This past July, Northwestern Buffett sat down with undergrad Maria Beatriz Rocha (Weinberg, ’22) to discuss her experiences navigating the coronavirus pandemic as an international student. Originally from Portugal, Maria majors in Neuroscience and Global Health and is involved with numerous organizations and activities across campus, including Northwestern’s International Student Orientation. In our discussion Maria recounts her experiences adjusting to online classes; her journey back home to Portugal; her involvement in planning the first virtual iteration of International Student Orientation; and coping with the uncertainty of returning to the US in the fall. Read the full interview here.

The Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Office of International Relations invite Northwestern University faculty to express their interest in representing Northwestern University within the U7+ Alliance of World Universities working groups during the 2020-21 academic year.

Article written by the Buffett Institute's Keyman Program Director İpek Kocaömer Yosmaoğlu on the history linked to Aghia Sophia’s recent reconversion, current implications in Turkey and U.S. parallels is now available on Platform.