Makayla Haussler, George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020

Makayla Haussler is a senior at Yale majoring in Political Science. Born and raised in Nebraska, she has been politically active since high school, working on reproductive rights and social justice issues. At Yale, she’s held various positions with College Democrats, served as chairwoman of a Yale student’s campaign for city council, and interned in the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Planned Parenthood, and for other progressive causes. In 2017, she spearheaded Yale students’ campaign for a Connecticut bill to expand financial aid for undocumented students at public colleges. Last summer, she returned to Nebraska to intern at a local social justice not-for-profit and ended up working to prevent efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Makayla will study the political rhetoric of the Together for Yes campaign in the Gender Studies program at University College Dublin.
George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020