Global and Comparative Education

GCE Alumni Testimonials

Read testimonials from alumni of the GCE/IEPA MA program. Read more testimonials from students and alumni of the GCE PhD program.

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Mansoor Aslam Rathore, IEPA MA, 2020

Prior to 海角乱伦社区, I was fortunate to work in the education space as a researcher and consultant, which give me a wide range of experiences in this field. Right after my undergraduate, I initiated a baseline survey across rural schools in Pakistan for a randomized control trial that attempted to

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Hannah Johnstone, ICE MA, 2020

My passion for international education began in university. I had chosen to go to China for my undergraduate studies without speaking a word of Mandarin Chinese. Being thrown into an environment where I was suddenly illiterate and couldn鈥檛 express myself instilled in me a whole new appreciation for

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Isabel Sacks, ICE MA, 2019

One of the central factors in my choice to pursue a Master鈥檚 in education was impact. When I think of the impact I hope to have, I think of social impact (I would imagine this might be different for some fields - impact might mean innovation, scientific discoveries, influencing the direction of a

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Sebasti谩n Guevara, IEPA MA, 2019

My parents are educators. Since I was young, they rooted interest in education on me, a curiosity towards how learning can improve our realities. As an undergrad, I majored in Political Science at ITAM, in Mexico City, and I began researching the Mexican education system. The more I learned about it

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Darion Aaron Wallace, IEPA MA, 2019

As I was explaining the graduate programs that I had been accepted to during a university鈥檚 MA admit day, an undergraduate student asked me 鈥渨hat is your philosophy of education?鈥. After giving an answer that I was not completely satisfied with this question illusively sat with me as I entered

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Xuemin Zhao, IEPA MA, 2019

As a student who majored in Communications and Journalism in college, I have been frequently asked why chose to switch to education for graduate study. My answer to this question has always been the same: because of my experience working as a journalist.

When I was interning at People鈥檚 Daily, I

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Joanna Shruti Sundharam, IEPA MA, 2019

In 2013, I started my journey in the education-social development space as a Teach for India fellow. I spent 2 years teaching a class of 40 bright-eyed girls in a government school located in New Delhi. As a teacher in the school, I got an insider's view of how government policy influences the

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Hechunzi Wang, ICE MA, 2018

I came to 海角乱伦社区 and the Graduate School of Education with an aspiration. As a student majoring in Chinese (specialty in Sino-foreign culture exchange), I鈥檝e often been asked why I chose to study education in graduate school. My answer is simple and always remains the same: changing the world and

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