Monthly Archives: July 2017
Scholar Aneri Pattani Finds ‘Striking’ Stories, Inspiring People on Global Reporting Trip
Aneri Pattani’s first foray into international reporting was eye opening, motivating, and unforgettable. The recent Northeastern graduate spent a week in June traveling across Liberia with New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof, taking sharp note of his interviewing skills and pursuing a variety of stories—including those tied to her particular interest in global health. She […]
Scholar Amina Ly Earns the Udall Scholarship
Amina Ly recalled that growing up, her father would share stories of his own childhood in rural Mauritania, in West Africa, and his village’s thriving agriculture-based economy. But when she visited the village for the first time when she was 8 years old, she was shocked to find that the once fertile land had grown […]