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Using sport to engage youth

By Eric Fabre, ’16 (International Relations) Applause broke out as Ed Foster-Simeon, CEO at the US Soccer Foundation, closed out the 2016 Soccer for Success National Training. It was the… Read more Using sport to engage youth

A summer of teaching and learning

By Brian Fleischer, ’19 (undeclared) It was under the hot Accra sun that I realized why I was back home, why I was among this amazing group of students, and… Read more A summer of teaching and learning

Real people affected by a warming world

By Sienna White, ’19 (undeclared) I spent two months this summer living in Sitka, Alaska, working on a radio show about climate change. They were two long months full of… Read more Real people affected by a warming world

“The arc of the moral universe…”

By Oscar Sarabia Roman, ’17 (Public Policy) Soon after starting my Public Interest Law Fellowship at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP), I realized that impact litigation work is a… Read more “The arc of the moral universe…”

Lessons from Uganda

By Vivian Ho, ’17 (Human Biology) The drums reverberate in the red dust. The women in the community groups sing to the beat of the drums with a rumble in… Read more Lessons from Uganda

“First place—Safe Zone.”

By Po Tsui, ’19 (Symbolic Systems) and Naomi Gregorio, ’19 (Mechanical Engineering) As the winner was called, Anthony Ramirez, a sophomore from LACES High School, rose in disbelief to his feet.… Read more “First place—Safe Zone.”

He’s tumor free

By Riasoya Jodah, ’19 (Undeclared) Three days after my fellowship ended, I got a text message from my former co-workers in our group chat that I couldn’t bring myself to… Read more He’s tumor free

When a house can’t be a home

By Zora Zambezi Williams, ’19 (Undeclared) No water. No gas. No heat. Bedbugs. Mold. And more. When someone prevents a house from being a home, that is when the Fair… Read more When a house can’t be a home

Justice for all

By Bunnard Phan, ’18 (Philosophy and Literature) My partner and I hunched over the small monitor, downloading the surveillance footage. As investigators for Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS), a public defender’s… Read more Justice for all

"Shine as if the whole universe is yours"

By Priscila Garcia, Program Director, East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA), Haas Center for Public Service During the summer, eight Education and Youth Development Fellowship recipients worked with East Palo Alto… Read more "Shine as if the whole universe is yours"