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Through personal leadership projects, Presidential Leadership Scholars apply lessons learned through their experience in the program to increase the impact of their leadership.

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My work on NASA’s Artemis program shows the sky’s the limit for Indigenous Latina women like me

April 30, 2026

Joca Giselle Marquez

Class of 2023

A 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar is fighting back against human trafficking in Texas

March 26, 2025

Bianca Davis

Class of 2023

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Presidential Leadership Scholar leads first known all-woman heart transplant team

March 24, 2025

Amy Fiedler

Class of 2020

How a Presidential Leadership Scholar is working to increase accessibility and representation for disabled people across the world

February 25, 2025

Keely Cat-Wells

Class of 2024

Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Bayeté Ross Smith

February 11, 2025

Bayeté Ross Smith

Class of 2019

Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Wade Lairsen

February 2, 2025

Wade Lairsen

Class of 2022

Demonstrating leadership when it’s a matter of life and limb

December 10, 2024

Nubia Peña

Class of 2023

Anahita Dua

Class of 2023

Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: An-Me Chung

December 7, 2024

An-Me Chung

Class of 2015

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