Student and Alumni Stories

Yomaira Lopez, M.A., Class of 2018

Yomaira joined the American Graduate School in Paris after what had already been a very international experience that had taken her from her native Dominican Republic to the US.

After doing the last part of her secondary education in the US she completed her Bachelor’s degree at the College of Holy Cross in Massachusetts, where she ...

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Olivier Sempiga, Ph.D. Candidate, Class of 2019

"My educational journey is full of adventures and stories that led me from my native Rwanda to Zimbabwe, to England, South Korea, and finally France, where I am completing my Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy at the American Graduate School in Paris.

After studying philosophy and humanities at an undergraduate level in Zimbabwe and ...

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Student Story: Emirjona Cake, Ph.D. Candidate

My name is Emirjona Cake and I am a recent PhD candidate at the American Graduate School in Paris. Most of my research and focus has revolved around Middle East state-building, particularly in relation to Sykes-Picot and the current upheavals in Iraq and Syria. I joined AGS because I was looking for a program that incorporates International Relations with ...

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Matthew Bentley, M.A., Ph.D., Class of 2004

I grew up in a middle-class suburban home in the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. With dozens of interests but no specific career goal at the time I enrolled to study economics and finance at Western Sydney University, earning my Bachelor degree in 1996. The degree included a one-year exchange program at the State University of ...

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Alumna Fazola Nasretdinova to Present her AGS Master's Research at UC Berkeley, US

Fazola Nasretdinova (M.A., Class of 2017) has been accepted to present her AGS Master’s research at two upcoming conferences: the “Tenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses”, to be held at the University of Berkeley, United States on April 20-21, 2018, and the “Eleventh Global Studies Conference”, to be held at the University of Granada, ...

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Elena Laidler-Zettelmeyer, M.A., Class of 2012

After finishing my undergraduate studies in Germany I did internships with a member of the European Parliament in Brussels, the regional representation of the European Commission in Bonn and a member of the German Parliament in Berlin. I had already been interested in political sciences in general, with a particular interest in ...

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Sarah Ayewah, M.A., Class of 2011

"As a Nigerian, my motivation to study International Relations was a desire to find solutions to the intricate problems of my country and contribute to its development and good governance. I moved to Paris to pursue this goal, obtaining a BA in International Economics at the American University of Paris before attending the American Graduate School ...

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Megan Pritchard, M.A., Class of 2017

Megan Pritchard started her academic journey in the State of Washington, studying Foreign Affairs and French at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma with the overall goal of working for the US State Department as a Foreign Service officer. She then spent a couple of years living in France as a study abroad student and ...

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Veronica Perez, M.A., Class of 2016

“Upon graduating with my Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the American Graduate School in Paris, I joined the AmeriCorps national service, where I served as a Language Acquisition Aide in Washington, D.C., working with recently migrated students. I was specifically placed to work with migrated populations because of my international background and ...

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Jay Wagamon, M.A., Class of 2006

“I joined AGS largely to build an education platform to help make positive changes in the world. The motivations have not changed, but I am no longer naive to the difficulties of fostering change and the many forces that fight progressive reforms. In my career, I have done my best to remain politically agnostic while fostering ...

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