About

This profile was current as of May 2025, when he was part of the on-campus Kellogg community.

Isa Sheikh is a senior from Sacramento, California studying political science and history. He is currently working with Professor Susan Ostermann on her research pertaining to the 2018 merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan, and its implications on the Weberian definition of the state as well as what it means for the understanding of coercion. On campus, Sheikh is an associate news editor with The Observer as well as a Hesburgh-Yusko scholar. He spent the last summer with the Campaign for College Opportunity in Washington, DC conducting federal policy research on the challenges facing community college transfer students seeking four-year degrees.

Adviser
Susan Ostermann
Major(s)
History
Political Science
Minor(s)
Asian Studies
Journalism, Ethics & Democracy