Student Experience

The Watson Institute houses several undergraduate and graduate programs that take an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to policy-relevant learning in the social sciences. Our programs are designed to inspire today’s engaged scholars and creative thinkers to become tomorrow’s leaders in international and public affairs.

  

Jade Borgeson ’16 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as Policy Advisor to the Governor in the Office of Governor Gina Raimondo in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Fritz Bondoa ’16 MPA discusses his experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared him for his position as Management Consultant in Change Management and Strategic Communications for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington D.C.
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Yixuan Shao ’16 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as Program Assistant of Global Partnerships and Liaison for United Nations Development Program in Beijing, China.
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Kanika Gandhi ’15, ’16 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as Policy Specialist for National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C.
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