Atticus DeProspo (1L) has been selected as one of 111 members of the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars.
DeProspo will be awarded a fully funded year of study and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing and will take classes and live at the newly constructed Schwarzman College on the Tsinghua campus. DeProspo and scholars from 32 countries and 75 universities were selected for their intellectual and academic ability, leadership potential and strength of character.
Inspired by the Rhodes Scholarships, Schwarzman Scholars is designed to prepare its graduates to build stronger relationships with China and to address the most pressing challenges of the 21st Century.
DeProspo interned at the U.S. Supreme Court for Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2015, and he will take a year off from law school to study public policy in China. Ultimately, he plans to pursue a career as a public servant in the federal government and as an inclusion ambassador for professional sport leagues.
“The caliber of this first class of Schwarzman Scholars is truly exceptional. Each scholar has demonstrated tremendous leadership potential at a young age and differentiated themselves through a myriad of academic and non-academic pursuits,” said Stephen A. Schwarzman, the program’s founder. “It is my intention that the Schwarzman Scholars will return home and provide leadership in a changing, complex and dynamic world. I have every confidence that this class will be such leaders.”
More than 3,000 applications were reviewed by a team of readers from around the world, with 300 semi-finalists invited for in-person interviews in Beijing, Bangkok, London or New York before international panels composed of CEOs, former heads of state, university presidents, non-profit executives, journalists and other leaders.