Jonathan Eaton ’24, a 2023-24 Lampert Scholar, has been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar. Created to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century and designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders, the Schwarzman Scholarship is a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China. Eaton is the first to receive this award from Colgate University.
Eaton, an international relations and Asian studies double major from Bethel, Conn., plans to practice national security and international trade law, primarily sanctions and export controls, in the public and private sectors before eventually turning to academia. He sees the Schwarzman year in Beijing as a critical step in that path.
“A full year in China will help me understand the regional business structures, government regulations, and compliance philosophies that I will interact with as an attorney,” Eaton said, “as well as the forces which underpin their creation or change.”
Since graduating, Eaton has been working at Steptoe LLP in Washington, D.C., as a pre-law fellow, gaining firsthand exposure to the legal and policy environments with which he hopes to engage long term. Read more about Eaton and the Schwrzman Scholarship.