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News and Updates

All the latest Scholar stories, updates from the modules, program news, and more.

Presidential Leadership Scholars

Scholar Spotlight: Hunter Taylor

Class of 2018’s Hunter Taylor tells us about his experience with PLS, life after the program, and shares advice for the Class of 2020.

Hunter Taylor

Class of 2018

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2020 Module One Recap

In January, the 2020 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) kicked off the sixth year of the program in Washington, D.C.

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Scholar Spotlight: Thear Suzuki

Alfia Ilicheva, Co-Founder of WIN: Women in Innovation, talks with fellow Scholar Thear Suzuki, Americas Advisory Talent Leader at Ernst and Young, about her life and experience during the PLS program in 2019.

Thear Suzuki

Class of 2019

Presidential Leadership Scholars

Updates from the 2019 Annual Meeting

Last week, Presidential Leadership Scholars from the past five years gathered in Washington D.C. to attend the 2019 PLS annual meeting. During the meeting, Scholars shared how PLS helped them become more effective leaders and why they think the program is unique.

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Lessons in Civility

Scholar Scott Eisner reflects on his experience in the PLS program

Scott Eisner

Class of 2019

Presidential Leadership Scholars

Dinner For Six

How a dinner during the PLS program inspired six strangers to discover a shared American identity