MES Alumni Jesse Marks Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Conduct Research in Jordan

Jesse Marks, 24, Jacksonville, Fla.
Marks, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Middle East studies in August 2016 and is currently the Herbert Scoville Jr. Fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., will spend the year in Jordan studying the management of the eventual return and reintegration of Syrian refugees in Jordan to a postconflict Syria.

“It is the highest honor for me to represent United States as a Fulbright fellow in Jordan,” Marks said. “But more importantly for me, it is affirming that the Fulbright-Jordan Commission valued my research on Syrian refugees and see it as a strategic opportunity to both strengthen American-Jordanian relations and positively impact the futures of Syrian refugees in Jordan. It is not just an achievement for me, but it is one I share with those at FSU who played a significant role in my academic and personal development.”