Kenneth Burt Fellow

The Golden State Fellowship supports Cal-in-Sac Fellows who secure a summer placement interning in an organization related to civic and political advocacy (e.g., labor unions, voting rights organizations, immigrant rights organizations, racial justice organizations), and who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity.

Janet Mendoza-Partida

Class of 2025
2025 Democracy Camp in DC Student Director
2025 Democracy Camp in DC
2025 Cal-in-Sacramento
2025 Ken Burt Fellow
2024 Schaeffer Fellowship
2023 Democracy Camp in DC

Janet Mendoza-Partida (She/They)

Janet Mendoza-Partida is a rising senior at the University of California, Berkeley studying Legal Studies and Chicanx/Latinx studies. She was born and raised in Watsonville, California by Mexican migrant agricultural workers. While in high school she volunteered at multiple elementary and middle schools around her community, leading her to understand the many disparities predominantly impacting students of color. Working with students in her community she realized the barriers in accessing adequate...