Liz Garbus, a 1992 graduate of Brown University, initially saw herself pursuing a career in law. But as a semiotics and history student at Brown, she had long studied the ability of images to impart social, political, and emotional messages. So, inspired by the scenes she encountered working on a voter registration drive soon after graduation, she began pursuing filmmaking.

Toran Labhaya Seth is a Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) Scholar. The EDB Scholarship program sponsors undergraduate and graduate education to prepare Scholars to be leading thinkers to advance Singapore’s economy.

Catherine Tonsberg ’19 MPA discusses her experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared her for her position as a Policy Analyst in Regional and Community Outreach at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Daniel Fitzgerald ’20 MPA discusses his experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared him for his position as a Consultant in Federal Government Practice for ASR Analytics in Washington, D.C.

Hannah Sizelove was recently named a recipient of the Marla Ruzicka International Public Service Fellowship. The following spotlight delves into her experience interning at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center and is the first in a series of spotlights related to Watson student research and internship funding.