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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 Brendan Roof Completes Summer Research Internship

10/19/202310/18/2023 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof for completing his McNair Summer Research Internship! He worked with mentor Dr. Paul Linholdt on his summer 2023 research, “The Other: Truth, Morality, and Bulosan’s Heart“. His research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Brendan explored how Carlos Bulosan, and his seminal work, … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof Honored with Nick Begich Scholarship

10/04/2023 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof! Brendan has been awarded the Nick Begich Scholarship. This scholarship was created to carry on the ideals of the late Congressman Nicholas J. Begich from Alaska, who came to the state in 1956 as a teacher and believed that education was both a right and a privilege, one that must … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof Honored with Carol Kabat Baumann Scholarship

11/20/202307/28/2023 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof! Brendan has been awarded the Carol Kabat Baumann Scholarship. This scholarship is for juniors or seniors majoring in education, with a public school emphasis and GPA’s at or above a 3.0. Brendan is a first-generation student majoring in Secondary English Education. He was raised in Ketchikan, Alaska and Memphis, Tennessee. … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship

07/19/202307/18/2023 by Jaeger, Corinne

Picture of Mary Belton with text "Congratulations, Mary Belton, Awarded the Soaring Eagles Scholarship"

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton! Mary has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Mary is currently in the midst of her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship exploring Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. On top of her classes, extra … Read more

Mary Belton Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/16/2023 by Liina Koivula

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Mary Belton! Mary was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more