Melissa Morgan

Melissa Morgan

  • Content and Social Media Manager

Biography

Melissa Morgan joined the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies as a member of the communications team in June 2021. Previously, she worked as the communications manager at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, also at Stanford, and as an editor, creative collaborator, and writing instructor prior to coming to the Farm. Melissa received an MA in American Literature and Culture from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in English and a minor in history from Brigham Young University.

 

 

 

In The News

The White House in Washington D.C.
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At White House Summit on Bioeconomy, Work of Stanford Scholars Takes Major Leap Forward

With more funding and resources being allocated to America's biotech sector, CISAC affiliate Megan Palmer and core faculty member Drew Endy describe the opportunities and challenges of developing a more robust, ethical, and equitable bioeconomy.
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Protests demonstrate against Vladimir Putin outside a Russian-owned international investment bank in Budapest, Hungary.
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Pushing Back on Putin: The Fight for Democracy Within Russia

Lyubov Sobol, an activist and current visiting scholar at CDDRL, explains the roots of Russia's pro-democracy movement and the importance of its success to Russia, Ukraine, and the future stability of the global democratic community.
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A law enforcement officer meets with community members in Brazil.
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Community Policing: A Better Way to Improve Policing or a Bust?

A first-of-its-kind study from Jeremy M. Weinstein, Graeme Blair and Fotini Christia shows that the celebrated practice of community policing may have few, if any, positive impacts on communities in the Global South.
cover link Community Policing: A Better Way to Improve Policing or a Bust?