Two Whitman College juniors, Kate Moe and Meron Semere, were recently named 2024 Junior Summer Institute fellows by the Public Policy & International Affairs Program.
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherd University student Eli Hall, a senior from Hansford, West Virginia, is the fourth student from the university to be named a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship.
The 2023 JSI cohort on their final day of the program at the Humphrey School, which included presentations of their group research projects on public policy issues.A group of talented college students successfully concluded a rigorous Junior Summer Institute (JSI) training program late last month, hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.Described as a “test drive” for graduate work in public policy, the JSI program is designed to prepare rising seniors mostly from underrepresented communities to enter and succeed in master’s degree programs and launch careers in public service.In line with its firm commitment to increasing diversity in the field of public policy, the Humphrey School welcomed 23 JSI fellows from various states and backgrounds who immersed themselves in public affairs for seven weeks.They took courses in policy analysis and statistics, received help preparing to apply to graduate school, and met with policy leaders from diverse backgrounds. The fellows visi