Seyward Darby, of Greenville, N.C., a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar who graduated in May with a major in English and a minor in political science. Darby will work with Transitions Online, a Prague-based media development organization that aims to improve the state of journalism in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet Union. The organization publishes an award-winning online magazine and offers training for journalists throughout the region. Darby will review the agency’s training activities, as well as write, report and blog. more>>

Cassandra Phillips, of Denver, who graduated in May with a major in public policy studies and a minor in economics. Phillips will work with Homeland in Battambang, Cambodia. Homeland aims to improve the standard of living and well-being of vulnerable children and families. Homeland provides various services for street children and families, including caring for formerly trafficked children, working with children at risk of coming into conflict with the law, and facilitating home-based care and group counseling sessions for people living with HIV/AIDS. more>>

Brian Wright, of High Point, N.C., a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar who graduated in May with a major in environmental sciences and policy. Wright will work with the Institute of Social Order (ISO), based at the Ateneo de Manila University in Manila, the Philippines. ISO, the oldest non-government organization in the Philippines, implements community-based coastal resources management in several coastal municipalities through its Social Transformation and Grassroots Empowerment (STAGE) Program. In evaluating STAGE, Wright will interact closely with community members and local government officials at the program sites. more>>