From the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Annual Report: Sport has the power to unite people across cultures and continents. Schaeffer Fellow alumni are helping showcase its spirit of collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation. By drawing on their public service experience, alumni are helping to ensure that their organizations leave a lasting positive impact on local communities and fans alike. Their work embodies …
Leading Through Research, Communication, & Storytelling
From the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Annual Report: Schaeffer Fellow alumni are shaping how stories are told and information is shared across sectors. Many have built careers in communications, media, and writing, applying their public service experience to foster understanding, transparency, and engagement. From producing journalism to publishing books, these alumni demonstrate the power of storytelling in strengthening trust and community. …
Go Government: From Fellowship to Careers in Public Service
From the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Annual Report: Schaeffer Fellow alumni continue to make an impact in local, state, and federal government long after their internship summer. Many have begun to build their careers in public service. Whether developing policy, managing programs, communicating with constituents, or leading new initiatives, Schaeffer Fellow alumni are helping to make government more responsive, inclusive, and …
Schaeffer Fellow Alumni Abroad: Impact Around the World
From the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Annual Report: Schaeffer Fellow alumni extend their commitment to public service beyond U.S. borders through international fellowships, advanced academic study and research, and global careers — applying their skills and experiences to address complex global issues. Their work spans fields including public health, diplomacy, education, and business, contributing to initiatives that strengthen communities and promote …
Shaping Strong Communities Through Nonprofit Organizations
From the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Annual Report: Schaeffer Fellow alumni extend their commitment to public service into the nonprofit sector, applying their skills and experiences to advance mission-driven work that strengthens communities and promotes equity. Many have built careers in areas such as sustainability, health, education, and civic engagement. Through program management, advocacy, research, and leadership, these alumni continue to …
2024 Fellow selected for prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study in the UK
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. As a Marshall Scholar, Tenzin Gund-Morrow will study preventative urban planning and policy solutions to public safety issues in the US …
2023 Fellow selected for Fulbright Binational Business Program in Mexico
2023 Berkeley Schaefferr Fellow, Sofia Greenwald, selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2024-2025 year. Sofia will take international business courses at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México(link is external), one of Mexico’s most esteemed universities, and simultaneously completing a Mexican or multinational corporate internship in Mexico City.
Forbes article: University of Southern California to open new public policy institute in Washington, DC
“The University of Southern California announced Thursday that it’s launching a public policy center at its Capital Campus in Washington, D.C.”
LA Times article: USC opens a major public policy center in Washington
“In a major expansion of its Washington footprint, USC is opening a public policy institute — just in time for the 2024 elections — where students can immerse themselves in learning about the national and political issues that will affect their lives.”