{"id":108435,"date":"2020-12-16T21:21:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T03:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=108435"},"modified":"2020-12-16T21:21:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T03:21:10","slug":"senior-named-university-of-mississippis-first-rangel-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/senior-named-university-of-mississippis-first-rangel-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Named University of Mississippi’s First Rangel Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Charlotte Armistead awarded State Department fellowship to prepare students for foreign service<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A senior in the\u00a0Sally McDonnell Barksdale<\/a><\/strong> Honors College<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the University of Mississippi’<\/strong>s first recipient of a prestigious Rangel Graduate Fellowship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlotte Armistead, of Mooreville<\/strong>, is double majoring in international studies and Arabic with a minor in intelligence and security studies. The Rangel Graduate Fellowship program aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the foreign service of the\u00a0U.S. Department of State<\/strong><\/a>, where they can help formulate, represent, and implement U.S. foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charlotte Armistead, the university of Mississippi’s first recipient of a prestigious Rangel Graduate Fellowship, has studied in the Middle East and has held several internships in the region. Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve always been drawn to a career in diplomacy, and after studying and interning in an embassy setting in Jordan last spring, it confirmed my desire to pursue a career in foreign service with the U.S. Department of State,” Armistead said. “The Rangel Fellowship was the perfect fit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Rangel fellow, Armistead will continue her academic research through the graduate program in which she is enrolled. She also plans to learn a new language and continue Arabic classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am also excited about the congressional internship in which I will participate this summer, as I believe gaining a firsthand experience in U.S. policymaking will be highly beneficial to actually carrying out U.S. foreign policy initiatives abroad as a future FSO,” Armistead said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armistead has studied in the Middle East and has held several internships in the region. Last year, she interned with Done by Native<\/strong>, an Arabic language instruction online and in-person program for both individual students and groups, at the U.S. Embassy in Jordan<\/strong>. She is working remotely with the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen<\/strong>, and hopes to attend Georgetown University <\/strong>for her graduate education before joining the State Department as a foreign service officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armistead said she was drawn to the purpose of the fellowship program, which, according to its website, is “to promote greater diversity and excellence in the U.S. Department of State.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As someone who grew up in rural Mississippi, I never really thought a career or opportunity like this would be possible for me,” she said. “As a Rangel fellow, I hope to give back to Mississippi, the community I grew up in, and UM by representing the diversity of Mississippi and rural Americans as a foreign service officer.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivian Ibrahim<\/strong>, interim director for the Office of National Scholarship Advisement<\/strong> and Croft Associate Professor of History and International Studies<\/strong>, said Armistead’s achievement is one of many scholarship opportunities for which Ole Miss students can apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m thrilled that Charlotte is our first ever Rangel fellow at the University of Mississippi,” Ibrahim said. “She has paved the way for future UM Rangel and Pickering awardees.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rangel fellows are selected annually in a competitive nationwide process. The program provides up to $84,000 for two years of graduate study, internships, mentoring and professional development activities. Besides support for graduate fees, the program provides support of up to $10,000 per summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the fellowship, Armistead will be mentored by a foreign service officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year, the Office of National Scholarship Advisement has increased its scope of award advising. As a result, the number of applications from UM to prestigious and highly competitive national and international awards has increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For information about scholarship opportunities in the Office of National Scholarship Advisement, contact Vivian Ibrahim, interim director at vibrahim@olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Edwin B. Smith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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