CONWAY, Ark. (February 4, 2016) – Hendrix College student
Chirag Lala ’17 recently received a Public Policy & International Affairs
(PPIA) fellowship to study statistics, mathematical economics, and policy
analysis for seven weeks this summer at the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at the
University of Michigan. The fellowship pays all expenses plus a stipend.
"I was incredibly honored to receive the PPIA Fellowship.
Public Service, to me, has always been about using my academic background to
affect change by advising and assisting the institutions of state,” said Lala, an international relations and
economics double major from Little Rock, Arkansas. He is studying in Brussels,
Belgium, this semester. “The PPIA opens a door
to that possibility. It is a humbling opportunity, one I could not have
received without the support of my professors, my adviser,
and the mentors I look up to among my family and friends."
“The
PPIA is an unbelievably competitive fellowship. It is a testament to Chirag’s
outstanding talents and capabilities, and PPIA is getting in Chirag a student
whose commitment to public service is enormous. It’s just as much a win for the
PPIA program as it is for Chirag,” said Hendrix professor Dr. Daniel J. Whelan,
chair of the College’s Politics and International Relations Department.
About Public Policy & International
Affairs (PPIA)
The PPIA
Junior Summer Institute “focuses on preparing students for graduate programs in
public policy and international affairs. Courses focus on improving students’
communication and quantitative reasoning skills, which are vital to their
success in graduate programs. Students take three courses: statistics, mathematical
economics, and policy modules.” Read more
About Hendrix College
Hendrix
College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876
and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured
in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think
about Colleges and is
nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for
academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.