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International Student/Scholar/Alumni Spotlights

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Antonia Nascimento Moreira, Visiting Scholar with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Tom Jouvet, Student in School of International and Public Affairs
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We have more than 17,000 international students and scholars.
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145 countries are represented.