Matthew Barison

Past

• VISTA Leader at Maine Campus Compact
• English and American History Teacher at Peace Corps
• Intern at American Civil Liberties Union

• Online Editor at Trinity Tripod
• Intern at Bolt, Beranek and Newman
• Intern - Managing Clerk's Office at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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Education

• Tulane University Law School
• Trinity College-Hartford

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Connections

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Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Website

Matthew Barison’s Summary

After graduating from Trinity College with a B.A. in English, I joined the Peace Corps and served in Uzbekistan and Romania for 2 1/2 years.

I am now a 1L at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. I am an active member of the Environmental Law Society; I will continue to serve as Technology Chair next year and will also serve as a Speaker Chair for the 15th Annual Summit on Environmental Law and Policy. I have also been elected President of TLS' chapter of the American Constitution Society.

Matthew Barison’s Experience

• VISTA Leader

  Maine Campus Compact

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Administered a group of 7 AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America.) Conducted bi-monthly meetings; programmed annual awards program at State House; collaborated with tri-state counterparts in NH and VT; designed new website for organization; recruited corps for following year.

• English and American History Teacher

  Peace Corps

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; International Affairs industry)

  January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  Taught English and American History as a Peace Corps volunteer in both Uzbekistan and Romania. Worked for two years at "Bolyai Farkas Elméleti Líceum" in Marosvásárhelyi (Târgu Mureş, Romania.) Assisted school secure a $5,147 Small Project Assistance grant via a joint Peace Corps / USAID program for a new phonetics lab. Helped students initiate largest ever fundraiser for capital infrastructure.

• Intern

  American Civil Liberties Union

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

  Interned at Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union. Responsible for researching archived material and converting key historical print articles into HTML and PDF formats.

• Online Editor

  Trinity Tripod

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 2003 — May 2004 (9 months)

  Managed online team of college newspaper. Member of original group responsible for founding and developing site.

• Intern

  Bolt, Beranek and Newman

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

  Worked as annotator in Speech and Language Department.

• Intern - Managing Clerk's Office

  Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

  (Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)

  Filed papers at state and Federal courts. Assisted with service of legal process and data entry.

Matthew Barison’s Education

• Tulane University Law School

  J.D. , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

  Research assistant to Professor Jorg Fedtke.

  Activities and Societies:

  Environmental Law Society, Jewish Legal Society

• Trinity College-Hartford

  BA , English, Public Policy and Law, Environmental Science , 2000 — 2004

  F.A. Brown Class of 1897 Oratory Award - First Place
  
  Writing Associates Program

  Activities and Societies:

  Trinity Tripod, Cinestudio, Hillel, Writing Center, Computing Center, Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Additional Information

Matthew Barison’s Websites:

• My Website

Matthew Barison’s Groups:

•    Peace Corps Community Network
•    Tulane Law School
•    Trinity College, Hartford CT--Official Alumni Network

Matthew Barison’s Contact Settings

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