The ISPS library with hanging lantern-style lights, bookcases, and a balcony

What We Do

ISPS’s initiatives across campus support and enhance interdisciplinary research in the social sciences

Our Centers and Programs

A Thriving Research Community

ISPS by the Numbers

  • 38

    Faculty fellows

  • 49

    Affiliated faculty

  • 35

    Postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows since 2023

  • 160

    Student fellows since 2023

  • 120+

    Conferences, lectures, seminars, and workshops in 2025-26

  • 50+

    Major publications in 2025

  • 2,550

    Files added to ISPS’s data archive since 2010

  • 345,000

    Reached online in 180 countries via our website and social media in 2025

  • $10.8 million

    Spent on research, programs, and other mission-oriented activities over the last five years

  • 800

    Attendees and viewers at in-person and online events in 2025-26