Student Fellows Program

PublicSquare has established relationships with five local colleges/graduate institutions and two local high schools.The seminars include high school students and government teachers and undergraduates and faculty in various disciplines from UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont College, CSU Channel Islands, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara High School, and San Marcos High School. College students and professors supplement their curricula with the readings and seminars we offer. We also make our free podcasts available to professors, teachers, and students. Student participants, drawn from diverse economic, political, and ethnic backgrounds, leave the seminars with a deeper understanding of current issues and ways to resolve them cooperatively. Student Fellows complement their PublicSquare experience by pursuing internships in congressional offices and civic organizations, and organizing on-campus student dialogues.