Scholar Performance
Tessa was featured with her chamber group on the national radio program 'From the Top'.
Scholar Films
Harun's most recent film, In the Name of the Son, is based on his experiences growing up in wartime Bosnia
Suzanna Brickman
"If we accept realities such as poverty, hunger, and hopelessness, we are all less fortunate."
- Alumni of: 2002 Graduate Scholarship Program
- Hometown: Great Neck, NY
- Four-year College or University: Johns Hopkins University
- Graduate School: Stanford University
Biography
Suzanna Brickman has had a passion for politics since childhood, inspired by her two grandmother role models - one "the paradigm of a New York City progressive" and the other a civil rights activist who straddled two worlds, "her home, in which Spanish was the primary language, and the American culture into which she had been born."
Several recent experiences have influenced Suzanna's career goals. As a U.S. Senate intern, she spent many afternoons in the chamber's gallery, viewing the American political system at work. During her sophomore summer abroad in London, as she toured Parliament and saw the House of Commons in session, she began to understand "the dynamic web of international relationships and interdependence that has developed through history." She learned that "similar problems confront different governments" and "understood even more clearly the urgency of international solutions."
As a Latin American Studies minor, Suzanna has also made two academic visits to Cuba, which she calls "profoundly influential." The trips made her realize that she would like to "enter the world of politics through academic and diplomatic work with United States policy toward the region."
While at Johns Hopkins, she has been involved in a variety of community activities, including mentoring an inner-city adolescent girl and volunteering for a community kitchen that distributes food to AIDS patients. She has also been a campaign volunteer.
The events of September 11 and the fighting in Afghanistan have reinforced her interest in earning a graduate degree in international studies and her belief that "we cannot expect significant international communication without broad understanding of history and international relations theory."
While her undergraduate education has given her a firm grounding in those areas, Suzanna says she now needs to "build on that base and widen my lens, expand my understanding, and develop an expertise."
Suzanna received an MA from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a JD from Stanford with the support of the Foundation.
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