Jasmine Razeghi ’22: Advancing Social Justice
From impactful internships to an award-winning podcast to a politics writing fellowship, Jasmine Razeghi ’22 (she/they) used their time at Whitman College to hone a bold and confident voice on issues that matter. She has gone on to use that voice on a national scale at prominent social justice organizations, including the Center for American Progress and the MacArthur Justice Center.
“My Whitman experience definitely taught me to take risks. I was comfortable enough to lay out my ideas, questions, and doubts on the table for my professors to push back against or support.
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Jasmine’s Pathway
with achievement and need-based scholarships
for first-generation and working-class students
as a Gen Z and Politics Writer for The Pavlovic Today, funded by a Whitman Internship Grant
which won the Ben Rabinowitz Award in 2021
funded by a Whitman grant
winning the Excellence in Residence Life Award (2022)
for students in Intro to U.S. Politics/Policymaking (Politics 109) and Gender and Race in Law and Policy (Politics 254)
magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Chinese with a Global Studies concentration
at the George Washington University
which led to being hired as a Media Relations Associate
with a Master of Arts in Media and Strategic Communications
at the Center for American Progress
at the MacArthur Justice Center
“I think [the Whitman] environment has shaped how I advocate for myself and my ideas now both at work and in the classroom … I also learned to find hope … There’s always something to look forward to or to be hopeful for.
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