Acceptances/Awards – Page 3 – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

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

11/27/202403/12/2024 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

McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly Accepted to University of Kansas Medical Center Interdisciplinary Graduate Program PhD in Biomedical Sciences

11/27/202403/08/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly, who has been accepted to the University of Kansas Medical Center Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS), with full funding. IGPBS is a PhD first-year program allowing students to complete core curriculum before determining their PhD program through faculty mentor alignment. IGPBS’ interdisciplinary nature is clearly demonstrated by eclectic … Read more

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

11/27/202403/07/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr! Terreca has been accepted to Eastern Washington University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) Program. Eastern’s MSW program highlights social, environmental, and economic justice while preparing graduates for diverse location and practice settings, allowing customization for each individual’s career path. Eastern Washington University’s MSW Program states: Special attention is given … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Irie Browning Accepted to University of Oregon PhD Program in Philosophy

11/27/202403/05/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Irie Browning! Irie has been accepted to the University of Oregon’s PhD program in Philosophy with full funding. University of Oregon’s Department of Philosophy encourages focus fields and notes their “Our commitment to integrated pluralism involves engagement with the major traditions of contemporary Western philosophy”. Their overview notes: Our program is known … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alumna Kianna Baker Accepted to Colombia School of Nursing

11/27/202402/28/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alumna Kianna Baker! Kiana has been accepted to Columbia University’s School of Nursing (MDE) with scholarships. One of Key’s awards is the Pathways to Leadership & Advancement in Nursing (PLAN) program scholarship, featuring mentoring, study group sessions, and other financial, academic, emotional, and professional supports exclusive to PLAN recipients. Columbia’s … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy Accepted to Washington State University’s PhD in Political Science

11/27/202402/27/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy who’s been accepted into Washington State University’s PhD in Political Science! Washington State University’s Political Science Doctor of Philosophy teaches from a multi-methods approach and allows choice of major foundational training (institutions and processes, behavior and psychology, or theory and philosophy) as well as specialization field (American politics, global politics, … Read more