Ida Abhari was selected as a Schaeffer Fellow in 2015 and 2016. As a rising junior she interned with Congressperson Karen Bass in Washington, D.C. and as a rising senior she worked with the United Nations Office of High Commissioner (UNHCR) for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ida graduated from USC in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in both …
Vivian Le, 2016 USC Schaeffer Fellow, selected as Boren Scholarship recipient
Vivan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Policy, Planning and Development and currently studying in Vietnam on the Boren Scholarship. Boren Scholarships require rigorous language study and the majority of awardees spend a full academic year overseas. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholarship recipients commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. Prior to her study in …
2016 Schaeffer Fellow among 50 students selected for first-ever “White House College Reporter Day”
Sonali Seth graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2018 with a degrees in Political Science and Policy, Planning and Development. Sonali was selected as one of only 50 college students chosen from a national pool of applicants to attend the first-ever White House College Reporter Day in 2016 just prior to her Schaeffer Fellowship. Sonali was the Editorial Director and …