Rohatyn Global Scholars 2022-23
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2022-2023 RGS Cohort:
Robert Ambat, Ana Baez, William Beckerman, Isbeth Bustos, Jake Butler-Jancose, Juan Ceron, Charlie Fisch, Bryan Harris, Claire Hatch, Dario Hinojosa, Jannis Kastner, Arjun Kumar, Kayden Lemee, Oliver Loeser, Sophie Maris,Srivats Ramaswamy, Madaket Rzepka, and Benedict Shi.
![Robert Ambat](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/RobertAmbat.png?fv=MuPQ-MqR&itok=F7DGFT9L)
ROBERT (ROB) AMBAT (Philippines)
Languages Spoken: English, Tagalog, Japanese
Languages Studied: Spanish, Chinese
Global Issues of Interest:
- Debt-Trap Diplomacy
- MNCs’ Exploitation
- Globalization and Dependency
![Ana Baez](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/AnaBaez.png?fv=8uWhrcWt&itok=ZlOh6bDs)
ANA BAEZ (United States)
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Global Issues of Interest:
- Immigration
- Global Health
- Human Rights
![Will Beckerman](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/WillBeckerman.png?fv=NLaD-x1W&itok=bsJMVL19)
WILLIAM (WILL) BECKERMAN (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Languages Studied: Spanish, Latin
Global Issues of Interest:
- LGBTQ+ Rights
- Healthcare Access in Developing Countries
- Access to Education
![Isbeth Bustos](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/IsbethBustos.png?fv=dd1S3-Qj&itok=Ub5P4fW7)
ISBETH BUSTOS (United States)
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Language Studied: ASL
Global Issues of Interest:
- Immigration
- Global Health (Free)
- Mass Incarceration
![Jake Butler](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/JakeButler-Jancose.png?fv=F_bkDTF6&itok=-xjNKpN4)
JAKE BUTLER-JANCOSE (United States)
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Yiddish
Languages Studied: Latin, French, Italian
Global Issues of Interest:
- Decolonization
- Workers’ Rights
- Self-Determination of Oppressed Peoples
![portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2023-09/JuanCeron-2%282%29.png?fv=aYlgVUWF&itok=Y1TOtjPS)
JUAN CERON (Colombia)
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Languages Studied: Russian, Turkish, French
Global Issues of Interest:
- A.I.
- Global Migration
- Human Overpopulation
![Charlie Fisch](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/CharlieFisch.png?fv=F79wIXHG&itok=Qwee297d)
CHARLIE FISCH (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Languages Studied: Chinese, Spanish
Global Issues of Interest:
- Capital Punishment
- Trans Rights
- Religious Persecution
![Bryan Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/BryanHarris-16.png?fv=p8u2fQOW&itok=L_q4va1P)
BRYAN HARRIS (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Global Issues of Interest:
- Global Warming
- Misinformation
- Crumbling Infrastructure
![Claire Hatch](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/ClaireHatch.png?fv=6fTSI-Yp&itok=JbVpmXkC)
CLAIRE HATCH (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Languages Studied: French, Dutch
Global Issues of Interest:
- Poverty and Climate Change
- Poverty and Infectious Diseases
- Global Hunger
![Dario Hinojosa](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/DarioHinojosa.png?fv=ESbeGvYk&itok=pRveusUB)
DARIO HINOJOSA (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Languages Studied: Spanish
Global Issues of Interest:
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Nuclear Energy
- Mexican Drug Cartels
![Jannis Kastner](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/JannisKastner.png?fv=_eYHmqfP&itok=7S5vvkUH)
JANNIS KASTNER (Germany)
Languages Spoken: English, German
Languages Studied: French
Global Issues of Interest:
- Global Military Complex
- Europe’s Immigration “Crisis”
- Palestinian Genocide
![Arjun Kumar](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/ArjunKumar.png?fv=8DVBKfH0&itok=KAO2-9x0)
ARJUN KUMAR (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Languages Studied: Spanish, Chinese
Global Issues of Interest:
- Global Health
- Religious Conflict
- Refugee Shelter
![Kayden Lemee](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/KaydenLemee.png?fv=l20DGV_l&itok=55TAyzYu)
KAYDEN LEMEE (United States)
Languages Spoken: English, French
Languages Studied: Spanish, Tagalog
Global Issues of Interest:
- Food Disparities along Racial Lines
- Environmental Racism
- (Asian) Hate Crimes
![Oliver Loeser](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/O.%20Loeser.png?fv=NVFK3Y_q&itok=iyicc8ZN)
OLIVER LOESER (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Language Studied: French
Global Issues of Interest:
- Human Rights Violations
- Global Responses to Conflicts
- Global South Exploitation and First World Impunity
![Sophie Maris](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/SophieMaris.png?fv=791ytUyy&itok=GULe0aXg)
SOPHIE MARIS (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Language Studied: French
Global Issues of Interest:
- Reproductive Rights
- Human Trafficking
- LGBTQ Rights
![Srivats Ramaswamy](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/SrivatsRamaswamy.png?fv=JNLotrra&itok=bq0Bcwhv)
SRIVATS RAMASWAMY (United States; India)
Languages Spoken: English, Tamil
Language Studied: Spanish
Global Issues of Interest:
- War on Terror
- Poverty and Child Labor
- Renewable Energy/Climate Change Solutions
![Madaket Rzepka](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/MadaketRzepka.png?fv=2Hos2T2j&itok=C6Yx2LUA)
MADAKET RZEPKA (United States)
Language Spoken: English
Language Studied: French
Global Issues of Interest:
- Climate Change
- Mental Health
- Economic Inequality
![Benedict Shi](/sites/default/files/styles/300x400/public/2022-10/BenedictShi.png?fv=I8LbqOhG&itok=jvmPxAGx)
BENEDICT SHI (United States)
Languages Spoken: English, Chinese
Language Studied: German
Global Issues of Interest:
- Healthcare Inequality
- Food Insecurity
- Climate Change
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