Emory Junior Snags Prestigious Fellowship

junior Christina Cross was one of 25 students nationwide chosen as a 2011 Institute for International Public Policy Fellow. 

The fellowship, which is valued at roughly $75,000, includes participation in summer institutes, a study abroad program, an internship, language study and graduate school.

Cross will begin with the Sophomore Summer Policy Institute, a seven-week program at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The fellowship must be completed within six years.

Cross, a Milwaukee, Wis. native, is a Latin American and Caribbean studies major in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. She is the first Emory student to be selected for the fellowship.

For more information on Cross and the fellowship, visit the Emory University website.