I couldn't be more appreciative of the education and opportunities I received at William & Mary. Coursework on constitution-making, the rule of law, and international law gave me a solid base of knowledge I draw on frequently in my work. The professors teaching these courses were not only excellent teachers, but were actively involved in helping students succeed in related careers. Through my research fellowship, externship and summer positions I gained wide-ranging, practical experience leading to my current position with the United States Institute of Peace.

Ena Dion (2013)

Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace, Rule of Law Center

About

Ena Dion is a program officer with the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Rule of Law Center and a rule of law facilitator for the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL). Her work at USIP focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of rule of law interventions.

While at William & Mary, Ena worked as a graduate research fellow for Professor Warren and the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding for two years. Through this position she worked on  several rule of law related projects, including providing technical support in the area of constitution-making to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq and the Republic of Fiji's Constitutional Commission. Additionally, through the Center's international internship program Ena worked on access to justice projects with International Bridges to Justice in Cambodia. She then spent her second summer of law school working for the U.S. Institute of Peace. Ena has also worked as an extern with the International Network for Economic Social and Cultural Rights in New York, a position coordinated through Professor Michael Stein. She graduated cum laude with a juris doctor from William and Mary Law School and holds a bachelors degree in Philosophy and Political Science from McGill University.

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I couldn't be more appreciative of the education and opportunities I received at William & Mary. Coursework on constitution-making, the rule of law, and international law gave me a solid base of knowledge I draw on frequently in my work. The professors teaching these courses were not only excellent teachers, but were actively involved in helping students succeed in related careers. Through my research fellowship, externship and summer positions I gained wide-ranging, practical experience leading to my current position with the United States Institute of Peace.