MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Sept. 1 -- Georgia College & State University issued the following news release:
By Margaret Schell
G
ilman Scholar Mary Piper, a junior political science major from Albany, Georgia, spent her summer studying in the United Kingdom. Piper, an SGA senator and Honor's College student, was one of over 3,500 undergraduates nationwide who were awarded the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for their 2026 study or internship abroad.
In the U.K., Piper took two classes. One was Contemporary International Controversies, where she learned about international problems and how they affect tensions.
"Our professor focused on the tensions in the Middle East, particularly how Britain, India and...