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KSG Student Emily Nielson Receives 2007 SAC Alumni Scholarship

Emily Nielson (SAC 2004), currently enrolled in the Kennedy School of Government’s Masters in Public Policy Degree Program, has been awarded the Institute’s 2007 Student Advisory Committee (SAC) Alumni Scholarship for incoming KSG students.  Nielson is currently enrolled in the KSG’s Masters in Public Policy Degree Program. 

After receiving additional Harvard University endowment funds in 2006, the Institute created an additional funding resource for Harvard alums interested in pursuing a career in public service.  The SAC Alumni Scholarship is an opportunity for alums of the Institute’s Student Advisory Committee to receive financial support towards a graduate degree at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. 

"As Chair of the Community Action Committee at the IOP, I sought methods to connect politics and public service in ways that would improve society.  Politics is clearly important for getting things done, but it requires public service to enable people to participate effectively in our democracy,” Neilson said. 

Nielson comes to the Kennedy School after serving as a Teach for America corps member, where she worked as an instructor in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley (front row in picture above).  After graduating, Nielson hopes to work for a non-profit focusing on education research and policy.