Eric Berman (B.A. 1986) is the director of Small Arms Survey, a global center of excellence whose mandate is to generate evidence-based, impartial, and policy-relevant knowledge on all aspects of small arms and armed violence. Previously, he has worked at the United Nations, The UN Transitional Authority of Cambodia, the UN Office at Geneva, and the UN International Commission of Inquiry (Rwanda).

The political science grad will join us for an Alumni Connections session where he will talk about his career journey, as well as the Making Peace Operations More Effective (MPOME) project and how it will deepen the understanding of lost materials from peace operations and develop mechanisms to improve security and administrative oversight.

Small Arms Survey is offering a virtual internship reserved for one LSA student for the academic year, which you can find here: https://umichlsa-csm.symplicity.com/students/?mode=form&s=jobs&ss=jobs&id=c2698e01e9413c50801e40a2da682cc3

Berman will be happy to discuss his experiences in:

*His career journey from LSA to the UN and beyond

*What it takes to succeed in the arena of international relations, specifically policy-relevant research

*Virtual internships with his organization