Alumni News

Alumna McGrath on National Terror Study

August 2, 2016
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CEU alumna Erin McGrath (CPS '05) recently joined the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland as a National Science Foundation post-doctoral research associate. 

Alumnus Zapata Named Deputy Minister for Defense Policy in Peru

August 1, 2016
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CEU alumnus Librado Orozco Zapata (IRES '02), has been appointed Deputy Minister for Defense Policy in Peru.

Librado is a career diplomat and ambassador with the Diplomatic Service of Peru. His academic background includes study of Arts and Law at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the University of Oxford; and a master's in International Relations and European Studies from CEU and New York State University. Additionally, he holds a PhD in Contemporary History at the University of Szeged.

Alumnus Krudy Earns Journalism Fellowship

July 11, 2016
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Edward Krudy (HIST '04), a journalist with Reuters news agency in New York, was recently awarded a prestigious Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University.

This mid-career fellowship provides full tuition and a living stipend for experienced journalists to take graduate courses at Columbia's Schools of Business, Law and International and Public Affairs. Fellows also attend special seminars at the Journalism School, led by scholars and business experts during the nine-month program, which begins in August.

CEU Alumna Blogs About 'Budapest Cool'

July 8, 2016
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CEU alumna Jennifer Lenhart (ENVS '07) has written about her experiences as a CEU student and Budapest denizen on her blog The Urban Experience. Check out the full story and pics. 

PDOs: CEU Alumni Worldwide Assisting New Students

July 1, 2016
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Fact: alumni are the best asset new students have in preparing for life at CEU. And with Academic Year 2016-17 only two months away, alumni around the world are coming together to help new students do just that.

This summer, several CEU alumni chapters worldwide, in collaboration with Local Area Coordinators, are hosting special Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) sessions for newly-accepted students. (See event list below.)