Farrow graduated Bard College and Yale Law school, and received a Rhodes Fellowship to attend Oxford University and pursue degrees in politics and international relations. He got an early start to his career by being the youngest college graduate Bard College has ever had at the age of 15. By 17 he was a UNICEF spokesperson, where he worked as an activist for women and children caught in turmoil in Sudan. He has written and published many articles regarding America's lack of support for the African Union, and spoke out passionately about the need to assist the poor. Many of his articles have been published in noteworthy newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and The Guardian. Farrow has worked with several U.S political figures, including Barack Obama as an advisor for humanitarian affairs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as Hilary Clinton as an advisor for global youth issues. He is also set to host the talk show "Ronan Farrow Daily" on MSNBC in late February.
Farrow is an example of someone who took his passion for helping others and turned it into a career. His political science based degrees gave his a solid foundation to be successful in this area and be successful at everything he's accomplished. Any Purdue students who are interested in studying policy, or even just want a career that will help others in some small way, should try to channel Farrow's ambition and use his success as inspiration.
Sources used:
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan_30546.html
http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/feb/02/ronan-farrow-young-blue-eyes
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/18/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-ronan-farrow-that-will-make-you-feel-horribly-unaccomplished/
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