In April 2002 the Feinstein International Famine Center applied for a renewal of a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to support its work in teaching and research on humanitarian issues. One of the proposed outcomes from the grant was to initiate a discussion with other universities that are teaching similar courses to explore areas of convergence, research and teaching methodologies and other ... read moreaspects relating to the development of what is now a growing field or sub- field called âHumanitarian Studiesâ.read less