Rafaela Uzan, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to join the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Uzan is just one of 16 students who were chosen from hundreds of applications submitted from participating colleges and universities nationwide.
“My long-term goal is to work at the intersection of academia, policy and journalism,” said Uzan, who is the 15th Cornellian to be honored since 2000. “Working as a Junior Fellow for the Europe Program next year will equip me with the knowledge, tools and experience necessary to set these goals in motion.”
“Rafaela stood out in the endorsement process due to her incredible depth of academic and lived knowledge of European Politics,” said Krista Saleet, Cornell's director of Student and Campus Life initiatives and employment experiences and director of national fellowships advising, whose office helped process and endorse Uzan’s application. “Her experience has perfectly situated her to contribute to the Carnegie's mission at this unique moment in international politics.”
A double major in government and German Studies with minors in history and European Studies, Uzan was raised in a Franco-American household in Paris. She began studying German at an early age before participating in homestays and trips to Berlin, Leipzig, Vienna and Hamburg during her high school career.
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