Academic and Professional Career
Pilgrim graduated from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, in 1976 with a degree in political science. She studied Russian, which ultimately led to her career in journalism; she also practiced French with her classmates at dinner. She delivered the commencement speech for the Class of 2012, earning an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Manhattanville College.
She has a master’s from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. She attended the Harriman Institute for Advanced Study of the Soviet Union. Pilgrim was also a fellow at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, for Asian Pacific security, and a fellow at the East–West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, for Asian economic and security issues. Pilgrim was a Hong Kong journalism fellow and a fellow in the East–West Center's Korean Journalism exchange.
In January 2000, Pilgrim was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations and was an active participant in the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs Roundtable on Foreign Policy. Pilgrim is a full member of the historic Explorer's Club of New York City, an organization dedicated to the advancement of field research. Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists.
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