Madeline Waterfield

Class of 2025
Majoring in German Studies and Political Science

I am a rising Senior from Greensboro, North Carolina majoring in German and Political Science. I am also pre-law and spent my summer interning at Thomas, Ferguson and Beskind, a Durham criminal defense firm. I have been learning German for the past 7 years and went to Germany for the first time when I studied abroad in Berlin my Junior fall. On campus, I am President of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, a treasurer of the Duke International Relations Association, and a member of Duke’s ski and board and Model UN teams. 

Favorite Class: I have had a lot of really amazing classes, but my favorite would have to be my German class during Duke in Berlin. We spent a lot of time going out to museums and learning through exploration. It was a small class with an amazing professor (Dr. Sara Budarz) who led engaging discussions about everything from the Stasi to Cafes. I not only learned a lot, but it really deepened my study abroad experience, leaving me with a greater understanding and appreciation of the city and country I was living in.