Six named 2008 Scholars in the Nation's Service

More supporters of government service program announced The University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has selected six students to be the 2008 cohort of Scholars in the Nation's Service, chosen from a pool of Princeton juniors interested in pursuing careers in the U.S. federal government. In addition, the school announced several new alumni supporters of the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative , which was launched at Princeton in 2006. The six newly named Scholars in the Nation's Service will spend their final three semesters in college completing their majors, taking selected courses in public policy, learning about career opportunities in the federal government and spending the summer after their junior year in a federal government internship. After graduation the students will be known as Charles and Marie Robertson Government Service Scholars and will serve for two years in the federal government. They will then return to the Woodrow Wilson School to enroll in the two-year master in public affairs (MPA) program. "Two years ago, the Woodrow Wilson School launched the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, and today I'm proud to say the program is a success," said Nolan McCarty, acting dean of the Woodrow Wilson School. "We have a new group of outstanding students interested in serving their country in government, and our current scholars are anxious to begin their two-year assignments in government departments and agencies." All Princeton juniors who are U.S. citizens were eligible to apply for this year's cohort.