Chloe Young ’22: A Global Legal Scholar & Difference Maker
From mentoring elementary school students to playing varsity soccer to experiencing pre-law internships that galvanized her interest in the law, Chloe Young ’22 hit the ground running at Whitman College—and hasn’t stopped since. Whitman gave her a close network of friends and mentors, as well as a lasting commitment to service that continues to guide her as she has pursued multiple master’s degrees in international law and now attends law school in Seattle.
“Whitman prepared me for life after college by sharpening my critical thinking, strengthening my persuasive writing and broadening my perspective through study abroad.
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Chloe’s Pathway
2017 | Came to Whitman from Bellevue, Washington,
as a recipient of a merit scholarship
2018–2020 | Mentored first-grade students
in Walla Walla Public Schools
2018–2022 | Played varsity women’s soccer
2018–2022 | Pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma
2019 | Studied abroad in Kunming, China,
through the Whitman Summer Studies in China program
2021 | Interned as a Journalist
at The Borgen Project in Tacoma, Washington, supported by a Whitman Internship Grant (WIG)
2021 | Interned as an Immigration Legal Researcher/Assistant
at Central Washington Justice for Our Neighbors in Ellensburg, Washington, supported by a WIG
2021 | 2021 | Studied abroad at Worcester College, University of Oxford,
in England, where she took political theory and political science courses
2021–2022 | Worked as a Student Ambassador
for the Politics Department
2021–2022 | Worked as a Fundraising Coordinator
for the Senior Fund Committee
May 2022 | Graduated from Whitman
2022–2024 | Earned triple master’s degrees
from the Erasmus Mundus International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development Program in Europe, including a Master of Laws in International Law from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, a Master of Arts in International Security from the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals in Spain, and an Master of Arts in International Law and Human Rights from the University of Tartu in Estonia
2023–2024 | Worked as an Associate Review Editor
2023–2024 | Interned in the cyber diplomacy unit
at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2024 | Enrolled in the University of Washington School of Law
to pursue a Juris Doctor degree
2025 | Works as Editorial Staff
at the Washington Law Review
“The supportive community of professors and peers helped me grow personally and intellectually, giving me the confidence to pursue graduate school in Europe and now law school.
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