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Our Alum of the Month feature highlights the impact that studying abroad has had on the careers of alumni. Read more about the varied career paths that alumni have taken since studying abroad. Check back monthly to catch each new posting.

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Merrill Scholar Emerges as Global Storyteller—Alum of the Month Jimmie Briggs

Meet Jimmie Briggs (IES Abroad Vienna | 1989) a gifted storyteller and humanitarian. Jimmie was pre-med at Morehouse and pre-accepted to Harvard Medical school, he spent a semester in Vienna after receiving a Charles Merrill Jr. Scholarship. Vienna changed Jimmies trajectory, he decided not to pursue medicine but journalism. Witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the fall of Eastern Europe had a profound effect on his life.

Post by IES Abroad
May 18, 2020
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Forgoing a Fashion Career to Work Toward Ending Poverty – Alum of the Month Jamila White

Meet Jamila White (IES Abroad Dijon, 2005), the Senior Africa Representative for Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians who partner with communities, corporations and governments to transform lives around the world by alleviating suffering, poverty, and oppression to help people build secure, productive and just communities.

In March of 2019, IES Abroad invited Jamila to speak at our Global Speakers Series in Washington, D.C. We recently caught up with Jamila to learn about her current work at Mercy Corps, as well as how her time abroad continues to influence her life and career.

Post by Dawn DeBoard
April 21, 2020
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Infusing the French Connection—Alum of the Month Jose Campos

Meet Jose Campos (IES Abroad Nantes, 2011) a business owner inspired through his time in Nantes led him to travel the world and infuse his French connection with his everyday life. Read on to learn more about Jose and how studying abroad inspired his life.

Post by IES Abroad
February 20, 2020
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Embracing the Unfamiliar in Freiburg—Alum of the Month Lauren Byrnes

Meet Lauren Byrnes (IES Abroad Freiburg, 2011) a Biologist who reflects on how her study abroad in Freiburg seeded the courage she needed to enter into the unknowns of biology and make new discoveries. Read on to learn more about Lauren and how studying abroad shaped her life.

Post by IES Abroad
January 24, 2020
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An 'Ah Ha' Moment in Beijing Ignites Entrepreneurial Spirit—Alum of the Month Marcus Davis

Meet Marcus Davis (IES Abroad Beijing, 2005) CEO of Jupiter 20 Ltd., an Urban Planning and Public Policy major who studied abroad in China and returned to the country that sparked his entrepreneurial spirit. Read on to learn about why Marcus credits starting his own business to his study abroad experiences.

Post by IES Abroad
December 12, 2019
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Turning Language Studies into a Career in Translation—Alum of the Month Christl Cozort

Meet Christl Cozort (IES Abroad Nantes, Fall 1984 | University of Virginia), Interpreter at the European Commission. Studying French language as an undergraduate, Christl's study abroad experience inspired and prepared her for a career with an international focus.

Post by IES Abroad
October 24, 2019

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