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Ernesto D. Smiley

Ernesto D. Smiley

Having recently graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BA in Psychology and Ethics, Ernesto is excited to be getting back into academia and further his studies of global issues and the ways in which people are interconnected. For several years now he has participated in Model United Nations, both at the high school and university level

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Benny Skinner

Benny Skinner

Benny Skinner (they/them) is a Two-Spirit thinker, educator, and creator living in the Great Lakes Regions (Waterloo, Haldimand Tract) of Turtle Island. On their father’s side, they come from the community of Harbour Round, Newfoundland that has mixed Ktaqmkuk Mi’kmaq, Inuit, Keltic, and French ancestry. On their mother’s side, they come from the Kapampangan people

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Aaesha Shehzad

Aaesha Shehzad

Aaesha Shehzad is a second year double degree student. She completed her first year at the University of Warwick, UK where she studied International Relations. Previously, she completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan. At the Balsillie School of International Affairs she hopes to build upon her previous

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Spencer Page

Spencer Page

Spencer Page is a graduate student in the Balsillie School’s Master of Arts in Global Governance. He recently received his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta, also completing an English minor and the interdisciplinary Burman Scholars program. As an undergraduate student, Spencer’s research focused on the overlapping discourses related to

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Ivy Muriuki

Ivy Muriuki

Ivy Muriuki holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo, with distinction. She completed a joint honours Legal Studies and Sociology degree, with a minor in International studies in 2020. During her time at the University of Waterloo, Ivy gained knowledge in multi-lateral institutions, international relations, international public law, decolonization, democracy, human rights, and

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