Former Kroc Fellows Share Experience, Advice
Program alumni talk about the Kroc year and how it's shaped their careers.
No two Kroc Fellowships are the same; each fellow shapes the year in their own way. We asked some of our alumni to tell us about their experience and offer advice for future applicants.
Ailsa Chang
Correspondent, NPR's Planet Money
Kroc class of 2008-09
Why did you apply for the Kroc Fellowship?
I was a litigator for five years. I loved law school and I loved clerking, but when I got to the firm it didn't feel like the real me. I felt like my job didn't tap into parts of myself that I liked best — like my curiosity, the part of me that comes alive when I meet new people and visit new places, and the part of me that loves to
