Michael Breger

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Michael Breger

  • Communications Manager

Shorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, Room E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055

(650) 736-0656 (voice)
(650) 723-6530 (fax)

Biography

Michael (Mike) Breger joined APARC in 2021 and serves as the Center's communications manager. He collaborates with the Center's leadership to share the work and expertise of APARC faculty and researchers with a broad audience of academics, policymakers, and industry leaders across the globe. 

Michael started his career at Stanford working at Green Library, and later at the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, serving as the event and communications coordinator. He has also worked in a variety of sales and marketing roles in Silicon Valley.

Michael holds a master's in liberal arts from Stanford University and a bachelor's in history and astronomy from the University of Virginia. A history buff and avid follower of international current events, Michael loves learning about different cultures, languages, and literatures. When he is not at work, Michael enjoys reading, painting, music, and the outdoors.

In The News

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Anthropologist Gerhard Hoffstaedter Explores How Refugees Build Lives Amid Exclusion in Malaysia

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Retiring China Expert Thomas Fingar on Lessons from a Career Across Government and Academe
Theara Thun
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Rebuilding Education After Catastrophe: Theara Thun Examines Cambodia’s Post-Conflict Intellectual Landscape

Theara Thun, APARC’s Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Fellow on Southeast Asia, investigates how educational systems emerged in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia within the broader context of national recovery and development.
Rebuilding Education After Catastrophe: Theara Thun Examines Cambodia’s Post-Conflict Intellectual Landscape