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
Ainsworth, Cabanne District CDC bring sustainable revitalization through tech
This summer, St. Louis Fellow Dalen Ainsworth ‘27 is applying his technical skills in service of community transformation. As an intern at the Cabanne District Community Development Corporation (CDC), Ainsworth supports neighborhood revitalization through solar energy, digital infrastructure and disaster relief efforts. The work at the Cabanne District CDC focuses on addressing energy needs within […]
St. Louis Fellows take on tornado recovery work in O’Fallon Park
On Wednesday, June 11, three St. Louis Fellows in the Goldman Fellows cohort — Jerry Liao ‘26, Jayden Urioste ‘27, and Briannah Anderson ‘26 — joined a community-wide volunteer day in O’Fallon Park to clean up debris following the May 16 tornado and to build new walking trails. The volunteer day was led by St. Louis […]
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 […]
For the names of our Goldman Fellows alumni, please visit our St. Louis Fellows Alumni directory.
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