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THE QUESTION
The White House Leadership Pipeline
The White House Fellows program for 45 years has selected a handful of young Americans to participate in the highest reaches of federal government. On the Oct. 3 anniversary of this program, Rice University sociologist D. Michael Lindsay has released a new study of this effort to train and inspire public-service leaders, and in this special "On Leadership" section, we explore the program's legacy in depth.
Posted by Andrea Useem on October 2, 2009 7:17 AM
FROM THE PANEL
A Challenge to Cynics
Many citizens in our day have become skeptical about the motives and actions of those in government, but the White House Fellows program distinguishes itself as a truly non-partisan effort devoted to long-term leadership development.
Posted by Roger Porter, on October 2, 2009 7:00 AM
The Newest Leaders
The Obama Administration continues to invest in the White House Fellows program because it works.
Posted by Cindy Moelis, on October 2, 2009 6:24 AM
Taming the 'Strange Monster' of Government
Visionary public servant John Gardner saw the federal government in the mid-1950s as too complex and "beyond our sympathies" and imagined the White House Fellows program to cure that.
Posted by Jack LeCuyer, on October 2, 2009 6:06 AM
A Public-Service 'Game Changer'
We need more bright, talented young people in public service, and the White House Fellows program has been making that happen for 45 years.
Posted by D. Michael Lindsay, on October 1, 2009 4:40 PM
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