Akhil Walia

Being exposed to world-renowned professors and historians, such as Naomi Lamoreaux, further enhanced my interest in the humanities, specifically in public policy. Over the course of the program, I developed school policies for prospective pandemics with two peers, using the mistakes made in the past and the lessons acquired through COVID-19. I presented the regulations to my county’s school board as a proposal after realizing the need for policies. I always had the tenacious desire to explore the humanities, but this action shined a light on pursuing my academic career in the intersection between philosophy and politics.