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. 

Shashank Sreedharan ’17 MPA discusses his experience in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs MPA program and how it prepared him for his position as the Senior Research Associate of Financial Inclusion for LEAD at Krea University in Chennai, India.

When Brown’s campus closed on March 12 due to increasing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, students dispersed around the globe. Once classes resumed virtually, many students were tasked with continuing projects they had begun prior to this great change, grappling with familiar themes in unfamiliar formats. 

Three senior Development Studies Honors Students, Aubrey Calaway, Frishta Qaderi and Reda Semlani joined Professor Geri Augusto this spring to create a digital exhibit, "Development's Wayward Geographies," that showcases their research.

On March 12, in response to the growing spread of the coronavirus, President Paxson announced that for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, Brown classes would take place remotely. Classes were canceled for the week of March 16 to enable students living on campus or in Brown-owned properties to pack and leave and to give faculty time to transition their courses to remote learning.