Alumni

Arjun Padalkar '20

Arjun Padalkar is a sophomore from Mumbai, India double majoring in Quantitative Economics and International Relations, specializing in Security. His interest in economics, politics, development theories and diplomacy began when he attended an economic globalization course at Columbia University in the summer of 2015. He then worked as an intern auditor for a microfinancing company operating in the Dharavi slums in Mumbai where he interviewed and audited the debtors in the field. Simultaneously, he worked on a global politics project for his diploma where he conducted research on the Rohingya refugee crisis as part of his broader project on border security. In the final year of his high school diploma, he co-chaired a committee on economic diversification of single industry cities. In the summer of 2018, Arjun interned as an analyst in a non-banking financial company specializing in sub-prime lending. There, he used different variables such as age, income, living condition, and debt-burden ratio to determine a customers’ credit-worthiness. Arjun is currently part of the EPIIC colloquium that is studying migration in a turbulent world and is also part of the International Club at Tufts. Besides economics and politics, Arjun is passionate about food, cooking, and European football.

Colin Kennedy '20

Colin is a sophomore born in Seattle, Washington. However, he lived abroad in Russia, India, Switzerland, and Ethiopia his entire life, and this is what has inspired him to learn more about the world. He plans on majoring in Quantitative Economics with a minor in History. On campus he is active in club volleyball and is an assistant editor for features in the Tufts Daily. This past summer, Colin interned for USAID in their democracy and governance section, writing memos and success stories. In his free time, he plays football (soccer) and basketball, and loves reading novels, but is also satisfied by just reading the news.

Claire Furse '20

Claire is a first-year from Houston, Texas considering a major in International Relations with a concentration in Global Health. She became interested in the Middle East after learning about the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015, which prompted her to tutor refugee youth for the past two years. Claire is looking forward to helping plan engaging events on diverse topics ranging from regional security to Arabic dialects and seeing NIMEP grows as an organization.