Global Fellows in Washington, D.C. is an innovative fellowship program designed to equip University of Maryland undergraduate students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience necessary to become leaders in our increasingly globalized society.
New Global Fellows Concentration
We are happy to announce our new Global Fellows concentration, "Strategic Thinking, AI, & Innovation Power"! This course explores the U.S. innovation ecosystem in the context of world affairs across industry, academia, government, and venture; examines the fundamentals of strategic analysis, and studies cases in innovation power and tech strategy. Throughout the course, AI will be used as the base case and the most important general purpose technology of our day.
Alum Internship Experience: Central Japan Rail & Northeast Maglev
Kai Toppa (Alum '23, Global branch, US Diplomacy) in front of the SCMAGLEV train on its track near Tokyo. With max speeds over 300mph, the SCMAGLEV will service passengers in central Japan and between DC-Baltimore in the future! Kai had the opportunity to ride the train during his Summer 2023 internship with Central Japan Rail (JRC) and Northeast Maglev.
Fall 2023 Kickoff!
The UMD Fellows Program welcomed new students on Friday, Sep. 8, at its annual Kickoff. Students gathered to learn about the program, meet their cohort, chat with program staff, and connect with alums of the program. Three alums, Jessica (Preusch) Weinberg, (Te-hsuan) Jonathan Lee, and Ashwin Suryavanshi, spoke about their experience in the program. Energetic networking swept the ballroom after the talks concluded. The Kickoff marked the beginning of a promising year for students.
New Foreign Service Officer!
Congratulations to Gabriel Wach on his swearing in ceremony as a new Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State, Feb. 24th, 2023! Gabriel was a Global Fellow in 2018, as well as a Gilman Scholar, College Park Scholar, and part of the UGST Dean's Advisory Council. He graduated with a Government & Politics degree in 2019!
Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy (STEP) Minor Collaboration
The new STEP Minor and Global/Federal Fellows are highly synergistic programs, providing an integrated opportunity to gain deeper knowledge about the relationships among science, technology and society as well as a meaningful, related internship experience. Thus, the Global/Federal Fellows Program courses can count for your STEP minor electives (and vice versa)!
Honors Global Communities Collaboration
Announcing the exciting collaboration between Honors Global Communities and Global/Federal Fellows--providing students with an integrated, deep understanding of global connections and experiences. Global/Federal Fellows completes the Honors GC Internship Track Requirement, with a fall seminar taught by an expert practitioner combined with a spring internship!
Global Fellows alumna (Critical Regions and International Relations 2018) Sarah Ahmed received the 2021 Charles B. Rangel Fellowship to begin a career as a diplomat following the completion of an International Development degree. Thank you to our Critical Regions instructor, Danusia Hubah, for being an incredible professor and mentor to all our Critical Regions students!
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