McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2024 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

Article for EWU Symposium 2024

EWU McNair is proud of our 6 scholars who presented at this year’s symposium. Since the beginning of the symposium at EWU in 1997, McNair has encouraged scholars to participate, either to present a prospectus of the their upcoming summer research, or to present research done in the last year. Presenting research is an excellent … Read more

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

Congrats to Terreca DeFehr

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

Congrats to Sylvia Kennerly

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

Congrats to Kelly Parke

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

Congrats to Alejandro

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

Congrats to Mary Belton

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