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Political winds may blow, but values-based leadership remains
10/25/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Nubia Peña
10/25/2024
How one Presidential Leadership Scholar is using language to bridge divides
09/18/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Randell Trammell
09/16/2024
A leadership program unlike any other
09/06/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Amy Kroll
08/16/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Rani Elwy
08/07/2024
Lessons in leadership: The secret sauce
06/28/2024
2024 Presidential Leadership Scholars join alumni network
06/26/2024
Huston-Tillotson University President and CEO shares her PLS experience
06/17/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Maya Enista Smith
06/03/2024
Exploring influence and persuasion in the Texas Hill Country
05/28/2024
Application opens for tenth class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
05/08/2024
Our Responsibilities as Good Citizens
05/03/2024
We can heal our nation through service
04/25/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Steve Smith
04/25/2024
Using strategic partnerships to create lasting impact
04/03/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Mozhgan Wafiq Alokozai
03/27/2024
Lessons in leadership: Going further together
03/12/2024
Working together to create a more perfect union
03/08/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Yoon Choi
02/27/2024
Insights from behind the curtain: The genesis of the Presidential Leadership Scholars
02/15/2024
The precious gift of PLS
02/13/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar Spotlight: Jared Lyon
02/05/2024
2024 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
01/24/2024
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Rachel Korberg
12/20/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Desirre de la Torre
11/30/2023
In the news|‘My patient did not have to die the way she did’
11/28/2023
In the news|How renewing a Bush era program for Africa will help us fend off Russia and China, boost national security
11/28/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Scott Hadland
10/13/2023
Five Presidential Leadership Scholar stories we love
10/04/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Neil Grunberg
09/20/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Sheril Kirshenbaum
09/19/2023
For Dallas Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief, emergency response time is personal
09/19/2023
Supporting Afghans two years after the fall of Afghanistan
08/15/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Anita Ravi
07/27/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Victor Jones
06/12/2023
How to become e pluribus unum
06/01/2023
A conversation with Jean Becker, journalist turned Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush
05/17/2023
Application opens for ninth class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
05/03/2023
What will it take to deliver a historic deal for nature?
04/21/2023
Presidential Leadership Scholar leads first known all-woman heart transplant team
03/24/2023
NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover on leadership, breaking barriers, and what’s next in space exploration
02/10/2023
In the news|How videos of police brutality can traumatize many Americans
02/01/2023
In the news|Let’s be with each other even if we don’t agree with each other
01/23/2023
2023 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars announced
01/12/2023
Achieving success in rural schools
12/05/2022
Presidential Leadership Scholar discusses ongoing protests amidst atrocities in Iran
09/30/2022
In the News|A new approach to domestic violence
09/23/2022
Presidential Leadership Scholar influences nationwide rollout of health care tool
09/20/2022
In the News|Wildfire season is here. California needs to fight back smarter
08/11/2022
In the News | Presidential Leadership Scholar named Director of Illinois Department of Public Health
07/14/2022
2022 Module Six Recap: Philadelphia
06/24/2022
Welcoming our newest neighbors
06/21/2022
Addressing the workforce crisis in trade industries
06/07/2022
2022 Module Five Recap: Austin
05/19/2022
Applications Open for Eighth Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
05/02/2022
In the News|Save America’s Patent System
04/28/2022
2022 Module Four Recap: Dallas
04/25/2022
Scholar Spotlight: Q&A with Dr. Raymond Tsai
04/11/2022
Women’s health clinics founded by Presidential Leadership Scholar expand to second coast
