Juan E. Ugarriza, Class 4 (2005-2007) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Juan E. Ugarriza graduated in 2007 with a master’s degree in Global History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following his graduation, he went on … Read more
Isabelle Michaud-Letourneau, Class 5 (2006-2008) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Isabelle Michaud-Létourneau graduated in 2008 with a Master’s in Public Health (Maternal and Child Health) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and four graduate … Read more
Bautista Logioco, Class 1 (2002-2004) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Bautista Logioco was in the very first cohort of Rotary Peace Fellows, choosing to study international development policy at Duke University in 2002. Since then, he has focused his … Read more
“Chance favors only the prepared mind” Louis Pasteur From Yared: AFE at the Fund for Peace and beyond My 12-year professional career in the field of Environment and Energy has shown me the important contribution of these … Read more
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” by Mexan … Read more
From Scarlett: Innovation, Resource Mobilization and La Vida Mejor – An Applied Field Experience in Uruguay I’m not going to say North Carolina barbecue was the main incentive, but it wasn’t not part of my reasoning. Applying for the … Read more
Connecting the dots: Innovation for closing social gaps by Diana Quintero Giraldo I am the second generation of a low-income rural family that migrated to the city to increase their opportunities. My family origins have given me a deep … Read more
From Philile: Why, how, what – the questions shaping my Applied Field Experience and path to impact The Why I was first introduced to the concept of the Why during an Innovation and Entrepreneurship class I took in Spring … Read more
From Larissa: Remote from Durham, two dream internships! I arrived in Durham, North Carolina in January 2021, one semester after the Master’s Program in International Development Policy (MIDP) had started. During the fall of 2020 I studied from home in … Read more
Peacebuilding through education innovation for women leaders worldwide By Amanda Luz When I came to the U.S. to study how education and technology could better support people to collaborate and transform their communities, I certainly couldn’t imagine how urgent … Read more