by Alexis Marin | Sep 21, 2023
When I found out I was going to DC for the summer, I knew it was going to be an amazing opportunity for me, but what I did not know was just how life changing it was going to be. Not only did I learn new things about myself, but I also found a supportive community...
by Sabrina Briceno | Sep 21, 2023
While enjoying our snacks before our venture into the International Spy Museum, my cohort and I sat around Andy Burness for a mini “Ask Me Anything.” We talked about the tumultuous twenties, his start in making the world a little brighter and the metrics of our first...
by Osman Moradel | Sep 21, 2023
Receiving the Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications has been an affirming experience that this is the career I am meant to do. On a personal note, I have grown more as a person in the past month then in the past six months because of the many...
by Nancy Barrera | Sep 21, 2023
“So what does progress, change, look like?” In the middle of reaching down to take a bite of my sandwich, I stopped and looked up blankly at my friend not knowing how to respond. Within academia, I learned about inspiring social movements that transformed the world we...
by Katie-Grace Ibarra | Sep 21, 2023
As I sit down to write this blog post about my experience with the Frank Karel Fellowship and my work at the Aspen Institute, I feel compelled to be honest with my audience. This fellowship came as a golden opportunity during a challenging phase of my life, and it was...
by Darrel Creary | Sep 21, 2023
So here’s the deal… I still don’t know how I managed to make it here. Being chosen to become a Karel Fellow has been richly overwhelming in more ways than I could’ve imagined, and at each stage, I’ve invalidated everything I’ve accomplished. Imposter syndrome...
