The 1974 Peru Seminar’s Continuing Connections
Fifty years on from the 1974 Peru Seminar, participants look back and consider how that adventure in South America forged lasting connections and shaped their lives.
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As one of the “International 50,” Beloit College is recognized as one of the leading colleges in preparing American students for international service, diplomacy, and scholarship.
What do our students do with the international relations major?
Our graduates have had many opportunities to practice what they have learned. In the past five years, Beloit students have gone on to graduate programs at Johns Hopkins, George Washington University, Tufts University, the University of Maryland, Oxford, and the University of Iowa Law School. Many have earned doctorate degrees and are in the academic profession.
Others have moved into the business world and are executives in corporations both in the U.S. and overseas. A significant number are in government agencies. We have had at least two alumni serve as ambassadors and many more in high level State Department positions and other government executive departments. Some have become journalists, among them is a woman who directs the PBS News Hour.
One alumnus is an international consultant specializing in developmental and environmental issues in East Africa. Another alumnus is a successful jewelry designer and manufacturer. He believes his education in international relations prepared him beautifully for life.
Stories
Virgil Abloh Foundation names Athiththan Selvendran ’14 as chief creative officer
Athiththan Selvendran ’14, who studied international relations and entrepreneurship at Beloit College, shares, “My desire is to build pathways that allow all young people to dream, seek, and believe in their visions … with the ultimate goal of self-expression within any discipline without limitations.”
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Alumn Jérémy Jessin ’18 earns PhD in Geography
His research focused on the operationalization of the “resilience concept” in regards to risk management of natural hazards in the islands of French Polynesia.
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The Bahamas-to-Beloit Connection
Top high school graduates from The Bahamas have been enriching the Beloit College community since they started enrolling consistently in the 1980s. The connection between the college and this small island nation is far from coincidental.
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Students received career advice from alumni
Lirio Hittle’86 and Samir Goswami’98 visited Beloit College on September 12-13 to participate in classes and offer professional advice. Students were particularly interested in careers in diplomacy, security, climate policy and advocacy, foreign policy, international law, human rights, and international development.
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A moment of clarity above Gaza
Taylor Luck’07 lives in and reports from the Middle East. His 17 years there have been marked by wars, refugee crises, and extremism, but he has also found generosity, dignity, and hope, reinforcing his faith in our common humanity and borderless values. His stories provide a personal perspective on events in the region. Here is one of them.…
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Pathways to Public Service
While the notion of public service may seem quaint in this time of deep partisan divisions, the careers of these four alumni prove that there are many ways to work for the collective public good, and that the liberal arts and a Beloit education have always been invaluable preparation for that work.
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