Tara Heidger
Class of 2020
Tara is a United States Army Iraq War veteran and recent graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York where she completed a dual Masters of International Affairs and International Urban Planning. Her recent work has focused on factors attributing to human displacement in both Syria and East Africa specifically when it comes to land tenure and housing during and after conflict. Tara is a 2017 Pat Tillman Scholar and remains involved in the United States veteran community. She currently resides in New York City with her husband and three young daughters.
Climate change is driving migration, mainly inside nations
Warning for Kenya in USA’s grim struggle against virus
COVID-19: An acute threat for Africa’s most vulnerable
From Maple Ridge to Kinigi: A Canadian’s new life in Rwanda
DECODER – Nigerian state recruits local hunters to fight terrorism
