M.A. Global Policy candidate, Eric Bailey ’12, has arrived in Washington, DC where he will intern for the International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS). Eric has already been tasked to follow the latest news regarding threats directed at the 2012 Olympic Games. In addition to this research, he will help Professor Yonah Alexander, a Senior […]
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Below is a dispatch from Nairobi, Kenya by M.A. Global Policy candidate, Muna Abdullahi ’13, who will intern this summer at the Dadaab Refugee Camps. Muna’s reflections were initially posted at SPIA Abroad, a group internship blog. Dadaab Refugee Camps Internship By Muna Abdullahi Hello Everyone, I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself […]
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The School of Policy & International Affairs is pleased to announce that two MA Global Policy candidates – Eric Bailey ’12; and Kati Libby ’13 – have been awarded Graduate Trustee Tuition Scholarships. The awards, which pay a year’s tuition, are available on a competitive basis to students enrolled in graduate programs; all recipients are […]
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This past fall, Sara Randall (M.A. Global Policy/ International Environmental Policy ’12) began researching Canadian catch share programs under a Canadian-American Center Fellowship. This fellowship gives Sara the opportunity to explore the Canadian catch share fisheries management process with the hope that lessons learned from Canada can inform US fisheries management; Canada has 30 years […]
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By Nicholas DeHaas (M.A. Global Policy/International Security & US Foreign Policy ‘12) This summer I interned for 11 weeks in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Division at the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Washington, D.C. IRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization supporting democracy in more that 75 countries by “developing political parties, civic institutions, […]
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Richmond Dickey (M.A. Global Policy/International Trade & Commerce ’13) recently enjoyed a tremendous opportunity studying and interning in Aalen, Germany. While studying international business, he worked as a consultant for Sonplas GmbH, an automotive robotics test bench manufacturer, where his primary task was to conduct a market research study on the Canadian and American automotive […]
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Johanna Barrett (M.A. Global Policy/International Environmental Policy ‘12) will be a US State Department Intern at the US Mission in Leipzig Germany. This mission is the only branch of the State Department located in the former East Germany.
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Zachery Phillips (M.A. Global Policy/ International Trade & Commerce ’12) spent eleven weeks working with Golden State Foods (GSF) Australasia at their vegetable processing facilities in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. As the pioneer of the one-stop shopping system created for McDonald’s, GSF has emerged as the largest supplier to McDonald’s, providing a range […]
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By Kate Kirby M.A. Global Policy/International Environmental Policy ‘13 For the past two months, I have been working as a community engagement research assistant for the Orono Village Association, in conjunction with the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. On paper, my job is to implement the marketing action plan developed in year […]
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Last summer, Aditya Petwal (M.A. Global Policy/International Environmental Policy ‘12) interned with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in New York City. UNGC is a “strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.” Aditya […]
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