FAIRFAX, Va., April 1 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

Originally from Ukraine's capital city Kyiv, Gabriella Grabovska moved to the United States in August 2022 to attend college, leaving her family and familiarity behind. Navigating a new country on her own, she quickly learned to balance academic rigor with the challenge of adapting to-and flourishing in-a new cultural and social environment.

Grabovska will graduate in May from theSchar School of Policy and Government atGeorge Mason University with a degree ingovernment and international politics. She also has a concentration in political behavior and identity politics and a double minor in political communication and forensic psychology.

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