VFP at Five

Participants in the Veteran Fellowship Program at Hoover are seen on May 6, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

A Hoover Institution “challenge coin” given to participants in the Veteran Fellowship Program is seen on May 6, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice are seen in Hoover’s Shultz Building on May 7, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates speak about their experiences in government, in a discussion moderated by Veteran Fellow Matthew Brown (right), before an audience in Shultz Auditorium on May 7, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)

US Army Capt. Mary Tobin (ret.) displays progress on her VFP Capstone project in Hoover’s Stauffer Auditorium on May 7, 2026. (Patrick Beaudouin)