Aerin Lee, University of Chicago
Aerin is a rising fourth year at the University of Chicago. She is majoring in East Asian Languages and Civilizations with a focus in Korea and Japan, and she is minoring in English and Creative Writing with a focus in fiction writing. She is particularly interested in thinking critically about history, as she believes that […]
Connor LaMastra, Northwestern University
Linkedin My name is Connor LaMastra, and I am a rising senior at Northwestern University. I’m majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Institutions. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. I am on the varsity Swimming and Diving team at Northwestern after recently transferring from Dartmouth College, where I was a member of […]
Samuel Kleven, Whitman College
Sam Kleven is currently a junior at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Philosophy. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sam’s passion for politics was kindled through a mixture of vigorous reading, podcast-listening, and observing the many policy failures afflicting his home town. He has taken a strong […]
Michelle Hung, University of Pennsylvania
Michelle Hung is from Tustin, California and currently an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Political Science and minoring in German and Religious Studies. Throughout her academic career, she became interested in foreign policy issues pertaining to nuclear proliferation, Middle East strategy and the intersection between religion and politics. On campus, Michelle is […]
Alexandria Ho, Harvard University
Alexandria (she/her/hers) was born in Vietnam and immigrated to St. Louis when she was 14 years old in 2016. She is currently a first year at Harvard College, majoring in History and Literature with a minor in either Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights or Educational Studies. When not spending all her free time plotting out story ideas and making Spotify playlists, […]
Simon Gilbert, Claremont McKenna College
Linkedin Born and raised in Los Angeles, Simon chose to remain in Southern California by attending Claremont McKenna College, where he is a senior studying History and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Passionate about economic history, Simon has spent time researching the intersection between development, immigration, and diplomacy. An ardent believer in fiscal transparency, Simon is […]
Myles Gibbons, Columbia University
Myles Gibbons graduated with a BA in Chinese language from Bates College in 2017. He spent the next two years working and studying in Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea. Myles returned to the US in 2020 to pursue an MA in East Asian Regional Studies at Columbia University which he completed in 2021. In […]
Isa Gerondelis, Barnard College
Linkedin Isa is a rising senior at Barnard College majoring in Sociology and minoring in Environmental Science and Science and Public Policy. Sociology and public health courses have driven her to become passionate about health inequalities, the lack of access to care, and the unequal systems that shape our current healthcare system. Isa plans to […]
Sarah Gellman, University of Michigan
Linkedin Sarah Gellman is from Buffalo, New York, and is currently a sophomore at the University of Michigan. Her passion for politics and public policy stems from discussions with her family and studying political theory. She is passionate about environmental activism and has been a leader and member of various organizations both in high school […]
Sarah Geary, George Washington University
Linkedin Sarah Geary (she/her) is a sophomore at George Washington University, originally hailing from southern New Hampshire. She is majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution, and she plans to double-minor in History and Arabic Studies. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans to attend law school. Her interests in foreign affairs […]