacy is one of a suite of courses that include Hacking for Defense” that is supported by the nonprofit, Common Mission Project. The goals of these courses are to allow
Hacking for Diplomacy (H4Diplomacy) challenges students to tackle problems that defy territorial boundaries and resist easy resolution. In this class, student teams address current U.S. foreign policy challenges, engaging closely with officials in the US Department of State.
The program has garnered a lot of attention nationally, including publications such as The Washington Post and Wired magazine. JMU is the first university in the country to offer “Hacking for” courses to exclusively undergraduate students. Read more about the Spring 2017 Hacking for Defense class here.