A chance meeting leads to a coveted internship at the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Second in a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program.
USC students get a firsthand look at the government’s inner workings
The Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program encourages undergraduates to pursue careers through internships at the federal, state and local levels. First in a four-part series on the Schaeffer Government Service Fellows Program.
Undergrads spend summer getting to know government thanks to new fellows program
BY CARLI MILLION SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 A UC Berkeley student’s time as an undergraduate comes with endless possibilities. Students are often interested in many things and have a hard time knowing which to pursue. If you ask Leonard D. Schaeffer how to get some direction, he’ll tell new students to ask themselves a few simple, but important, questions. First of all, what …
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 …