Goldman Fellows are a cohort within the St. Louis Fellows Program, funded by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation. It is a unique opportunity for undergraduates to spend a summer in St. Louis with other WashU students who care about the St. Louis community.
Since 2008, 186 Goldman Fellows have completed internships with St. Louis-area organizations including ACLU Missouri, LaunchCode, United Way of Greater St. Louis, Casa de Salud, Arch Grants, the Office of the Mayor of the City of St. Louis, and more.
Goldman Fellows in the News
New St. Louis Fellows offering aims to reduce gun violence
New this year, the St. Louis Fellows Program will offer a specific opportunity to help address gun violence in the region. The forthcoming Arnold Family Fellow — created through a vision and gift from Jane Arnold JD ’93 and her children — is part of the new class of St. Louis Fellows and will be granted to […]
St. Louis Fellows Program grows again, reaches 45 students
After a record number of applications, a packed week of back-to-back interviews, and a rigorous selection process, the Gephardt Institute announces its largest class of St. Louis Fellows in the program’s nearly 20-year history. “WashU is in St. Louis and for St. Louis,” said Executive Director Stephanie Kurtzman. “The St. Louis Fellows Program offers a […]
Seminars bring fellows to Eagleton Courthouse, Democracy Panel
Experiencing the nuances of local leadership and judicial impacts are an important part of student civic learning. In the Gephardt Institute’s St. Louis Fellows Program, the Fellows engage in summer weekly seminars centered on civic engagement. While most of their sessions are at Stix House, two of the seminars took place off campus at the […]
Spring trainings equip St. Louis Fellows with community-engaged best practices
The 2024 St. Louis Fellows have completed their spring training, immersive and experiential symposia that help equip them with the community engagement tools and knowledge to contribute to change efforts in the region this summer. With the program expanding to a record 40 Fellows this year, Community Engagement Manager Sarah Nash was grateful that the […]
Institute announces new classes of Civic Scholars, St. Louis Fellows
A record number of WashU students committed to leading change now and throughout their lives by joining the Gephardt Institute’s Civic Scholars and St. Louis Fellows programs. The announcement of the new cohorts of civic leadership programs follows a recruitment cycle that began last fall and saw more applications than ever before. “We’re particularly excited […]
For the names of our Goldman Fellows alumni, please visit our St. Louis Fellows Alumni directory.
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