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MSFS Conversations: 2022 Oxenstierna Scholarship Recipients
MSFS is proud to welcome six recipients of the Oxenstierna Scholarship this year. This scholarship was established by David Oxenstierna (F ’87, MSFS ’89) to support MSFS students. Read below to learn about this exceptional students and welcome them to our community! Megan Collins Megan Collins is a first-year MSFS candidate from Trumbull, Connecticut. Megan
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Inaugural Gracias Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients Share Their Hopes for Ukraine and Visions for the Future
“No one could have expected that the course of our life would have changed like the snap of a finger — the moment we all woke up on the morning of the twenty-fourth of February when the war started,” reflects Kyryl Myronenko (SFS’26). “But because of the extremely generous scholarship my fellow classmates and I
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MSFS Student Leads DEI Initiatives as DIG President
MSFS would like to extend a congratulations to Brian Castro, the new president for student-led organization Diversity and Inclusion at Georgetown (DiG)! We sat down with Brian to learn more about his past, upcoming DiG activities and initiatives, and how students can get more involved in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their Georgetown
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2022 Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Reflect on Summer Internships in Public Service
The Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative (PSI) provides “exceptional SFS sophomore and juniors” with the opportunity to explore careers in public service. Through hands-on experience, funding support and personalized mentorship and coaching, each cohort of Pelosi Scholars has the chance to cultivate their professional skillset and build a strong network of public service practitioners. Named for Paul
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Student Spotlight: Anaga and Kavya
Did you know that 95% of MSFS students intern over the summer? But what about the remaining 5%? One other popular option is enhancing language abilities. Ability to converse in foreign languages is essential to a successful career in international affairs. Therefore, proficiency in English and one other language is a program requirement here at MSFS. In addition
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Alumni Spotlight: Foluyinka Fakoya (GHD’19)
Prior to joining GHD, Foluyinka Fakoya (GHD’19) worked in the international education field for three years, first as a public school teacher in her home country Nigeria, then at The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre, where she conducted policy research on the Nigerian education system and supported program intervention scale-up. She now serves as an Advocacy Specialist
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Student Spotlight: Caleb Diamond
Next up in our Summer Student Spotlight Series, we talk to rising second-year Caleb Diamond. Caleb is concentrating in Global Politics and Security (GPS). Within his concentration, his research interests include conflict management, stabilization operations, and collective security. Before starting at MSFS, Caleb worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank in
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Student Spotlight: Therese McCarry
For our Summer Student Spotlight series, we check in with MSFS students all over the world to see what they are up to this summer. First up, we check in with Therese McCarry, who received a fellowship which took her across the world to Nepal. Therese McCarry (MSFS ’23) is expanding her MSFS studies in
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Abdul-Washeru Alhassan (GHD’23) Selected as a Frédéric Bastiat Fellow
The Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to graduate students around the world attending graduate degree programs in a variety of fields including economics, law, political science, and public policy. The Mercatus Center, based out of George Mason University, is considered the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas. With a
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SSP Recommended Reading, Summer 2022
Every year, we ask the SSP community what books they would recommend to students who want to keep their minds busy over the summer. For 2022, we asked our faculty (both core and adjunct) for their recommendations. The only rule? It has to be related to security in some way. Looking for even more reading