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Alumni Profiles - MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence

Megan Casey

Megan Casey, MA COEX'18

Communications and Operations Manager, Mediators Beyond Borders International

“I’m thankful there was the Topol Fellowship” in Nonviolence Practice, Megan says, which fully funded her tuition. “Otherwise Heller would have remained a dream.”

“I never would have met my classmates, who had so much love. Everybody wanted everybody else to succeed. They’d say, ‘I want you to be whatever you want to be in the world. I’m going to cheer you on.’ That spirit—it’s what the world needs. It touched me in a deep way. I am changed forever because I have these people now in my life.”

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Naveed Noormal

Naveed Noormal, MA COEX'16

First Secretary, Embassy of Aghanistan

“Around the world, there are many schools that teach you the theory part of knowledge, but at Heller, theoretical knowledge is taught by well-known professors and practitioners with extensive experience on the ground.”

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Francis Ojok, MA COEX'21

Francis Ojok, MA COEX’21

Founder and President, DC Mediation & Dispute Resolution Institute

"Heller gave me the opportunity of sitting in class with people from all over Africa, every part of the globe, and learning to embrace every individual. It made me appreciate the uniqueness of every human being. That guides my work, at both the personal and professional levels."

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