Archive: Student
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Student with Aspirations for Foreign Service Spends Year in Indonesia Practicing Foreign Policy
Unable to speak the language, Camille Bismonte (C’21) did not know that when she first travelled to Indonesia for eight weeks in the summer of 2018 that she would end up studying abroad there for the entirety of her junior year. Now in her second semester, the Boren Scholarship recipient has won a speech competition, represented the United States at the 12th Annual Bali Democracy Forum, and met the President of Indonesia.
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Working Toward Global Peace Goal of Rangel Fellowship Winner
Georgetown alumna Kawther Berhanu (C’19) received the prestigious 2020 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship to pursue a career in the Foreign Service, and work toward global peace. The fellowship will cover two years of graduate study, a Congressional fellowship, a U.S. embassy or consulate internship, as well as mentoring and professional development.
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Serious Talk About Comedy: Free Speech Project Hosts Pop Culture Reporter
Michelle Renslo (C’22) says an event on “Free Speech and Comedy” last night featuring Elahe Izadi, a stand-up comedian and Washington Post reporter, helped her understand the comedy world she hopes one day to join.
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Ning Bao (C’20) Wins Scholarship to Study Global Affairs in Beijing
Bao, a political economy major from Zhejiang Province in China, wants to build bridges between China and the Middle East.
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Dream Machine: Marshall Scholar Hopes to Use AI to Combat Climate Change
Sally Matson (C’20), a Georgetown senior who wants to use machine learning to combat climate change, is one of two Georgetown students named a 2020 Marshall Scholarship recipient.
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Georgetown Student Starts First-of-Its Kind Political Comedy Show
Alexandra Bowman (C’22), a passionate viewer of political late-night TV shows and the television offerings of Monty Python, decided to start her own political satire webseries – the first of its kind – at Georgetown. Though the student-run group is in its first semester, it has already released five episodes as of December 9th, and has a steadily growing staff.
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Student Gains Valuable Experience Working in France, Contributes to Better Community
Alero Oyinlola (C’22) has been passionate about economic development since before college. With the help of the Davis Fellowship Program, she was able to work with an underdeveloped community in France and develop her interest towards a lifelong career.
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Student Designs Better Way to Study Zebrafish
Alexander Brown (C’20) created a new product to help him research the brains of zebra fish. Due to the success of its design, further research on the neurobiology of zebra fish at Georgetown will be more streamlined and effective, and will aid in our understanding of the human brain.
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Georgetown Professor Launches Remembering YoU, a Community Archiving Initiative to Preserve Historic U-Street Neighborhood
Department of History Professor Ananya Chakravarti is working to preserve the rich history of one of Washington’s most culturally vibrant neighborhoods. She and Georgetown Professor Maurice Jackson have worked with students and various community partners to launch “Remembering YoU: A U Street Community Archiving Initiative” November 8 and 9 in the U Street neighborhood.
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Georgetown Student Worked to End Poverty in Mabule, Botswana
Mayesha Awal (C’20) traveled to Botswana as part of the Davis Fellows Program during the summer of 2019. Now that she is back, Awal is more motivated than ever to continue helping the people she met there.
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