Grace Dehner is a first-year international studies major at American University. She hopes to pursue a primary focus in Peace, Global Security, and Conflict Resolution with a secondary focus in Global Inequality and Development, all within Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of her academic interests include genocide studies, cross-cultural communication, and neocolonialism. Grace has a background in both the French and Spanish languages and hopes to learn Swahili during her time at AU. Her previous journalism experience includes her internship at Desi, a youth-driven digital news organization based out of India. She also has experience in activism, youth mobilization, and non-profit work.