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.

  

Emmery Brakke ’22 MPA reflects on her time as a graduate student and how she uses the skills she gained from the Brown MPA program in her role as a Legislative Fiscal Analyst for the State of Rhode Island, Senate Fiscal Office.
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Natalia Brusco ’22 MPA shares her experience in the Brown MPA program and how it contributed to success in her career as an Analyst for Pallas Advisors. 
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Ben Frigon ’22.5 shares his experience as a Watson Senior Fellow Student Liaison as well as his work on human rights, diversity and inclusion. 
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William Wang ’19 MPA reflects on his MPA Policy-In-Action Consultancy and how it contributed to his success in his public service career.
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On Wednesday, February 9, Zanagee Artis and Jeff Colgan attended a 3rd-grade classroom at the Croft School in Providence, Rhode Island, to discuss Zanagee's book, A Kids Book About Climate Change, and the effects of climate change on their community. 
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Erin Wurtemberger ’19 reflects on her MPA consultancy in Washington D.C. and how the experience has since helped her to lead a successful career in government consulting.
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In the pursuit of honoring international human rights, post-conflict rehabilitation and international public service, Mariana Villar ’22 spent the summer of 2021 researching Tuberculosis in Peru and the impact a diagnosis has on the patient's caregiver. Through the Watson Institute's Marla Ruzicka International Fellowship, Villar was able to conduct her research on-site in Peru.
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Alex Barba ’18 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as the Director of Colorado Outbreak Response Coordination for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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