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Public Voices Fellowships: Year one’s success

March 27, 2024

Introducing the inaugural collection of op-eds penned by the 2023 cohort of Public Voices Fellows, a partnership between The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans and The OpEd Project. Representing a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and expertise, these twenty Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows were chosen from a competitive pool of over 60 applicants, all alumni of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships. Throughout the year, these writers received unparalleled support, honed their leadership skills, and deepened their understanding of how to shape public discourse. The op-eds presented here reflect their dedication to influencing not only their respective fields but also the broader conversations shaping our society. Dive into this compilation to explore thought-provoking perspectives from the first year of the Public Voices Fellowship program:

1. Jonah L. Lalas – Newsweek – “What’s at Stake in the Writers Strike? Stories About Communities of Color” – Read more
2. Maribel Hernandez Rivera – USA Today – “At border, I met mothers who asked US for help. Biden is sending them back to danger.” – Read more
3. Roxana Daneshjou – The Hill – “Worried about the dangers of AI? They’re already here.” – Read more
4. Aisha Saad – The Hill – “State Courts Can Curb the Climate Crisis” – Read more
5. Eva Luo – Visible – “Why teaching Asian American representation matters to future generations” – Read more
6. Deisy Del Real – Newsweek – “Don’t Be Fooled by Biden’s Plan for Migration Centers” – Read more
7. Kartik Chandra – Inside Higher Ed – “What’s a Word Worth in the AI Era?” – Read more
8. Gautam Mukunda – The Hill – “For better use of superdelegate power, give them a negative vote” – Read more
9. Ming Chen – The Hill – “We can’t ignore Latino and Asian American voices in 2024” – Read more
10. Aadel Chaudhuri – KevinMD – “The power of liquid biopsies and the challenge of health care disparities” – Read more
11. Deisy Del Real – CALÓ NEWS – “The political violence of relocating immigrants” – Read more
12. Wazhma Sadat – Foreign Policy – “Why Sanctions Against the Taliban Aren’t Working” – Read more
13. Saúl Ramírez – CNN – “It’s time to bring these US military veterans home” – Read more
14. Ming Chen – SF Chronicle – “DREAMers need jobs to pay for college. Public universities can help.” – Read more
15. Jason Bae – Harvard Public Health – “Let’s make social media a place for health education, not misinformation” – Read more
16. Hari Srinivasan – Psychology Today – “Dignity Remains Elusive for Many Disabled People” – Read more
17. Robert W. Fernandez – CALÓ NEWS – “SCOTUS ruling hurts Latinos in STEM” – Read more
18. Jonah L. Lalas – The Progressive – “California Hotel Workers Are Fighting to Simply Afford to Live” – Read more
19. Mill Etienne – Medpage – “AI Can Play a Role in Reducing Stroke Disparities” – Read more
20. Hari Srinivasan – Fortune – “Flexible work critics are using the same arguments that were used against disabled ramps and closed captioning. Equity of access should never be optional” – Read more
21. Jason Bae – SF Chronicle – “Why Taylor Swift and doctors like me share a problem that’s making our jobs impossible” – Read more
22. Hari Srinivasan – Time – “Who Autism Research Leaves Out” – Read more
23. Jonah L. Lalas – The Hill – “It ain’t no fun if the writers can’t have none” – Read more
24. Hari Srinivasan – Newsweek – “A Dual Approach for Autism” – Read more
25. Arun Mohan – New Thinking – “When Will AI Companies Get the Chance to Help Physicians?” – Read more
26. Mill Etienne – Atlanta Journal Constitution – “Physician: From Blue Ivy to Ivy League, students of color need role models” – Read more
27. Wendy De La Rosa – American Banker – “Don’t exclude EBT accounts from the CFPB’s data access rule” – Read more
28. Robert W. Fernandez – Inside Higher Ed – “Tackling the Leaky Pipeline” – Read more
29. Mill Etienne – Medscape – “Cruel Summer for Medical Students and Taylor Swift Fans” – Read more
30. Aadel Chaudhuri – Medpage – “The Merry-Go-Round of Burned-Out Doctors” – Read more
31. Jason Bae – SF Chronicle – “Doctor burnout is rampant. Online patient messaging portals aren’t helping” – Read more
32. Ming Chen – The Progressive – “What the Supreme Court Got Wrong About Affirmative Action” – Read more
33. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Study Links CTE To Young Athletes, But Rewards May Outweigh Risks” – Read more
34. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Study Links Screens And Developmental Delays. Here’s How To Manage Device Time” – Read more
35. Aadel Chaudhuri – Visible – “An unintended consequence of ending affirmative action: less faculty diversity” – Read more
36. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “How To Fix Physician Burnout Before It’s Burned In” – Read more
37. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Human Trials For Elon Musk’s Neuralink Offer New Hope, Neurologists Say” – Read more
