Fourth-year College student Reedy Swanson is one of 12 students nationwide to receive a research fellowship from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for next year, the University announced yesterday.
The Carnegie Endowment, based in Washington, D.C., promotes research and education in the fields of international relations and U.S. foreign policy, according to its website. About 225 nominated students competed for the 12 spots.
Swanson will work for the South Asia program as a Carnegie Fellow, where he will serve as a research assistant to the endowment's senior associates.
Swanson's thesis advisor, Politics Prof. Deborah Boucoyannis, said in an email yesterday he was an "ideal research assistant" and had an impressive academic record.
"One of the most impressive qualities observed in my cooperation with him is the steep progress Swanson makes over short amounts of time in his research," Boucoyannis said. "He is also broadly educated and very intellectual."
Swanson is majoring in Politics Honors, which he said assisted him in securing the fellowship. "Being in Politics Honors has helped me develop as a student by requiring us to constantly analyze and criticize major works in political science," he said. "I am interested in the way that all moving parts in a society work together, [and] politics is one of the best ways to step back and get the full picture."
At the University, Swanson is an Echols Scholar, a member of the Raven Society and Phi Beta Kappa, and serves as Head Resident of the Lawn.
After completing his fellowship, Swanson plans to attend law school and possibly pursue a career in international affairs.
-compiled by Liz Heifetz
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