Josiah Padley is a Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, where she writes on education and is a manager of the internship program. Her interest in civic involvement began at Baylor University, where she studied Classics, Political Science, and History as a University Scholar. After her graduation, she worked with the Hertog Foundation as a Political Studies Fellow and a Humanities at Hertog program facilitator. Before joining American Experiment, she taught Attic Greek, Latin, and ancient history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
How Minnesota lawmakers disappointed the office of the Dalai Lama
In March of 2025, Namgyal Choedup, the Dalai Lama’s North American envoy, wrote a letter to Minnesota’s state legislature, pleading for their support. Choedup’s plea to lawmakers came amidst a…