Hannah Choi '01, chair of the IOP's Student Advisory Committee, said she hopes the spring fellows will attract students to the political process.
"I'm very excited about our new class of fellows, and they're a very energetic bunch," Choi said. "The interests we focused on this semester are geared toward the election cycle and towards young voters, and it will be very helpful to allow students who are not political junkies or familiar with the election to get to know the fellows, get involved, and hopefully learn more about politics.
Students interested in learning more about the fellows and their study groups can do so this Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the ARCO Forum.
A sixth invited fellow, the former President of Ecuador, has not yet told the IOP whether he will accept.
"We have invited President Mahuad to come as a Fellow and we hope that he does come this Spring," said Jennifer Philips