African Studies Program

Darby FitzSimmons is pursuing a double major in Law & Public Policy as a direct admit to the O’Neill School and International Studies through the Hamilton Lugar School. Her areas of interest are the intersection of domestic and international policy, with a regional focus on Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Her secondary regions of interest are Central and South America.

Darby is an IU Provost’s Scholar, a Hutton Honors Scholar, a three-time National-level Debate Qualifier and two-time Indiana State Champion in Public Forum Debate. Interesting facts: Darby is a member of IU’s longest running sketch comedy group, Boy in the Bubble, and she runs the Capybara-focused INSTA, Capyverse, with over 20,000 followers!