by Normand Bayigamba | Jul 25, 2024
My time as a Karel Fellow has been eye-opening. Things started quickly, and I was immediately thrown into the fire as soon I arrived at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In my first week, I sat on calls with organizations that routinely make national headlines. I...
by Evelin Muñoz-Ortiz | Jul 23, 2024
My interactions with the health system as a child were shaped by small details and careful reassurances. Like many other children, these details came in the form of smiley cartoon stickers, lollipops, and bead maze toys at my pediatrician’s office. Signs that...
by Pristine Thai | Jul 17, 2024
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I stepped into the lobby at 8:55 a.m. and texted my supervisor that I’d arrived. While waiting to go up to the Center for Community Progress’ office, I double-checked my orientation email to ensure I was prepared for my first day. I was...
by Jaylen Adams | Jul 17, 2024
After a long semester at university, I wanted nothing more than to go home. My desire was so strong that it became irrational. I refused to apply to any internship more than a twenty minute drive from my house. “Absolutely not,” I’d say. “I’ll do anything before I go...
by Emma Sanche | Jul 17, 2024
As the plane landed at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), I realized that a once-in-a-lifetime experience would begin. Washington, D.C. is a dream city for any political science student. The excitement could not outweigh the imposter syndrome looming over me, the...
by Chhavi Mishra | Jul 17, 2024
I felt a deep sense of privilege and duty in preparation to begin my Public Interest Communications Fellow journey. I believe that as the field of media and communications grows more polarized and divisive, an opportunity like this becomes exceedingly important to...
