West Virginia University alumna and global citizen Giana Loretta is a recipient of the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship.
The Shinnston native is the second WVU alumnus to secure a Rangel Fellowship, which provides up to $42,000 annually for two years to students who plan to earn master’s degrees and begin careers in the foreign service.
Loretta, who graduated from WVU in 2023 with degrees in political science, philosophy and communication studies, will use the fellowship to pursue a degree in global human development at Georgetown University.
Both the fellowship and degree will help pave the way for her to become a foreign service officer.
“I am incredibly passionate about expanding global academic equity, so I am eager to implement and support educational and cultural exchange programs that foster mutual understanding and collaboration between the U.S. and other nations,” she said.
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