Luis Weierbach Named 2023 Tillman Scholar

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Luis “Lu” Weierbach, a law student at Syracuse University College of Law, was selected as a 2023 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation. Lu is one of 60 Tillman Scholars selected from thousands of applicants this year. According to the Tillman Foundation’s website, Scholars have “a high potential for impact as demonstrated through a…

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Chance Baggett Named 2024 Astronaut Scholar

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Chance Baggett, a rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying physics and mathematics and a member of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2023-24 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). Founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts, the foundation awards scholarships to students in their junior or senior year…

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Gretchen Coleman ’22, Fulbright Study Grant Recipient to the UK, Discusses Voter ID Laws in the US and UK on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast

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Gretchen Coleman ’22 is currently pursuing a master’s degree in political science, democracy and elections at the University of Manchester through the support of a Fulbright U.S. Student Program study grant. As an undergraduate in political science and political philosophy, she researched voter ID laws in the U.S. Now, she’s shifting her focus to the…

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4 Maxwell School Juniors Will Participate in Highly Competitive Public Affairs Experiences This Summer

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Four Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs / College of Arts and Sciences juniors have been selected to participate in highly competitive and prestigious public affairs experiences this summer. Isabella Brown and Madelin DeJesus Martinez, both policy studies majors, will attend the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) junior summer institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Alexandria Johnson, an international…

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