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June 3, 2010
International experiences as a student lead alumna to career in global development
Sarah Frazer's path to a career in global development began with travel experiences that exposed her to foreign policy and human rights issues.
May 28, 2010
Students spend summer researching communism in Bulgaria
Growing up in Bulgaria, Zhivko Illeieff, '11, listened to his grandparents' stories about life under a communist regime. This summer, he and Charles Mike, '11, will travel through Bulgaria capturing the stories of those who experienced the transition to democracy on film.
May 18, 2010
Famed Italian director brings flair to language classroom
During his visit this spring, acclaimed theater director Paulo Landi took on a new challenge: teaching conversational Italian.
May 7, 2010
Relationship with faculty mentor leads to collaborative research on the AIDS crisis in South Africa
A shared passion for issues of social justice and Africa drove Zoe Silverman, ’10, and leadership studies assistant professor Karen Zivi to conduct research on human rights and AIDS.
April 30, 2010
Earth Lodge resident cultivates passion for the environment
As an environmental studies and geography double major and resident of the Earth Lodge living-learning community, Asha Phadke, ’12, has cultivated her passion for the environment. This fall she’ll embark on a year-long study abroad trip to maximize her exposure to two very different landscapes.
April 28, 2010
Multicultural experiences empower student leader
Though she attends college in the same city where she grew up, Diana Trinh, '11, has friends from all over the world. Her involvement with Richmond's multicultural student body has empowered her to be a leader in campus internationalization.
March 29, 2010
Student's documentary encourages discourse about need for "transparent" democracies
After Mario Villalba, ’10, graduates, he’ll spend a year traveling through Peru screening the documentary he and four friends produced, hoping to encourage discourse about the need for greater individual representation in the world’s democracies.
International student set to begin career on Wall Street
Learning everything he could about the U.S. economic system and trading world helped senior Yang Wang land a position as a trading analyst working at Citigroup’s New York headquarters.
March 26, 2010
Science Scholar discovers life's calling during summer trip to Africa
Though she has always been interested in scientific research, it was an experience far outside the lab that helped Katie Nicholas, ’10, discover her future career aspirations in international humanitarian-based research.
March 22, 2010
Winners of international photo contest capture scenes around the world
Alumni, faculty, staff, international students, and study-abroad students submitted more than 240 photos to the annual Spiders Abroad Photo Contest. See some of the winning shots from around the world.