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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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Our Responsibilities as Good Citizens

May 3, 2024

Presidential Leadership Scholars Module Four Recap

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We can heal our nation through service

April 25, 2024

AnnMaura Connolly is a 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar, President of Voices for National Service, and Chief External Engagement of Policy and International Officer/EVP at City Year.

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Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Steve Smith

April 25, 2024

2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar Steve Smith, President and CEO of Airlink, shares how his organization delivers critical aid and hope to millions of people around the world and discusses the power of the network gained through PLS .

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Using strategic partnerships to create lasting impact

April 3, 2024

Presidential Leadership Scholars Module Three recap

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Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Mozhgan Wafiq Alokozai

March 27, 2024

Mozhgan Wafiq Alokozai, 2022 Presidential Leadership Scholar and Founder and CEO of Eagle Online Academy, discusses a vital lesson she learned during her time the program and shares what fuels her unwavering service to women and girls.

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Lessons in leadership: Going further together

March 12, 2024

Former Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on her experience in the White House, the influential women from her childhood, and what it means to her to be a woman in leadership

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Working together to create a more perfect union

March 8, 2024

Presidential Leadership Scholars Module Two recap

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Presidential Leadership Scholar spotlight: Yoon Choi

February 27, 2024

Yoon Choi, CEO of CollegeSpring and 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholar, discusses the importance of standardized testing in helping students build a foundation for future success and how we can begin to address inequalities in our education system.

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Insights from behind the curtain: The genesis of the Presidential Leadership Scholars

February 15, 2024

Almost a decade ago, leaders at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas and the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, were wrestling with the same idea: How could they bring diverse people together in a nonpartisan way to teach them about leadership? Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, current CEO and President of […]

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The precious gift of PLS

February 13, 2024

2024 Presidential Leadership Scholars Module One recap

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