#WeAreElliott: Kelsey Rasband
Kelsey Rasband is a second-year graduate student studying International Affairs with a concentration in global gender policy. She received her bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies/Arabic with a minor in International Development at Brigham Young University. She is interested in gender issues, particularly gender-based violence and gender and security, especially in Middle Eastern and Latin … Continue reading #WeAreElliott: Kelsey Rasband...
#IncomingElliott: Yovela Debesay
Yovela Debesay is a recent graduate from the preeminent University of South Florida. She earned concurrent degrees in Economics and International Studies with a minor in Public Service and Leadership. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, but her family is originally from Eritrea. Her involvement in leadership roles during her time at USF … Continue reading #IncomingElliott: Yovela Debesay...
#ElliottProud: Alan Orquiza
Alan Orquiza graduated from the Elliott School of International Affairs in 1992 with a B.A. in International Affairs and a minor in German Languages and Literature. From 1990-1991, he was a junior year exchange student at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg, Bamberg Germany. All ten of his courses were taught in German! As a result … Continue reading #ElliottProud: Alan Orquiza...
#WeAreElliott: Celina Pouchet
What path led you to apply to graduate school? Why did you pick the Elliott School? I graduated in Spring 2019 and had decided to take a break before researching which graduate program to apply to. I knew I wanted to attend a school in DC, so I ended up applying to a few M.A. … Continue reading #WeAreElliott: Celina Pouchet...
Preparing Students for Competent, Compelling, and Compassionate Careers
This post, written by Laila Sorurbakhsh, Associate Director of the Master of International Policy and Practice Program, is a companion piece for her article Translating Social Science Skill Sets for Careers Beyond Academic. Students of international affairs learn quickly that inclusive approaches to policymaking are often the most successful. Deriving skills from anthropological studies, political … Continue reading Preparing Students for Competent, Compelling, and Compassionate Careers...
#ElliottProud: Rachel Dyl
Describe your current position and what made you interested in applying? I currently work as an International Project Coordinator at the Education Development Center (EDC). I began working at EDC as an intern during my first semester of grad school where I helped with business development for the English for Latin America program. Following the … Continue reading #ElliottProud: Rachel Dyl...
#WeAreElliott: Aaron Irion
When did you realize you wanted an international career? What led you to choose the Elliott School? It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when, but from a very early age I was interested in international affairs. When I reflect on the events that informed my politics and trajectory, they are almost all international-adjacent. The U.S.-led interventions … Continue reading #WeAreElliott: Aaron Irion...
#IncomingElliott: Yihong Zhang
Yihong (Peter) Zhang is an incoming Master of Arts in European and Eurasian Studies (EES) student at the Elliot School, concentrating in areas of Russian and Eastern European studies. Yihong received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in international relations and Russian from the University of Rochester in 2022. He is particularly interested in the cultural … Continue reading #IncomingElliott: Yihong Zhang...
#ElliottProud: Kayla Adams
Kayla Adams is a Program Analyst at the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Office of Equity and Civil Rights. She holds an M.A. in International Affairs with a focus on Conflict and Conflict Resolution from the George Washington’s Elliott School of International Affairs and a B.A in Political Science and International Studies from the … Continue reading #ElliottProud: Kayla Adams...
#WeAreElliott: Crystal Lee
Crystal Lee is pursuing a Master of Arts in Global Communication. Crystal is currently a Public Information Intern at the United Nations’ Department of Peace Operations. Previously, she was a Community Engagement Intern at the International Rescue Committee, where she contributed to the organization’s office expansion plan and researched the role of the media in … Continue reading #WeAreElliott: Crystal Lee...
#ElliottProud: John Chrobak
John Chrobak is a Research Program Assistant for the Illiberalism Studies Program. He has an M.A. in International Affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs with a specialization in U.S. Foreign Policy and Eurasian Politics. His work has focused particularly on regional politics and security in Eurasia as well as the use of social … Continue reading #ElliottProud: John Chrobak...
#ElliottProud: Jim Giguere
Jim Giguere graduated from the Elliott School in 2013 with an M.A. in International Affairs and a concentration in U.S. Foreign Policy. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 2008, and then traveled to Gifu City, Japan where he lived and worked for two years. He moved to Washington, D.C. and began his … Continue reading #ElliottProud: Jim Giguere...