Williams Senior Named Schwarzman Scholar| 11:52AM / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | |
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College senior Teddy Cohan has been named a Schwarzman Scholar and member of the inaugural cohort of the new scholarship program. The program was started by Stephen A. Schwarzman, co-founder of the Blackstone Group.
The scholarship will fund a one-year master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Cohan was among the more than 3,000 applicants from 135 countries to apply for the first class. He is among the 100 students from around the world who will make up the first cohort of the Schwarzman program.
Cohan is pursuing a political science major at Williams. Hoping to run for elective office in the future, he says he is interested in the Schwarzman Scholars program because “looking ahead to the 21st century, it is imperative that anyone in politics or business have a deeper understanding of China.”
Cohan plans to use his Schwarzman Scholarship to study public policy in China to develop a more informed view of the country.
“I’m most excited about the cohort,” Cohan said. “We come from a wide variety of places, and I’m looking forward to the interaction between my fellow students and the professors and lecturers.” He says he also plans to use the opportunity to travel in China and throughout Asia to learn more about different cultures.
The Schwarzman Scholars will live and study together on the campus of Schwarzman College, a new residential and academic facility built for the program. Scholars can pursue degrees in public policy, economics and business, or international studies.
Cohan expressed gratitude for the team that helped him through the process of applying and interviewing for the program, especially his parents, William Cohan and Deb Futter of New York and his younger brother Quentin, who is a junior at Williams.
“This isn’t just about me,” he said. “My parents, friends, faculty, and the fellowship office … so many people helped me along the way.”
While at Williams, Cohan co-founded Kinetic, an action-oriented think tank focused on large-scale issues such as food insecurity, teacher recruitment, and sustainable energy. He also served as treasurer of College Council. He spent his junior year in London, where he studied British politics, the European Union, international security, and political philosophy.
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