Emnet Tesfaye

2025-2027 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

I plan to focus on improving educational equity in African countries, such as Ethiopia, through policy reform and social entrepreneurship.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Institution: New York University

Major: Global Education Policy, Diplomacy, and Cultural Preservation, Minor in Social Entrepreneurship

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The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service helps students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service.