04/07/2022
2022 Module Three Recap: Vision and Communication
03/25/2022
What to read, watch, and listen to this Women’s History Month according to Presidential Leadership Scholars
03/03/2022
2022 Module Two Recap: Strategic Partnerships
03/01/2022
Leaders to Celebrate This Black History Month: Shareefah Mason
02/21/2022
Leaders to Celebrate This Black History Month: Jerry Hawkins
02/11/2022
Scholar Spotlight: Q&A with John Coleman
02/04/2022
2022 Module One Recap: The Leadership Foundation
01/28/2022
2022 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
01/18/2022
Presidential Leadership Scholars Year In Review
12/23/2021
Presidential Leadership Scholar Stories of Gratitude
11/22/2021
In the News|Hispanic Impact Fund to Surpass $1M Given to Local Nonprofits
by Gerardo Interiano (‘17) , 10/25/2021
Hispanic Heritage Month: Julissa Carielo
10/12/2021
In the News: National service can heal our partisan divides
by AnnMaura Connolly (‘15) and Rye Barcott (‘19) , 07/15/2021
Immigrant Heritage Month: Sameer Vohra
06/23/2021
Immigrant Heritage Month: Bing Wei
by Bing Wei (‘16) , 06/22/2021
In the News: Bowser nominates Philadelphia school official to be D.C.’s superintendent of education
06/07/2021
In the News: Harvard Kennedy School announces 2021 Alumni Award winners
by Jay Bhatt (‘16) , 05/25/2021
Applications Open for Eighth Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
05/13/2021
Presidential Leadership Scholars Featured in Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants
by Mark Haidar (‘19) , Sumera Haque (‘19) , Alfia Ilicheva (‘19) , Dilafruz Khonikboyeva (‘19) , Roya Mahboob (‘19) , Thear Suzuki (‘19) , Tina Tran (‘18) , Ezinne Uzo-Okoro (‘18) and Mariam Memarsadeghi (‘17) , 04/20/2021
#ThisIsOurShot – Behind the Scenes on the Strategerist Podcast
by Sunny Jha (‘18) , Jay Bhatt (‘16) and Loren Robinson (‘18) , 03/30/2021
How to find hope in dark times
by Virginia Buckingham (‘15) , 02/03/2021
It takes a community to help overcome vaccine hesitancy: OPINION
by Jay Bhatt (‘16) and Kavita Patel (‘15) , 02/01/2021
Free education for essential workers in Michigan is expanding into a pathway toward a four-year degree
12/03/2020
Scholar Spotlight: Q&A with Brent Taylor
by Brent Taylor (‘16) , 10/07/2020
The Root 100’s list of the most influential African Americans
by Rob Gore (‘18) , 09/23/2020
100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America
by Ricardo Correa Marquez (‘19) , 09/18/2020
Online platform connects teens and senior to form unlikely friendships
by Michael Hole (‘19) , 08/31/2020
Pizza Hut Appoints First-Ever Chief Equity Officer
by Chequan Lewis (‘18) , 08/20/2020
An Urgent Invitation to The Movies
08/13/2020
Real Reform Comes From Civic Stamina
08/04/2020
Revitalized by summer protests, Dallas’ inequity programs fight through pandemic’s ‘gut punch’
by Byron Sanders (‘17) , 07/27/2020
Good Apple helping keep Austin fed and healthy amid coronavirus pandemic
07/20/2020
Statements by President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
07/18/2020
Ending the Pandemic Threat: The Implications of Public Charge
by Ricardo Correa Marquez (‘19) , 06/29/2020
Opinion: Learn from pandemics of COVID-19 and racism
by Tracey Henry (‘17) , 06/29/2020
Op-Ed | Trapped: A surge in domestic violence amid COVID-19 exposes dangerous gaps in justice system
by Lucy Lang (‘17) , 06/29/2020
Jamila Thomas: The Impact of History, Education, and Mentoring
by Jamila Thomas (‘19) , 06/29/2020
We ask if people are for or against the riots while suffocating the real question: Why are we burning?
by Chequan Lewis (‘18) , 06/29/2020
Dallas and America’s History of Violence
by Byron Sanders (‘17) , 06/29/2020
Asha Varghese, Caterpillar Foundation
by Asha Varghese (‘18) , 06/29/2020
Dallas cannot achieve equity until we face the truth
by Byron Sanders (‘17) , 06/29/2020
Perspectives on Systematic Racism
06/23/2020
Statements by President George W. Bush and President William J. Clinton
06/03/2020
Notes from the Field: Sunny Jha
05/22/2020
Notes from the Field: Judge Scott Schlegel
05/18/2020
Nomi Network Program Graduates Spearhead COVID-19 Response
by Diana Mao (‘15) , 05/15/2020
Update on 2020-2021 Programming
05/05/2020
Notes from the Field: Q&A with Michael Hole
by Michael Hole (‘19) , 04/27/2020
Notes from the Field: Even Though We’re Apart, We’re Together In This Fight
by SreyRam Kuy (‘17) , 04/14/2020
COVID-19 + Cyber Crime
by Kristin Judge (‘17) , 04/08/2020
What Matters Most?
by Jane Henzerling (‘17) , 04/06/2020
It’s all one song.
