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Programming, which kicks off this September,will bring together students from across campus who are current students in their final year of study in a masters program at Chicago Booth, Harris School or the Crown Family School. The UChicago Obama Scholars will supplement their studies with innovative co-curricular programming, and engage with partners on the South Side of Chicago, while applying those experiences to advance social change.

The Obama Scholars program provides students with the unique opportunity to give and gain insight into the work that fellow young leaders are driving in their communities, while speaking to the intersectionality of their efforts through collaboration, said Valerie Jarrett, chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation. We are eager to welcome the new cohort of scholars to the Foundation familya network of changemakers tirelessly working for a more equitable future.

Generous support for the University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars program is being provided by BMO Harris Bank; Robert and Jane Clark; The Clayco Foundation; The Crown Family; The Harris Family Foundation; Rachel DeYoung Kohler and Mark S. Hoplamazian; The Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation; Charles Ashby Lewis and Penny Bender Sebring; The Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation; The Neubauer Family Foundation; and Susan Rustandy and Tandean Rustandy.

The program is designed to inspire and connect emerging leaders with the tools to better impact their global communities. Members of this years cohort are actively working to address many challenges and issue areas across the globefrom projects in Chicago to the Middle East to Africa to Asia.

To learn more about the program, please visitharris.uchicago.edu/obamascholars. Learn more about this years UChicago Obama Scholars below:

Deqa Aden (Harris) - SomalilandFormer Manager, HarhubEmpowering victims of gender-based violence in Somaliland by providing access to legal services, medical and psychosocial treatments.

Chris Akel (Crown) - ChicagoCo-founder, PathwaysNurturing access to education and mental health counseling for youth leadership development in refugee, rural and low-income Palestinian communities.

Olamide Babatunde (Booth) - ChicagoFormer Director, Alumni Career Office, Noble Network of Charter SchoolsImproving career opportunities for low-income youth and adults across Chicago.

Linda Flor Brito (Harris) - ChicagoCommunity Organizer, Centro de Trabajadores UnidosBuilding collective resistance against the deportation and criminalization of immigrants and forcefully displaced communities.

Binh (Ben) Bui (Booth) - VietnamFounding Member and Product Lead, Social WalkIncreasing educational opportunities for underserved learners through technology.

Christine Goggins (Crown) - ChicagoLead Violence Recovery Specialist, University of Chicago Medical CenterProviding crisis intervention care to promote the comprehensive recovery of victims and families of intentional violence.

Noel Green (Crown) - ChicagoStudent and Change Agent, Southside Health Advocacy Resource Partnership (S.H.A.R.P.)Curating community-driven models of social change that foster liberation of marginalized groups from oppressive systems.

Ben Harris (Booth) - Denver, ColoradoFormer Health and Social Systems Strategic Advisor, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and FinancingDeveloping and supporting community-based service models for individuals with complex health and social needs.

Amanda Lee (Booth) - ChicagoDirector of Practice Transformation, Access Community Health NetworkTransforming health care delivery in the community health setting to advance health equity.

Orlando Mayorga (Crown) - ChicagoMcCormick Reentry Policy Coordinator, Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative - Office of Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana StrattonChampioning restorative and transformative policy reform that supports healing for people and communities impacted by mass incarceration.

Heena Mohammed (Harris) - United KingdomFormer Policy Advisor, UK GovernmentDesigning and improving equitable, community-based solutions to eliminating racial disparities in crime and policing policy.

Karem Muksed (Crown) - ChicagoMental Health Professional and Refugee and Immigrant AdvocateIncreasing mental health care access to refugees by focusing on services and trauma-informed practices.

Omotunde Odedeyi (Booth) - NigeriaCo-Founder, JetAfricaBridging the opportunity gap for young Nigerians through mentorship and entrepreneurial skills development.

Rebecca Silverman (Crown) - ChicagoCo-Founder, Rose CafPromoting literacy, education and peace in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago.

Nishit Shukla (Harris) - India Co-Founder, ReHiveScaling impact of promising climate adaptation startups through climate finance solutions.

Lily Wang (Booth) - Canada Co-Founder & CEO, DemiBuilding a healthier planet through sleek and convenient urban composting solutions to reduce food waste and encourage sustainable living habits.

DeKevious Wilson (Harris) - ChicagoRegional Manager, Youth Guidance - Becoming A Man Program (BAM)Fostering, supporting and strengthening resources of urban communities through mental health advocacy and policy work.

Umama Zillur (Harris) - BangladeshFounder and Director, KothaAddressing the root causes of gender-based violence in Bangladesh and South Asia through advocacy and educational interventions.

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2022-23 class of University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars announced - UChicago News