Two named Marshall Scholars
Sponsored by the British government, the scholarship is among the most prestigious academic awards, and will allow Aditya Balasubramanian ’13 and recent graduate Alex Palmer ’12 to study for two years at a college or university of their choice in the United Kingdom. For Balasubramanian, it was a chance encounter with income disparities during visits to India when he was a child that fostered his interest in development work. That interest led him first to Harvard, and next fall will take him to the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he plans to pursue a master’s degree in econometrics and mathematical economics. “I’m interested in a career as a development practitioner or academic, and it is essential to have a strong command of economics to undertake either of those career paths,” he said. “I am excited for the tremendous opportunity to study in the U.K., and hope that it will...