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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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Helping Others Discover Their Roots: Alum of the Month Rich Venezia

Meet Rich Venezia (IES Abroad Dublin, Fall 2010) Founder and Principal Genealogist at Rich Roots Genealogy, and our August Alum of the Month.

Post by Shaina Moran
August 29, 2017
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Preparing for Professional Success Through Study Abroad: Alum of the Month Elizabeth Souder

Meet Elizabeth Souder (Berlin | Academic Year 1996-97), Assistant Editorial Page Editor at "The Dallas Morning News", and our July Alum of the Month.

Post by Madeline Hahn
July 13, 2017
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Finding an LGBTQ+ Community Abroad: Alum of the Month Neal McKinney

In honor of LGBT Pride Month, we asked our June Alum of the Month Neal to open up on his experiences studying abroad in Barcelona as a queer student.

Post by IES Abroad
June 30, 2017

Gaining Independence Abroad: Alum of the Month Max Freeman

Meet Max Freeman, our June Alum of the Month! Read on to hear what Max has to say about study abroad, what it was like being a queer student abroad, and how his study abroad experience made him more independent.

Post by IES Abroad
June 30, 2017
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Coming Out While Studying Abroad: Alum of the Month Steve Streich

We were happy to chat with Steve Streich, our June Alum of the Month! Read on to learn about Steve’s adventures in Vienna, and what it was like for him to come out while studying abroad.

Post by IES Abroad
June 30, 2017

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