LSE Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Stanford Scholarship
LSE graduate student David Millman has been selected for the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship program at Stanford University to pursue a JD in Law. Millman is one of just 90 students chosen from over 8000 applicants.
Currently pursuing a Master of Science in Local Economic Development at LSE, Millman aims to use his law degree to address the American housing crisis through a career in public interest law.
“The ability to learn how to make an impact through our legal and political institutions from the best in the world is unparalleled,” Millman said. “As someone who has worked as a student body president, a zoning district author, and as a sexual violence prevention advocate, each step of my advocacy has centered around leveraging our institutions to affect positive change. Having a legal education will empower me to make a greater impact.”
The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship provides postgraduate fellowships across all seven of Stanford’s graduate schools, covering up to three years of tuition and stipends for living, academic, and travel expenses.
As part of the fellowship, Millman will benefit from leadership development programming, including mentorship, networking opportunities, workshops, and projects designed to prepare scholars for leadership positions across various sectors and to tackle complex global challenges.
Knight-Hennessy scholars are assessed based on three criteria: independence of thought, purposeful leadership, and civic mindset. During his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, Millman served in student government and engaged in civic activism, writing legislation and campaigning for housing reform. At LSE, he has begun a dissertation on the economic barriers faced by those experiencing homelessness in Central London and presented his work to Parliament after winning the Phelan US Centre’s essay competition.
“From world-class academics in the classroom to Nobel Prize winning guest speakers, LSE has uniquely allowed me to be surrounded by ways to improve my own understanding of economic and political issues,” Millman said. “As someone looking to make a positive impact on the world, LSE allowed me to focus on academics that had the central purpose of bettering society.”