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Feign was one of 13 students participating in the UEP department’s annual summer internship program in affordable housing and environmental justice. After spending the last 10 weeks working full time as an intern with the CES, the group was so impressed with his work that it honored him with the award. Feign called the internship "an eye-opening experience." During his internship, he also got to meet California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Each intern works full time for 10 weeks at different community-based nonprofits in Los Angeles, tackling affordable housing, environmental issues, planning, policy and organizing. 

Interns receive a $4,000 stipend and room and board on campus. They work with professional staff on a variety of projects dealing with housing development, housing policy, housing advocacy, environmental justice and community-based approaches to climate change, policy and planning.

The students are required to keep a journal and meet with Peter Dreier, the E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, and UEP associate professor Martha Matsuoka, who have run the program for 14 years, every Monday for two hours. They also write a final paper dealing with some aspect of the internship and the topic of affordable housing or environmental justice and policy.

This summer’s interns and the nonprofit groups they worked with are:

Shahar Amitay ’19 (UEP & biology), (SCOPE) 
Gabriel Barrett-Jackson ’18 (UEP), (SAJE)
Tessa Blum ’18 (politics & Spanish minor),
Valentina Dabos ’18 (DWA),
Robert Feign ’19 (UEP),
Ellen Hee (sociology, education minor), (LACAN) 
Sarah Lasoff ’20 (undeclared), (LAANE) 
Jaquelyne Rodriguez ’18 (UEP),
Samantha Royall ’18 (UEP & American studies),
Grace Sponaugule ’19 (UEP), (SCANPH) 
Margaret Su ’18 (sociology, English minor),
Charlotte Umanoff ’18 (politics & Spanish minor),
Kayla Williams ’20 (UEP),