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. Today she uses that voice on a national scale as a Senior Media Relations Associate at Center for American Progress (CAP).
“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. I think that environment has shaped how I advocate for myself and my ideas … I also learned to find hope … There’s always something to look forward to or to be hopeful for.
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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
“My current role is supporting the Rights and Justice Department at CAP, which includes the gun violence prevention team, LGBTQI+ team, the immigration team, the disability justice initiative, racial equity and justice team, and the criminal justice reform team … The press team is one of the greatest teams I’ve ever been a part of.
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