Program Coordinator, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
djgroom@umich.edu
Office Information:
phone: 764.8571
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies;
WCED Staff
Education/Degree:
B.A., Russian Language and Literature, University of California, Los Angeles, 2013
About
Derek Groom is an Academic Program Specialist with the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. In this role, he manages the programming, administration, and research/outreach activities of WCED. Before coming to U-M, Derek worked in Washington, DC at American Councils for International Education, administering the Overseas Flagship Programs and Flagship Language Initiatives in Eurasia and Africa. In 2013, Derek completed the Russian Overseas Flagship Program in St. Petersburg, Russia as a Boren Scholar. He is also an alum of the Russian Domestic Flagship Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature.
