Our Students In Conversation. Explore Jun 04, 2021 Ashwin Mahadevan ’22 “My dad was the embodiment of service. If he went on a trip, he’d be the last person off of the airplane because he would help an elderly… May 25, 2021 Angela Evans MPP ’21 “‘What is your five-year plan?’ It’s one of life’s most stressful questions. My answer: ‘I’m not sure, but I know the best is yet to come… May 12, 2021 Melania Guerra Carrillo MPP ’21 “When I was five, my grandpa gave me a book about Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist who discovered the ancient city of Troy. I… May 04, 2021 Joshua Seawell MPA ’22 “Between having a Belgian mother and growing up on and around @usairforce bases all over Europe, I had a lot of exposure to slightly… Apr 23, 2021 Hua Qu MPP ’21 “When my husband was imprisoned in Iran, I became collateral damage of the great power games. Each time the U.S. policy on Iran seemed to… Apr 16, 2021 Francis Torres MPA ’22 “Hurricane Maria was a historic, once-in-a-century storm that decimated my home island of Puerto Rico. At the time, I was working as a… Apr 09, 2021 Oladoyin Phillips ’14, Ph.D./STEP “A few years ago, I was in a job I didn’t like. It led me to spend a lot of time reflecting, and I became more spiritual. In that process… Apr 02, 2021 Jacob Rob ‘21 “I’m in #ROTC. There’s 40 of us on campus, and if I’m honest, I’m viewed differently when I mention this affiliation as I think some… Mar 31, 2021 Philippa Haven MPA ’22 “When academics and policymakers employ economic theory, they typically assume a two-parent household, which is not the case for millions… Mar 12, 2021 Susan Ragheb MPA ’22 “I grew up very aware of my identity as an Arab American woman. When I lived in Egypt, I was the American girl. When I was in America, I… Mar 10, 2021 Jasman Singh ’23 I used to have a somewhat romantic idea of policymaking, believing top-down policy would create the most dramatic changes. I’ve always… Feb 26, 2021 María Luisa Zeta Valladolid MPA ’21 “I was curious about social issues from an early age, long wondering why some people had so little while others have a lot more. I am a… Feb 23, 2021 Carissa Gonzalez ’07 MPP ’21 “When 9/11 happened, I was just a kid. It was a shocking moment for all of America, making us question who we think we are as a people,… Feb 12, 2021 Ikenna Ugwu MPP '21 “As I was leaving my South Sudan office, I heard gunshots. It was on the eve of the war in 2016, and I was working for the … Feb 05, 2021 Alaina McGowen ’21 “In a weird way, protesting against the School has actually brought me closer to it. I was a student activist in the ‘Change WWS’ effort,… Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Last page Last »
