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IEW Profile: Camila Páez-Bernal

International Education Week (IEW) celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education are part of a joint initiative to promote programs that prepare Americans for the global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences. This IEW profile is part of a series during International Education Week from November 14 to 18, 2022.


Q: What is your name? 

Camila Páez-Bernal

Q: Where are you from?

Colombia

Q: What is your program? 

Political Science

Q: What is your school or department? 

School of Politics and Global Studies

Q: Who is your faculty chair or mentor? 

Dr. Magda Hinojosa

Q: As an international student can you indicate what type of funding you received from ASU’s Graduate College? 

Fulbright Foreign Student Fellowship

Q: How has this Graduate College funding impacted your studies, research and experience here at ASU?

It has made it possible for me to be at ASU, to earn my Ph.D., and have my spouse and kids with me in the United States. It has also allowed me to know Arizona – it's a beautiful place.

Q: When are you expected to graduate?

July 2024

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