After representing more than 230,000 of her peers as UC Student Association president, Celene Aridin is ready to take her advocacy to the global stage. The 2024 UC Davis graduate joins an elite cadre of 150 scholars from around the world who will study China’s emerging role in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar.

Aridin, who majored in international relations with a minor in Arabic, is the second UC Davis scholar accepted to the fully funded master’s program since its inception in 2016. Aridin travels to Beijing in August to participate in the immersive academic program designed to build a global community of future world leaders.

“The Schwarzman Scholarship will provide me a unique opportunity to develop a skill set related to international diplomacy that will help me in future professional settings,” Aridin said. “It also will give me a chance to have a deeper appreciation and understanding of other cultures.”

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