04/03/2020
In Times of Crisis, Calm Always Wins
by Marta Michelle Colon (‘17) , 03/24/2020
COVID-19 Updates from the Presidential Leadership Scholars Community
03/19/2020
2020 Module Two Recap: College Station, Texas
03/11/2020
Telling the Story of Slavery and the White House
by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (‘18) , 02/20/2020
I asked two former presidents how they accomplished big things. Their answers surprised me.
by Jay Bhatt (‘16) , 02/20/2020
PLS Spotlight: Hunter Taylor
by Hunter Taylor (‘18) , 02/18/2020
2020 Module One Recap
02/10/2020
2020 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
01/27/2020
PLS Spotlight: Thear Suzuki
by Thear Suzuki (‘19) and Alfia Ilicheva (‘19) , 01/14/2020
Updates from the 2019 Annual Meeting
by J. Eric Wilson (‘18) , Kelly Wolfe (‘18) , Adeeti Gupta (‘19) , Marta Michelle Colon (‘17) and Jamila Thomas (‘19) , 10/31/2019
Lessons in Civility
by Scott Eisner (‘19) , 08/23/2019
Dinner For Six
by Alfia Ilicheva (‘19) , Dilafruz Khonikboyeva (‘19) , Jamila Thomas (‘19) , Scott Eisner (‘19) , Vivian Greentree (‘19) and Dan Savage (‘19) , 08/09/2019
Presidents Bush and Clinton Visit Big Thought
06/28/2019
The Power of Persuasion
06/26/2019
Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at PLS Fifth Anniversary Celebration
06/20/2019
Applications Open for Sixth Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
06/03/2019
Decision Points
05/23/2019
Running to Remember: Lisa’s Story
by Lisa Hallett (‘18) , 05/22/2019
Vision and Communication
04/18/2019
Remembering the Leadership of President George H.W. Bush
03/26/2019
Lessons in Presidential History
02/20/2019
2019 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
01/31/2019
From Austin to Iraq: Two Presidential Leadership Scholars Continue to Take Action
by Sunny Jha (‘18) and Quyen Chu (‘18) , 10/04/2018
Scholar Buddy Bengel Starts Disaster Relief Fund in the Wake of Hurricane Florence
by Buddy Bengel (‘18) and William McNulty (‘15) , 09/24/2018
Developing Leaders in Healthcare
by Neil Grunberg (‘15) , 09/11/2018
Video: 2018 Graduation Featuring Presidents Bush and Clinton
07/09/2018
Meet Four Changemakers from Diverse Backgrounds Who Share a Commitment to Facing Society’s Greatest Challenges
07/02/2018
Session 5 Recap: Persuasion and influence in the Johnson administration
06/28/2018
Applications Open for Fifth Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
06/05/2018
Session 4 Recap: Decision Points with President George W. Bush
05/22/2018
Session 3 Recap: Vision & Communication with President Bill Clinton
04/25/2018
2018 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
01/30/2018
Video: 2017 Graduation featuring President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton
by Gabe Albornoz (‘17) , 07/13/2017
Applications Open for Fourth Presidential Leadership Scholars Class
06/09/2017
2017 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
by Jamie Scott (‘17) , 01/15/2017
Presidential Leadership Scholars Program Announces 2017 Schedule to Cultivate Emerging Leaders
12/21/2016
Video: Conversation with Members of the Little Rock Nine
by Chike Aguh (‘17) , 07/17/2016
Video: 2016 Moody Foundation Conversation and Graduation Ceremony
by Brent Taylor (‘16) , 07/17/2016
2016 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
05/25/2016
[USA Today] Presidential lessons: To help foster kids, ailing seniors and more
07/09/2015
Video: President Bush and President Clinton Speak at 2015 Graduation of Inaugural Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
07/09/2015
Inaugural Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Announced
03/23/2015
Video: Launch of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
09/08/2014
[New York Times] Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Banter, and Introduce Leadership Program
09/08/2014