Vanessa Woods is originally from Trumbull, Connecticut but moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to obtain her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a joint degree in Government-Public Policy. She was heavily involved with her on-campus community along with her community in her home-town and is excited to join the Duke community. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she relocated to New York City and worked for a non-profit organization where she focused on establishing and advancing their advocacy and public policy work. Vanessa’s interests include education\/social policy, specifically focusing on the intersections between education, race, and gender as it relates to economic mobility.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4239,"template":"","student_areas_of_interest":[19,7],"intake_semester":[73],"degree":[34],"class_list":["post-4238","student","type-student","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","student_areas_of_interest-education-policy","student_areas_of_interest-social-policy","intake_semester-fall-2024","degree-mpp","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nVanessa Woods - MPP Student Resources<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n