Episodes 30 & 31: ‘It takes a village’ with Harvard Kennedy School Fellowships

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Jan 30

Written By HTC

In these episodes, Cody chats with 4 fellow first-gens who highlight their experiences with applying, navigating and building on their experience with Harvard Kennedy School Fellowships

These episodes center on one specific opportunity within the postsecondary arena, Fellowships. A fellowship is a unique opportunity that provides both scholarship funding and various professional, work, and enrichment opportunities for a specific group of students at various colleges or universities. You will hear from both current and former Fellows of the US Latino Leadership Fellowship and the Fellowship for Serving African American Communities from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

In this pair of episodes you will hear from:

Episode 30: ‘It takes a village’ with the US Latino Leadership Fellowship

Raymi, a first generation student and immigrant from the Dominican Republic, who works in college access and retention. Growing up undocumented in the United States, she is also incredibly passionate about immigration. Having a voice and using that voice to make change is incredibly important to her.
Rodrigo, a first generation student and immigrant from Mexico, who continues to work to impact communities like the one he grew up in in Arizona via work in education, non profits, public housing, among many others.

Episode 31: ‘It takes a village’ with the Fellowship for Serving African American Communities

Okechi, a first generation student and immigrant from Nigeria, who is passionate about public health, health equity and equity in education. Growing up in rural Tennessee, Okechi continues to work to provide health care access and resources to underserved communities.
Vedette, a first generation student who grew up in Columbus, OH, who is passionate about public health and equity in underserved neighborhoods. Her passion for helping others was founded in her family’s commitment to community and her childhood Doctor, one of the few black doctors in her community.

As you can see from listening to our guests, while fellowships provide increased learning and professional opportunities - they truly provide so much more. They provide the opportunity for communities to come together to solve problems, they provide spaces for people to have the belief that they belong, they provide collaboration and networking that can lead to incredible outcomes, and they provide the spark for the changemakers we need in this world the most.

Special thanks to all of our guests, as well as Myrish, Akiesha, and Maura from Harvard’s Kennedy School for their partnership on this episode.

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