Berkley Center

Mary Breen was an undergraduate student in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, class of 2019, with a major in science, technology, and international affairs with a concentration in security studies. Beginning in high school, Mary discovered her passion for tutoring adult immigrants in English as a second language in her hometown of Ambler, Pennsylvania. At Georgetown, Mary delved deeper into this rewarding work as a tutor for the D.C. Schools Project through the Center for Social Justice. In 2016, Mary participated in the Kino Border Immersion, an alternative break trip to the Arizona-Mexico border that explores the complexity and importance of immigration. A member of the inaugural class of the SFS Undergraduate Scholars Program, Mary conducted research and interviews for the Center for Latin American Studies. With a passion for understanding migration, in 2017 Mary conducted research along the Dominican Republic-Haiti border through the Berkley Center's Education and Social Justice Summer Research Project.

Nichloas Na was an undergraduate student in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, class of 2018, majoring in international political economy with a certificate in international development. Nick found his passion for international education in Clarkston, Georgia, through a high school refugee tutoring ministry in which he worked with children from Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea, Bhutan, and Nepal. During his high school summers, Nick also engaged the Navajo community in New Mexico in education advocacy. At Georgetown, he was involved in the DC Schools Project, which partners with DC’s immigrant community in English-language learning access. As a 2017 Education and Social Justice Fellow, Nick conducted research on the challenges and opportunities First Nations students face in elite institutions in Sydney, Australia.

Anastasia Sendoun was a member of Georgetown College class of 2018, majoring in government and Spanish. Originally from Chicago, she became interested in education after working with the D.C. Schools Project, a Center for Social Justice program that engages with D.C.’s immigrant community to provide tutoring and English-language access. During the summer of 2016, she had the opportunity to intern at the D.C. State Board of Education, where she was able to learn more about education policymaking at both the local and federal level. Her passion for social justice work and international affairs led to an interest in international education research. During summer 2017, Anastasia conducted research in Ukraine through the Berkley Center's Education and Social Justice Research Project.