Ben Cohn (IPE '12)

Benjamin Cohn (IPE '12) awarded a Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship

for 2014-2015.

Benjamin Cohn is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound, where he studied international political economy. Cohn’s fellowship will focus on the political-economic impact of music on Ghana's rich history and culture, and he will use that research to set up a program to facilitate access to music education for the youth of Accra, Ghana's capital. Working with local musicians and organizations, Cohn will build a program to give the students a voice through the power of music. After graduation, Cohn moved to Yangsan, South Korea where he taught English for one year. Since returning to the United States, he has focused on music journalism, founding a hip-hop web site, Da-What.com.