Jeff Hale College of Liberal Arts
Rosie Richards Alumna ’08 | College of Liberal Arts
University Honors College | International Degree
Fueling her passion
Lots of students enter college wanting to change the world. Rosie Richards already is.
Richards was one of four students to receive CLA’s annual Leadership in Social Change Award, which includes an overseas internship with a nonprofit organization. She worked for Long Way Home in Guatemala last summer, helping to build a school.
Richards credits Jeff Hale — both as a teacher and an adviser — with helping her see a career in social justice, explaining the opportunities in nonprofits and public policy. For his part, Hale sees his job as “helping identify a student’s passion, then fueling that passion.”
Richards is now pursuing a graduate degree in public policy and international affairs.
