Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “28th Emerson Class”
Above: Morgan McKinney, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. I had prior research experience before becoming an Emerson Fellow, and when it came time for the matching process for policy placements, I found myself longing to do research again. My desire for research … Read more
Above: Blake Turpin, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. In my policy placement I helped to develop a long-term housing and tax policy campaign with RESULTS Educational Fund. The content, size, and scope of my workplan was ambitious, but I knew I was … Read more
Above: Nathan Garcia, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. Sometimes a problem can feel so large that it’s hard to know how to start solving it. We learn that millions of people across the United States are food insecure, that poverty and racism … Read more
Above: Amira Iwuala (left) and Morgan McKinney, 28th Class Emerson Fellows. Born and raised in Boston, I have unfortunately been blinded to the realities that Black farmers have faced in the U.S. Accustomed to urban poverty and food insecurity due to my … Read more
Above: Fleurian Filkins, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. When I first learned that I would be working with the DC Office of Planning Food Policy Division and DC Food Policy Council for my field placement, I was excited and nervous. For … Read more
Above: Michelle Fausto (left), 28th Class Emerson Fellow, with Sandra Cuyuch, CalFresh Manager at the FRESH Basic Needs Hub. The day that field placements were announced, I remember opening my email to see “University of California Irvine – FRESH Basic … Read more
Above: Elaine Zhang, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. As a California native, I have witnessed devastating droughts that lasted for years and raging wildfires that have increased in severity and frequency–scenes that are manifestations of climate change. In California there is … Read more
Above: Robbie Economou, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. I’ve learned an essential lesson about nonprofits from Alex Boyd, my supervisor at Kid Power, Inc.: “Sometimes you’re so busy doing the work,” he says, “that you don’t have the time to think … Read more
Above: Alexandrea Wilson, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. As a first-generation college student I sought out academia as a way to legitimize my experiences with food insecurity and growing up in a low-income household. I recall sharing my personal stories in … Read more
Above: Paige Clay, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. Being a true Coloradoan I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I found out I’d be moving to Syracuse, New York, for my field placement. Having never been to Syracuse or New … Read more
Above: Artis Trice, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. As my father and I drove through the last tollbooth between northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois, the expansive Chicago skyline appeared before us. An eleven-hour drive led us up to that point: arriving … Read more
Above: Nitan Shanas, 28th Class Emerson Fellow. I remember how it felt when I heard that I would be working with the Welcome Home Coalition in Portland, Oregon. I alternated between being nervous about being so far away from my … Read more
