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  • 2015 First-Year Fellow: Riley Collins '18

    October 10, 2015

    The Truman Project, where I worked this summer, is a network of foreign policy professionals and veterans seeking to promote progressive national security policy based on shared values. Rather than using a traditional think-tank model, Truman uses a grassroots approach to influence policy. Truman relies primarily on its members – rather than staff – to come up with policy proposals. It facilitates implementation of these proposals by providing its members wit professional development, an off the record platform for networking, message guidance, and a host of other resources.

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  • 2015 First-Year Fellow: Ray Lu '18

    October 10, 2015

    The National Council of Nonprofits, where I worked this summer, is an umbrella organization that connects and supports state associations of nonprofits. The Council of Nonprofits produces resources for these state associations to build capacity and help the nonprofits they support do the same. Nonprofits employ nearly 10 percent of the private workforce yet face many problems that for-profits do not. The National Council of Nonprofits aims to create an environment for nonprofits to succeed and thrive.

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  • 2015 First-Year Fellow: Rachel Scholz-Bright '18

    October 8, 2015

    I worked as a First-Year Fellow at the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent federal agency that supports and funds scientific research and education. Its mission is to ensure the United States remains at the cutting edge of scientific innovation. The Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) focuses on communicating information about the NSF’s programs, activities and research to congress, the press, and the public.

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  • 2015 First-Year Fellow: Rachel Favors '18

    October 7, 2015

    This summer, I worked as a First-Year Fellow at the Office of Nuclear Energy. Its primary mission is to advance nuclear power as a resource capable of making major contributions in meeting American energy needs. The Office of International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation works with international partners ranging from advanced fuel cycle countries such as France, Russia and Japan, to those nations considering the development of nuclear energy for the first time on civil nuclear cooperation.

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  • 2015 First-Year Fellow: Madison DeRose '18

    October 6, 2015

    The Office of Policy and Analysis (OP&A), where I worked as a First-Year Fellow this summer, is an organization within the Smithsonian Institution that conducts studies across and within the different sects of the Smithsonian, including the 19 museums and the National Zoo. OP&A evaluates museum programs, exhibits, and visitor experience. OP&A performs these studies through both qualitative and quantitative methods and then proceeds to analyze results. Formal reports of these results often include suggested improvements for the program or exhibit.

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