Studying in D.C.: Drew Stelljes Ph.D. ’07 talks with his winter seminar Urban Education class on the William & Mary Washington Center balcony in January 2019. Since the pandemic, classes have been conducted virtually. During his 11 years teaching at the Center, Stelljes says he s been able to introduce students to figures such as the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Timothy Shriver, chairman of the board for Special Olympics. Courtesy photo
Photo - of - by Tina Eshleman, University Advancement | February 17, 2021
As a peer ambassador for William & Mary’s Washington Center, RJ Hewitt ’21 tells other students that living and studying in the nation’s capital can help them refine their interests and find their footing on a path toward a career.
GENEVA (AP) Swiss authorities are preparing to lift a freeze on tens of millions of dollars’ worth of assets linked to former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, a decade after the longtime autocrat was driven from power in an uprising that set off the so-called “Arab Spring” movement.
The release that could benefit relatives of Ben Ali, who fled with his family to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and died in 2019, has drawn the fury of advocacy groups in Tunisia who say the stash in Swiss banks should go to the Tunisian people.
The assets, totaling 60 million Swiss francs at the time (about $67 million today), were frozen for a maximum of 10 years as part of a Swiss government order that targeted the funds of Ben Ali and nearly 50 of his relatives.
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