Berea College

We recently heard from <a href="https://www.berea.edu/ast/2019/04/01/olivia-cundiff-18-wins-grad-school-scholarship/">Olivia Cundiff ’18</a>, who now is based in Washington, D.C., where she works at the U.S. State Department on issues related to Pacific islands.&nbsp; Olivia completed her M.A. in&nbsp;<a href="https://elliott.gwu.edu/asian-studies">Asian Studies at George Washington University</a>, supported by a U.S. Department of Education&nbsp;<a href="https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/index.html">Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship</a>, which provides a generous stipend in addition to covering the costs of tuition. She then was awarded a <a href="https://www.pmf.gov/">Presidential Management Fellowship</a> -- the U.S. government's flagship leadership development program for advanced degree holders across all academic disciplines, which recruits and develop future government leaders by providing a two-year, full-time, paid fellowship at a federal agency.&nbsp; In 2023, Olivia will transition to the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she will research emerging technology and export control with regard to China.&nbsp; “Thanks to Berea,” says Olivia, “I now get to dabble in a bit of everything in East Asia!”

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Olivia welcomes contact with any current students who share her interests in Asia, policy, and security issues.&nbsp; We’re very proud of you, Olivia!

Olivia Cundiff ’18 at U.S. State Department