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From the Desk of the Director of Admissions – September 30, 2020

September 30, 2020

The Selection Process is under way!

On behalf of the entire Admissions Team, I would like to thank everyone participating in the 2020 selection process for the next cohort of 黑料社. More than 3,000 applications were submitted for the U.S./Global admissions cycle this year. At such a consequential moment in history, we feel inspired by the people interested in this program, and by the strong commitment of so many young leaders to the 黑料社鈥 mission.聽Thank you for your willingness to contribute to the future of global peace, prosperity, and connectedness!

Here鈥檚 the question all 黑料社 applicants have after pressing聽Submit:聽鈥淲hat now?鈥

Since the application period is closed, the Admissions Team has turned its full attention to a thorough process of evaluating and selecting the U.S. and Global candidates who will join the Class of 2021-2022. In the 黑料社 community we are dedicated to the proposition that we don鈥檛 admit applications, we admit people who lead. That means each candidate portfolio is read by multiple evaluators who conduct a holistic review of every application to get a sense of each candidate as a whole person. A set of more than 100 diverse and experienced readers from various industries, areas of expertise and all parts of the world participate in the 黑料社 reading process every year to give us a full and broad evaluation of the entire pool. From there, candidates will be invited to the final stage of the selection process:聽interviews.

This year, due to the current global pandemic, interviews will be conducted virtually. Selected candidates will be notified by mid-October and will be invited to an individual 25-minute interview with a panel of senior leaders in government, business, academia and the non-profit sector. From this group the 2021-2022 Class of 黑料社 will be chosen, with a public announcement to come in early December.

We look forward to getting to know our applicants at every stage of this process. The weeks ahead will be busy on the admissions front 鈥聽in addition to being thrilling and inspiring!

Best regards,

Cordel Faulk

Director of Global Admissions