Michele Togbe, Brown University
Michele Togbe is a rising senior at Brown University, concentrating in international and public affairs. She most recently served as a Royce Fellow, conducting mixed-methods research on rural healthcare access in Southwest Virginia, with a focus on cross-state care and structural inequities. She previously served as the Student Member of the Fairfax County Public Schools School Board, where she contributed to the district’s 2023–2030 Strategic Plan, advancing equitable access to early childhood education. On campus, she serves as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for the Department Undergraduate Group in the Watson School of International and Public Affairs, where she works to strengthen inclusive programming and student engagement. Michele’s academic interests center on comparative politics and political economy, with a focus on migration governance, state capacity, and institutional design in the Global South. She is particularly interested in how political institutions shape responses to displacement and inequality. Her goals include pursuing a career in international policy and diplomacy and graduate study in political science.
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