On June 5, 2021, over 56 Scholars, staff, friends, and family huddled together around their computers and logged onto Zoom to celebrate a very special moment: the graduation of the 20 Milken Scholars who received their undergraduate degrees this spring.
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Last year, a few Milken Scholar Alumni took the initiative to provide even more support to the Milken Scholars Family: they formed the Milken Scholars Parents Group.
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Nearly 230 high schools in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington D.C. participated in the Milken Scholars Selections Process by nominating more than 1,500 top students to become members of our Class of 2021.
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The characteristic that best defines the quality of a Milken Scholar is the ability and desire to be a leader and to give back to others through mentorship. The efforts to facilitate these characteristics are a cornerstone of the Milken Scholars Program.
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The US is estimated to produce over 30% of the planet’s total waste, even though it consists of only 4% of the world population. I experienced firsthand the effectiveness of Korea’s zero waste policies, and I strongly believe that the US has the ability to implement similar measures to decrease our impact on the environment and secure a more sustainable future.
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This paper explores the intersection of public health, regional economics, and international finance as it relates to Barbados. More specifically, this paper will investigate the intersection of Barbados’ regional economy and the impact of COVID, within the context of Barbados’ history of colonialism.
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In 2012 Michael Milken introduced a world-revealing feature to the Milken Scholars Program: The Africa and Asia Stipend. As with all program features, this exciting development created another opportunity for Milken Scholars to expand their horizons with Program support. The impact it has made thus far has been tremendous.
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In February 2020, I participated in a month long global health rotation in Kampala, Uganda in order to learn how medicine is practiced in an under-resourced setting. Little did I know, the United States would also suffer from shortage of resources soon thereafter
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Being the only non-Ugandan in my entire community, I learned what it meant to look and feel different. Being invited into Salim’s, Kimani’s, and Simon’s homes showed me that I was welcome in a foreign country.
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Geographically, Morocco is located in North Africa and has a Muslim majority population; hence, it begged the question of how the neighboring countries are also influencing the country’s treatment of women.
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I traveled to Guinea, West Africa as a Public Health Educator to create collaborative solutions and discover inventive ways to help Guineans help themselves in order to improve public health.
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