The Roosevelt Institution

Mary E Slosson

School: University of Virginia

Member of:
Center on Global Health and Human Rights
Policy Staff

Policy interests: Diversity, race, and opportunity, Education, Fair and clean politics, Healthcare, Human rights, International development, Labor and workers' rights, Nonprofits and philanthropy, Poverty and social justice, Sustainability, Voting rights

Majors: Foreign Affairs, French
Concentration: Africa

Current Research: conflict resolution in Central Africa; humanitarian intervention and refugee assistance; community development; dependency theory

Outside of Roosevelt Institution: Director of Building Tomorrow: Destination Kampala at UVa.  Working in conjunction with a vulnerable population in the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda to construct a school and boost literacy in the region.  Awareness and fundraising activities are occurring stateside.  More information at http://www.buildingtomorrow.org/uva.html