P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

1999 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Nadine Burke-Harris Appointed As First-Ever California Surgeon General

In January of 2019, 1999 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Nadine Burke-Harris was appointed by the governor of California as the state's first surgeon general. Nadine and her family immigrated to the Untied States when she was four.

Jazz Speaks Interviews 2017 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow David Adewumi

2017 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow David Adewumi spoke to Jazz Speaks about life as a trumpet player and some of his newest work. Find the interview here. 

Harvard Medical School Celebrates 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows

In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, Harvard Medical School highlighted the three 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows who attend the school. Find their Autumn 2018 magazine story here. 

Chitra Akileswaran's Startup, Cleo, Announced A $10.5 Million Series A Round

2009 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Chitra Akileswaran is putting her MBA and MD to work in Cleo, the startup she cofounded with Shannon Spanhake. The company, which supports working parents as they transition back to the workforce, announced a $10.5...

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows: A Map of Emigration & Immigration

Explore where Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows and their families are from around the world, as well as the towns and cities that they have called home in the United States.

Charlotte Agenda: 22 Questions With Alexandra Villarreal O’Rourke

The Charlottee Agenda interviews 2004 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Alexandra Villarreal O'Rourke, a partner in the Financial Services group at McGuireWoods LLP where she is focusing on state and federal regulatory advising and FinTech issues....

Q&A: Akbar Hossain Looks Back At The Fellowship

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides two years of funding for outstanding graduate students who are immigrants and children of immigrants. After two years the Fellows join a lifelong community of past Fellows. Akbar Hossain (...

Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo: A Cinderella story 16 years in the making

Read the incredible story by the University of California on 2015 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo here. 

Akbar Hossain's "Higher Ed’s Inclusion Problem"

2016 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Akbar Hossain's piece for Grid.

2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows Announced In The New York Times