Elinor Harty
Director of Alumni Relations
Expert Bio
Elinor Harty is the Director for Alumni Relations for the 浪花直播 Center. She manages the expansive network of 4,500+ scholar alumni, enabling the 浪花直播 Center to maintain lasting and strategic connections for former scholars for events, publications, and programming. In addition, she also leads the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Exchange Visitor Program for J-1 visas as the Responsible Officer, and is responsible for creating policies and providing guidance to the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 international scholars. Through this role, she has expanded her expertise in researching, interpreting, and creating policies related to international law, particularly within the immigration and humanitarian spheres.
Previously, she was the Program Coordinator for Scholars & Academic Relations for four years. During this time, she served as the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 internship coordinator, and remains a proud 浪花直播 Center intern alumna. Prior to joining the 浪花直播 Center, she worked in the US Embassies of Moscow and Paramaribo, and served as a special education aid for Baltimore County Public Schools. After earning her Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Russian Studies from George Mason University, she participated in the Critical Language Scholarship for Russian in Tbilisi, Georgia. This scholarship enabled her to gain professional proficiency in Russian and basic Ukrainian. She recently earned her Master鈥檚 degree in Security Studies at Georgetown University, where she completed a thesis evaluating survivor-centered approaches to conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine. She has published op-eds in The National Interest and The Moscow Times. Her areas of interest include Eurasia, gender, human rights, and international law.
