Friday, December 8, 2017

USC Dornsife senior named 2018 Marshall Scholar


Laura Paisley, news.usc.edu

Kwong image from entry, with caption: Jamie Kwong will use her Marshall Scholarship to pursue a PhD in war studies at King’s College London.

Excerpt:
The Pasadena, Calif., native will use the scholarship to build on her academic studies in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament with specialized training at King’s College London, where she will pursue a PhD in war studies. She is concurrently pursuing a Master’s in Public Diplomacy from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Kwong envisions a future career with the U.S. Department of State and Department of Energy, think tanks and nongovernmental organizations, where she can use her skills to mobilize efforts toward nuclear disarmament and play a key role in developing public policy to support it. The ultimate goal is something known as “global zero,” the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons systems. ...

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