Brian Comiskey

2014 W&M REPORTING FELLOW

Brian is a senior at the College of William & Mary majoring in international relations with a concentration in Hispanic studies. He enjoys working as a Peer Scholarship Advisor at the Charles Center, where he helps fellow students continue their academic and professional growth by advising them on scholarship, fellowship and internship funding opportunities. On campus, he is also a brother in the W&M chapter of the Delta Chi Fraternity and the editor of the newly formed D.C. Bureau of the St. Andrews Foreign Affairs Review, an online publication offering in-depth analysis on international political events by undergraduate students. Off campus, he has worked as a prisoners' rights intern for the Committee Against Torture of the Comisión por la Memoria, a human rights organization based in La Plata, Argentina, and as an intern for National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career that combines his interests in human rights, advocacy and Latin America.