ESP Biography



MATTHEW MCDEVITT, Stanford senior studying International Relations



Major: International Relations

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: 2011

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Learning and teaching have always been my greatest passions. The past two summers I conducted research for the International Relations department helping Professors Martin Lewis and Norman Naimark on issues in Africa. In addition to research, I have also worked as a Team Leader in the Foundation for Education cooperation on campus and received extensive knowledge on educating grade school students. I recently applied for Teach For America, but due to the competitiveness of the program I will likely be teaching at a private school somewhere in the US. Next year I plan to apply to Law School and see how well I do as an applicant. If I do not end up going to Law School, I plan on continuing in the field of education.



Past Classes

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S1231: The World in Flux: The Past, Present and Future of Development in Splash! Spring 2011 (Apr. 16 - 17, 2011)
A colossal analysis of the progression that development has taken over the past 100 years across the globe. In-depth discussions about views and stereotypes held about quality of life in developing countries, income differentials in the "developed world" and ways of continuing the trend towards development. World bank data and countless maps will be utilized in tandem to visualize the progression of humanity over the past century.