Martha Pitre

2022 McCall MacBain Scholar

McGill Faculty of Arts, MA, Political Science

Education:
Mount Allison University (BA’22)

Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada

Martha completed the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program at Mount Allison University. As editor-in-chief of the university’s independent student newspaper, she worked to improve the newspaper’s distribution plan, host community-building events, increase its online presence, and implement a new internal communications plan. Martha also contributed to the Atlantic Journal of International Studies, organized events for her program’s student society, and facilitated an activism-focused book club. She worked part-time as a teaching assistant at the university and as an intern with the International Institute for Child Rights and Development. She began a Master of Arts in Political Science at McGill.