2025 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars announced as program celebrates 10th anniversary

January 15, 2025

Tenth annual class comprised of 57 accomplished leaders including educators, physicians, public servants, and corporate professionals; program begins on Jan. 29 in Philadelphia Jan. 15, 2025 – Today, the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced the 57 Scholars who will form the program’s 10th annual class. For the past decade, PLS has brought together more […]

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Statements by President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis

July 18, 2020

Statement by President George W. Bush Statement by President William J. Clinton

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Ending the Pandemic Threat: The Implications of Public Charge

June 29, 2020 | Ricardo Correa Marquez (‘19)

“As part of the the Council of Young Physicians, we are worried about the public health being endangered every day due to the “public charge” perception that has been hitting our community. We need to be united in these hard moments to improve health outcomes with commonsense policies that would benefit public health.” Read more […]

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Opinion: Learn from pandemics of COVID-19 and racism

June 29, 2020 | Tracey Henry (‘17)

During this COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism has been brought to the forefront in many aspects of society. Recently, Class of 2019’s Dr. Tracey Henry wrote for the Atlanta Journal Constitution on this topic. Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/opinion/opinion-learn-from-pandemics-covid-and-racism/C9CcZGKVROVHxVtNmHNFNO/

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Op-Ed | Trapped: A surge in domestic violence amid COVID-19 exposes dangerous gaps in justice system

June 29, 2020 | Lucy Lang (‘17)

“Survivors and their children will long carry the scars of this pandemic, of quarantine, and of the disparities it has highlighted.  It’s up to all of us to help them.” – Class of 2017’s Lucy Lang. Read more from Lucy via AMNY: https://www.amny.com/opinion/op-ed-trapped-a-surge-in-domestic-violence-amid-covid-19-exposes-dangerous-gaps-in-justice-system/?fbclid=IwAR30KmAKmJ-yylJWSxa5-ryDd6vCtZas6dBlwklreFi_C3a7zvgquCFXtVA

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Jamila Thomas: The Impact of History, Education, and Mentoring

June 29, 2020 | Jamila Thomas (‘19)

Recently, Dallas Doing Good spotlighted Class of 2019’s Jamila Thomas. Read more: https://www.dallasdoinggood.com/doing-good/jamila-thomas-the-impact-of-history-education-and-mentoring?fbclid=IwAR2pAkHs_nwDxeO6U7R5aVZ93zAv5wlU-5j1FT8XyLxBwXs6xhDiZNkiYwI

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We ask if people are for or against the riots while suffocating the real question: Why are we burning?

June 29, 2020 | Chequan Lewis (‘18)

Born of fire, America burns again. But America has always burned; survival requires a clear reflection. Read more from Class of 2018’s Chequan Lews in the Dallas Morning News: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/06/07/we-ask-if-people-are-for-or-against-the-riots-while-suffocating-the-real-question-why-are-we-burning/?fbclid=IwAR2JidZJ0dO-37zbKHIO2zRb8k-kRKPDfvACINcTfTcWbaC3omPNzKtQurk

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Dallas and America’s History of Violence

June 29, 2020 | Byron Sanders (‘17)

“Putting this weekend in perspective, we see violence in every juncture of major social change. What will we do with what that tells us?” Read more from Class of 2019’s Byron Sanders in D Magazine: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2020/06/dallas-and-americas-history-of-violence/

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Asha Varghese, Caterpillar Foundation

June 29, 2020 | Asha Varghese (‘18)

Class of 2018’s Asha Varghese recently spoke to Women to Watch with Sue Rocco about her role as President of the Caterpillar Foundation and how PLS helped her become the leader she wanted to be. Listen now: https://women2watch.net/asha-varghese/

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Dallas cannot achieve equity until we face the truth

June 29, 2020 | Byron Sanders (‘17)

For so many young people, real barriers exist, ones neither of their creation nor justified in a land of presupposed opportunity. Read more from Class of 2019’s Byron Sanders in the Dallas Morning News. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/12/13/dallas-cannot-achieve-equity-until-we-face-the-truth/

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Perspectives on Systematic Racism

June 23, 2020

Presidential Leadership Scholars are lending their voices to provide perspective on the systemic racism in this country and share thoughts towards progress.

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