From Wli Falls to the Classroom: A Postgraduate Fellow’s Summer in Ghana

Aug 10, 2026

It’s always great to hear from our postgraduate fellows as they expand their international reach and understanding.

Brooke Nind ’26, a Dickey Center Postgraduate Fellow in International Affairs, is spending her summer working with Sage Experience to co-facilitate a high school leadership program that brings together Ghanaian and international students to tackle local development challenges. Alongside fellow Dartmouth student Sophia Sims ’27, Brooke has been co-teaching workshops and advising student projects on issues ranging from menstrual hygiene education to a tourism master plan for the region.

It can be daunting to pursue a career in international work immediately after graduation, which is exactly why the Dickey Center’s postgraduate fellowships exist: to give recent graduates a structured, supported way to test that path in the field, before going all-in on a career.

Brooke has also made time to explore the country she’s calling home this summer, with Sophia, she hiked Wli Falls, the tallest waterfall in West Africa.

Learn more about the Dickey Center’s postgraduate opportunities here.