How to Get a Global Education

Saturday, April 11, 2015
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Speaker
Edith Bartley

Vice President, Government Affairs, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Presider
Charles Landow

Director, Education Content, Council on Foreign Relations

Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

Experts examine both traditional pathways in higher education as well as less traditional routes for students to learn about and prepare for careers in public and foreign policy as part of the 2015 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs.

The Conference on Diversity in International Affairs is made possible by the generous support of the Robina Foundation.

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