Carrie Barnett (CFI '09 Alumna) Wins Marshall Scholarship: Gervase Programs: Learning to Lead

Carolyn Barnett (Carroll Fellow ‘09) of Chapel Hill, N.C. has been selected as a recipient of the 2010 Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom next year.

Carrie, currently living in Cairo, is on a 12-month Fulbright scholarship studying advanced Modern Standard and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad. She joins 16 other Georgetown alumni who have been awarded Marshall Scholarships. As a Marshall scholar, Carrie plans to undertake two years of study at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, during which she will pursue a master of art degree in Islamic studies and a master of science in Middle East politics.

At Georgetown, Carrie served as editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs; president of Our Moment, a student organization devoted to international development issues; and a research assistant at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. She studied culture and politics and received a certificate in international development from the Walsh School of Foreign Service.