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Public Speaking for A Globalized World

Published 11/05/2022 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Namra Zulfiqar | 11/05/2022

In Summer 2019, I worked with the Yale International Relations Association and Pegasus-Alpha Partners Education on a cultural exchange program. Through the Model United Nations Education program in the Yale International Relations Association, we partnered with a local organization to teach middle school students from throughout China Model U.N. skills.

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Researching Economic Development through Access to Finance

Published 11/06/2022 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Namra Zulfiqar | 11/06/2022

Living in the U.S., I, as well as many of my peers, see other countries, especially those outside of North America and Europe as extremely foreign, cultures that are almost incompatible with our own. Spending two months not simply attending a study abroad program, but working and living as an adult in a country that seemed worlds away from my own made me realize how alike we all are to one another regardless of the thousands of miles and arbitrary borders that separate us from one another.

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Unmasking American Exceptionalism

Published 11/07/2022 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Haeeun (Blessing) Jee | 11/07/2022

After the mid-March breakout of COVID-19 in Spain and my rushed, multi-layover, 23-hour journey back to the United States, I did not know when I would again be on an airplane. And yet, in the beginning of August [2020], I was on my way to South Korea, seated one seat away from the next passenger. While the risks of traveling are significant during these uncertain times, my grandfather was very sick and my family was unsure of the next time we would get to see him, so we made the decision to visit.

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Princeton in Beijing

Princeton in Beijing

Published 11/07/2022 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Caoimhe Boyle | 11/07/2022

I was thousands of miles from home for the longest period of time I’ve ever been away from my family. Although I struggled at times with this distance, by the end of the program I was glad to have taken on the challenge of actually leaving home (not just going to school one hour away.)

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A Moroccan Summer

Published 11/07/2022 in Scholar Travel Stipend
Written by Francis Poon | 11/07/2022

Part of traveling means taking an unexpected path. In fact, the root of the word “travel” means “travail” — a sometimes laborious and even painful effort. Traveling shouldn’t just be a prescribed, smooth-sailing itinerary.

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Angela She

Dr. Angela She: Career Pathways in Biotech

Published 09/16/2020 in Alumni Features
Written by Angela She | 09/16/2020

The Biotechnology industry generates $140 billion in revenue every year, and currently, U.S. biotech firms employ 1.66 million people. With an ever-increasing need for rapid innovation, the demand for skilled professionals in this industry will continue to rise. But what types of jobs or careers are out there in the field? We caught up with Dr. Angela She, MS '08, to help answer this question.

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