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A conversation with Anthony Borgese

I loved Comparative Politics in high school and wanted to go into business to some degree, but just didn’t know how, I think that Huntsman has given me the opportunity to explore and figure out where I want to go – I realized that it was truly the best combination.…Read More

Virginity Testing in Morocco: Assault on Dignity, or a Shield Against Assault?

Samidha Sane February 29, 2020 Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca Morocco. Getty Images. CASABLANCA—Ibtissam remembers the laughter, the music, the henna-stained hands of the women lined up to welcome a newlywed couple in her neighbor’s home in Safi, a city in Western Morocco: “It felt like a party.” The negafa, a…Read More

Ripple Effect: How the Venezuelan Crisis is Impacting Colombia’s Economy and Foreign Relations

By Kelly Shen and Joshua Yang Edition by Shaila Lothe and Amjad Hamza Border Crossing Welcoming Venezuelan Immigrants into Colombia. Source: Wikimedia Commons. In the past two decades, under both President Hugo Chávez and President Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist Party, Venezuela has experienced mounting political and economic trouble…Read More

A conversation with Madeline Lau

By Mariana Velasco That is what is really cool about Huntsman – everyone is involved in different things. I think that we all pursue so many different things because we are very international and love to travel, so we have that ability to stray and try new things, but always…Read More

From Starter Nation to Start-Up Nation:

Transformations in the Israeli Economy By Ben Winer History of Comparative Capitalist Systems Introduction The rise of the Jewish nation state from the ashes of the Holocaust is an impressive historical feat that has captured the attention of the world. Within this stunning story lies a subplot no less transformative…Read More

A conversation with Raj Bagaria

There are some intricacies that you can only really see if you completely immerse yourself in local cultures – however that may be. The Huntsman Program is really good at encouraging that full immersion; not a lot of programs require you to study abroad for a semester to graduate or…Read More

A conversation with Aiden Reiter

"Being in Huntsman has really pushed me to see how the world works from a much more macro level perspective. The world is not only about business nor is it only about government, so I am glad that I got to explore both." Interview By: Mariana Velasco The Basics: Aiden…Read More

The Study of Motivation to Work in the Youth of Italy

Two people smiling and sitting at an outdoor table with a laptop, phone, and drinks. The setting is a historic square with a large, lit brick building in the background.

Matteo Brunel University of Pennsylvania ‘22 LITERATURE REVIEW “Belief in personal control is highly adaptive, for its presence or absence can have a significant impact on the regulation of cognition, emotion, and even physical health” — L. A. Leotti (2012) on “The Inherent Reward of Choice” According to Financial Times…Read More

A conversation with Matteo Brunel

By Mariana Velasco For me, the most interesting is how the cultures of different countries affect how business is done, which changes how much people work, how hard they work, and why they work – everything is different and that is so cool. The Basics: Matteo is a sophomore potentially…Read More

A conversation with Ryan Abdullah

By Mariana Velasco In my free time I just like to watch hours and hours of videos on documentaries, random facts on how things work, learning about airplanes, or Middle Eastern politics. The Basics: Ryan is a junior concentrating in Finance and targeting Arabic with an extremely wide range of…Read More

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