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From a UN border post in Tajikistan to a hydropower investment desk in Nairobi, this year's MPP candidates spent their summer putting Yale Jackson training to work around the globe.

The award is presented to undergraduates who have demonstrated a deep interest in and commitment to global affairs, with a preference for students interested in a career supporting national security.

Dockery received the highest military decoration, awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of Congress for actions during a 2012 ambush in Afghanistan.

Caroline Agsten ’22 is helping protect democratic resilience in an era of rising digital threats as a team lead at Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center. She credits the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs with giving her the interdisciplinary perspective and confidence to navigate uncertainty in a rapidly evolving field.

Dean Jim Levinsohn and graduate speaker Cristina Mendoza Mora MPP '26 address the Class of 2026, and students receive their diplomas.

Yale Jackson awarded 51 graduate degrees on May 18, with remarks from Dean James Levinsohn and a graduate address by Cristina Mendoza Mora MPP '26 on curiosity, community, and the responsibility of policy work.

As both alum and lecturer, Matt Trevithick says his time at Yale Jackson helped him “connect the dots” and build Blank Slate, an AI-driven platform bringing cognitive-readiness tools to high-stakes industries.

Aleena Gul, Pranav Pattatathunaduvil and Jordan Van Doren were selected from a pool of more than 5,800 candidates for the prestigious fellowship.

Nine years after graduating from Yale Jackson, Kristrún Frostadóttir returned to New Haven as Prime Minister of Iceland — and the world's youngest sitting head of government — for a fireside chat with Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment director Phil Kaplan.

The Jackson School of Global Affairs officially welcomed its new class of graduate students to Yale on Monday, August 25, 2025.