2022-2023 Cohort – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

EWU McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr Accepted to University of Houston’s Master of Social Work Program

04/18/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr! Terreca has been accepted to the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work program. A nationally recognized MSW program offering six focused learning opportunities (Trauma Education Program, Global Leaders of Behavioral Health Education, Political Social Work, Abolitionist Social Work, Mental Health Advanced Practice in Social Work Program, … Read more

McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly Accepted to Washington State University PhD in Molecular Biosciences

04/16/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly! Sylvia has been accepted to the Washington State University Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biosciences program, with funding. Washington State University’s SMB Ph.D. program provides an integrated graduate curriculum and rotating laboratory experiences, including National Institutes of Health Training Program opportunities. Their program overview states: Molecular Biosciences is a … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Kelly Parke Accepted to Columbia University’s Master of Human Rights Studies

04/04/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to McNair Scholar Kelly Parke, who’s been accepted to Columbia University’s Master of Human Rights Studies! Their Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) was “the first academic center in the world to be founded on an interdisciplinary commitment to the study of human rights”. Columbia’s Human Rights Studies Program: […]is an interdisciplinary program … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez Accepted to Eastern Washington University Master of Science in Biology

03/22/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez! Alejandro has been accepted to Eastern Washington University’s Master of Science in Biology with funding. Eastern Washington University’s MS in Biology embeds teaching experience into the curriculum, and culminates in an oral thesis defense. Describing their program, the MS in Biology faculty explain: The department emphasizes research as a … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton Accepted to San Diego State University Master of Arts Degree in English

03/21/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton! Mary has been accepted to San Diego State University’s Master of Arts Degree in English. San Diego State University notes this program: […]offers a wide range of courses and approaches to studying literature and writing. Faculty publications are similarly diverse. They include major literary biographies, historical studies, critical analysis … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Kelly Parke Accepted to University of Illinois-Chicago PhD in Disability Studies

03/12/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Kelly Parke who’s been accepted into the University of Illinois Chicago’s interdisciplinary PhD in Disability Studies! From University of Illinois Chicago’s Program Page: Disability studies scholars view disability not simply as a defect inside a person, but as a complex relationship between society and people who function differently from the norm. … Read more