Cory Booker served as the Keynote speaker at the Princeton AlumniCorps’ 20th Anniversary Gala. This year’s keynote speaker was Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80. An award was also presented to Ralph Nader ’55. (Image: Princeton Alumni Corps)

Princeton AlumniCorps, an independent nonprofit organization that engages Princeton alumni in public service, selected 46 recent Princeton University graduates to serve as Project 55 Fellows.

Started in 1990 by the Princeton University class of 1955, Project 55 connects talented and committed Princeton graduates to public interest organizations in six cities across the country. Fellows spend a year working with their organization and join more than 1,500 Princeton alumni who are part of the AlumniCorps community. Two integral parts of the year-long fellowship are ongoing seminars and connecting with a mentor via the AlumniCorps’ network.

Fellows are located in New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, New Jersey, Boston and San Francisco.

Ryan Whalen, Director of Initiatives and Strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation, says of Project 55, “The Foundation has had a number of Project 55 Fellows, and we are excited to have another join the team this summer. It has been a positive and productive experience and we are looking forward to continuing it.“

Andrew Nurkin, AlumniCorps Executive Director states, “The new group of Project 55 fellows are outstanding individuals who will spend the next year contributing to and learning from the work of effective public interest organizations around the US. We expect them to live purposeful lives working to create healthier communities and a more just society.”

For a complete list of Project 55 Fellows and partner organizations, visit www.alumnicorps.org.