Brasin Benjamin, McNair Scholar Awarded BECU Foundation Scholarship!

We are thrilled to announce that Brasin Benjamin, McNair scholar a dedicated undergraduate student, has been selected as a recipient of the Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) Foundation Scholarship. The mission of the BECU Foundation is to encourage and administer contributions for educational scholarships, extending the credit union’s philosophy of “people helping people.” Through its … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy for completing his McNair Summer Research Internship! He worked with mentor Professor Tom Hawley, PhD on his summer 2023 research, “Economics Over All: How Neoliberalism Creates Exclusivist Moralities in an Age of Responsibilization”. Richard’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Pulling from … Read more

EWU McNair Scholars Receive Grants, Awards, Honors

Parke Cyphers Murphy Grants etc

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholars Kelly Parke, tommyboiZ, and Richard Murphy! All three have been awarded grants, scholarships, and other honors. Kelly Parke received the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship for academic year 2023-2024 from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Kelly was nominated by Dr. Michael Zukosky in Anthropology. The Jeffers Chertok Memorial … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy on Neoliberalism in Higher Education Panel

Richard Murphy on Neoliberalism in Higher Education panel

On February 9th in the Pence Student Union Building, EWU McNair scholar Richard Murphy participated on a panel on Neoliberalism in Higher Education. Richard is triple-majoring in Philosophy, Political Science, and International Affairs with an emphasis on Global Socio-Economic Development, and minoring in Spanish. For his 2022 Summer Research Internship, Richard worked with Dr. Thomas Hawley … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Penn State Master of International Affairs Program

Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Penn State

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been selected for admission to Penn State University’s Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree program within the School of International Affairs.  From the Master of International Affairs website: In this two-year program, [students] explore the most prominent sociocultural theories while learning how to handle international crises and … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Florida International University Doctoral Program

Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Florida International University's Doctoral Degree Program in International Relations

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been accepted to Florida International University for the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs – Doctoral degree program in International Relations – Combined MA/PHD AADS/INTLRL. From the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs website: We equip our students to think about the world in … Read more