38. Robert W. Fernandez – USA Today – “Latino STEM leaders had major impact in science. Why aren’t we taught about them?” – Read more
39. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Epinephrine Nasal Spray Denied FDA Approval, Needs More Research” – Read more
40. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Study Links Dementia To Oral Health. Let’s talk Oral-Brain Connection” – Read more
41. Maribel Hernandez Rivera – Ms Magazine – “I Was Low-Income and Undocumented, But I Dreamed of College. Now I’m ACLU’s Deputy National Political Director.” – Read more
42. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Nobel Prize Goes To Scientists Who Paved The Way For Covid-19 Vaccine” – Read more
43. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Haitian American Woman And Political Scholar Dr. Claudine Gay Is New Harvard President” – Read more
44. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Childhood Experiences Alter Brain Development. A Neurologist Explains” – Read more
45. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Avoid Stigma And Protect Patients: Why Disease Names Matter” – Read more
46. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “33,425 Will Have A Stroke On World Stroke Day. Only 1,000 Will Get Lifesaving Treatments” – Read more
47. Jonah L. Lalas – Newsweek – “The Media’s Coverage of Striking Hotel Workers Needs To Change” – Read More
48. Saúl Ramírez – Newsweek – “Deported Veterans Needs Mental Health Support” – Read More
49. Renee Hsia – Stat – “Let’s leverage graduate medical education to increase Medicaid re-enrollment” – Read More
50. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Brooke Shields Had A Seizure. A Neurologist Explains What That Means” – Read More
51. Kartik Chandra – The Messenger – “In the AI Era, Try Lending Students Art” – Read More
52. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “The Future of Psychedelics Explaied by a Neurologist” – Read More
53. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in Home Hospice, A Neurologist Explains What That Means” – Read More
54. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Despite OpenAI Shakeup, Augmented Reality Is Game-Changer, Neurosurgeons Say” – Read More
55. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “War’s Invisible Wounds On Children’s Brains: A Neurologist Explains” – Read More
56. Jason Bae – SF Chronicle – “The Golden Bachelor: How the Reality Show is Redefining Aging” – Read More
57. Wazhma Sadat – Newsweek – “I Walked on Dead Bodies – Ceasefires Are Meaningless to Me” – Read More
58. Renee Hsia – KevinMD – “How the NFL Offers a Window Into Health care Solutions for Our Country” – Read More
59. Arun Mohan – KevinMD – “Physicians are burned out. Could entrepreneurship be a cure?” – Read More
60. Renee Hsia – L.A. Times – “Same hospital, same injury, same child, same day: Why did one ER visit cost thousands more?” – Read More
61. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Family of Georgia High School Baseball Player Left Brain Dead From Head Injury Prepares for Honor Walk” – Read More
62. Jason Bae – San Francisco Chronicle – “California mandates paid sick leave. Why do blue-collar workers need a doctor’s note to access it?” – Read More
63. Gautam Mukunda – Barron’s – “The Age of AI Still Requires a Human Touch” – Read More
64. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Neck Holds, Ketamine And The Legacy of Elijah McClain: A Neurologist Explains” – Read More
65. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Neurologist Offers 5 Ways to Optimize Brain Health in the New Year” – Read More
66. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Medical Response to Japan’s Massive New Year’s Day Earthquake” – Read More
67. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Death, Plane Crash And Disaster Response After New Year’s Earthquake in Japan” – Read More
68. Hari Srinivasan – TIME – “The Pervasive Loneliness of Autism” – Read More
69. Robert W. Fernandez – Inside Higher Ed – “Retaining Students of Color in Grad School” – Read More
70. Renee Hsia – SF Chronicle – “Anticompetitive behavior in rampant in health care. It’s hurting consumers” – Read More
71. Mill Etienne – Forbes – “Breathrough Alzheimer’s Treatment Boosts Plaque-Clearning Drug Effectiveness, Study Finds” – Read More
72. Ming Chen – The Emancipator (Boston Globe) – “We should end legacy admissions. But it won’t make up for losing affirmative action.” – Read More
73. Aadel Chaudhuri – Medscape – “The Emerging Physician-Scientist Crisis in America” – Read More
74. Jonah L. Lalas – TruthOut – “Costco Says It’s Not Anti-Union. Unionized Workers Are Putting That to the Test” – Read More
75. Jonah L. Lalas – The Hill – “Let it go Disney, Elsa Wants a Union” – Read More
76. Ming Hsu Chen – The Sacramento Bee – “California cannot abandon undocumented students after UC regents cave to politics” – Read More
77. Aisha Saad – Bloomberg Law – “Reforming Corporate Governance Is a Path to Better ESG Strategy” – Read More
78. Hari Srinivasan – Psychology Today – “The Spectrum of Loss: Grief Through the Autistic Lens” – Read More