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Twenty-Second Century Scholars Program
Support helped replace lost internships after the pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of thousands of internship opportunities, the Peter and Eaddo Kiernan Foundation generously created the Twenty-Second Century Scholars Program, which enabled UVA students to build career skills through the Center for Politics and partner programs.
The Twenty-Second Century Scholars program continues to enable students to work on projects on Grounds and support the center’s Global Perspectives on Democracy program’s international exchange programs.
Nik Popli (Col ’21) benefited from a mentorship with Steven Ginsberg (Col ’94), the national editor of The Washington Post. Two other interns, Eleanor Williams (Col ’22) and Matthew Greason (Col ’21), worked on two projects for the Center for Politics: promoting voter registration and information for students, and fact-checking Dismantling Democracy, a PBS documentary the center was working on and that aired in fall 2020.
Today, thanks to a private endowment, the program continues to help students gain hands-on work experience in politics and government, together with additional resources such as career development sessions led by the UVA Career Center and networking opportunities with policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and other guests. In recent years, again thanks to private scholarships, the program was expanded to offer stipends for students to accept public-sector internships not based at the University in local, state, and federal government.
Memorial Stipends
Scholars stipends were created in memory of G. Richard Fletcher (Col ’72) and Douglas C. Page (Col ’84).
Two scholars stipends were created to help students take low-paid or unpaid internships. Fred Fletcher (Col ’74) established the G. Richard Fletcher Memorial Stipend in memory of his late brother, G. Richard “Dick” Fletcher (Col ’72). Frank Leone (Col ’82, Law ’85) created the Douglas C. Page Memorial Stipend. So far, seven students have taken internships in Washington, D.C., San Diego, and central New Jersey.
The most recent recipients of the Fletcher Memorial Stipend are Charlotte Flynn (Col ’26), from Woodbridge, Virginia, who interned with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Bertie Azqueta (Col ’28), from West Palm Beach, Florida, who was an intern with the office of Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT).
Ashmeen Kaur (Col ’27) received the 2025 Page Memorial Stipend. From Iselin, New Jersey, Kaur completed her summer internship with the office of Rep. Frank Pallone (D, NJ-6).
In a deeply challenging time for American politics and civic life, Center for Politics donors and friends have shown incredible support and belief in our work to spread the understanding that Politics is a GOOD Thing. We are grateful to all our donors for keeping the center a national leader in practical politics, civics education, and community engagement for a long time to come.
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