""They would lay out mattresses all over their living room floors or kitchen while artillery from the Serbian positions were landing just kilometers away. I grew up with those stories and that sense of service before self.""
""Ariela can hold her own in really heady intellectual spaces, but she's equally natural and confident in community-engaged spaces, for instance talking to recently resettled refugees about their journey to the United States.""
""The Keasbey Memorial Foundation provides scholarships for graduating American college students to pursue a degree in the United Kingdom. Winners receive full funding for tuition, fees and living expenses for up to two years.""
Ariela Asllani, a public policy major, is set to graduate from Cornell's Brooks School and will attend Oxford University on a Keasbey Scholarship. Her upbringing, influenced by stories of family service during the Kosovo conflict, instilled a strong sense of community service. Asllani's academic and personal goals are highly regarded by her adviser, Julie Ficarra, who notes her ability to engage in both intellectual and community-focused environments. The Keasbey Memorial Foundation awards scholarships to American students for study in the UK, covering tuition and living expenses.
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