Meet 2018 RBSI Scholar, Michael Herndon

Michael Herndon, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Michael Herndon is a rising senior and first-generation Chicano college student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Michael is double majoring in political science and International Affairs with a minor in Chicano-Latino Studies. A UNO Regents Scholar and Honors Student, Michael just completed a spring internship with Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) on Capital Hill through the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Michael has also interned with development team of the National Immigration Forum’s D.C. office. At UNO, Michael is involved with various cultural organizations. He has previously served as the president of UNO’s Multicultural Greek Council; has held various leadership positions within the Delta Beta Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc.; and is an active member of UNO’s Association of Latin American Students. Michael’s passion for Latin America runs deep and led him to do a summer abroad in Costa Rica to refine his Spanish language skills. Michael has won department-wide scholarships in both the UNO Political Science and International Studies departments and has been accepted into the 4+1 Political Science Program at UNO. This program will allow him to take political science graduate courses as an undergraduate in order to get a head start on his MS in political science. Michael has aspirations to get a second master’s degree or Ph.D. after graduating. He plans to pursue a career in diplomacy.

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