Announcing the 2024-2025 Graduate Fellows

The Research Institute is so pleased to introduce the Graduate Fellows joining the CCSRE community for this 2024-2025 academic year.

Comprising 15 exceptional early-career and senior-stage graduate student researchers—recipients of the Emerging Scholar, Dissertation Fellow, and Graduare Teaching Fellow awards—this cohort will foster meaningful conversations that reflect the Fellows’ many different disciplinary backgrounds and areas of interest, inspiring new ways of thinking about their research questions. We are excited for these Fellows' contributions to the continued growth of our graduate community. We look forward to strengthening together the Research Institute’s commitment to intergenerational mentorship and interdisciplinary perspectives on race, ethnicity, and inequality.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Graduate Fellows:

Dissertation Fellows

Jenny Evang, Modern Thought and Literature. 
Zoe Ryu, Theater and Performance Studies. 
Jorge Garcia, Graduate School of Education.

Graduate Teaching Fellows 

Miikka Jaarte, Philosophy. 
Anissa Zaitsu, Linguistics.
Alexandros Avila Orphanides, Graduate School of Education.

Emerging Scholars 

Awa Hanane Diagne, Anthropology.
Michelle Casas, Sociology.
Kelsey Chen, Modern Thought and Literature.
Lavar Edmonds, Economics.
Daniella Efrat, Sociology.
Bryn Evans, Art and Art History.
Sunidhi Pacharne, Anthropology.
Kesley Townsend, Political Science.
Anisa Yudawanti, Graduate School of Education.
 

Graduate Fellows are encouraged to take full advantage of the Research Institute’s programs and engage with the broader CCSRE community through our cornerstone events, the Faculty Seminar Series and Chautauquas, along with special events hosted by CCSRE throughout the academic year. These opportunities are invaluable for Fellows as they learn from experienced presenters and establish relationships beyond their home programs. More importantly, the program fosters an environment that motivates Fellows to share their insights and experiences while engaging in meaningful discussions with their peers in the Graduate Fellows Seminar.

The Research Institute's programming is designed to challenge Graduate Fellows to think deeply and intentionally about critical issues that shape academic discourse, inform public policy, catalyze community partnerships, drive justice initiatives, and inspire them as scholars in race, ethnicity, and inequality. The yearlong Graduate Fellows Seminar, led by Alfredo J. Artiles, Faculty Director of the Research Institute, is foundational to the program, offering numerous opportunities for intellectual, professional, and personal growth. This seminar provides dedicated time for Fellows to come together to share research, exchange ideas, provide feedback, brainstorm solutions, and acquire new skills. More broadly, the Center offers a physical space and the intellectual freedom to engage in meaningful conversations with a vibrant community of researchers, educators, and advocates from diverse fields and backgrounds.

Important Graduate Fellows Program Dates:

Applications for the 2025-2026 Graduate Fellows Teaching and Dissertation awards will open in late fall, and nominations for Emerging Scholars will be accepted in late winter.

Questions about the Graduate Fellows Program? Contact Kenia Blanco Alvarez, Research Institute Program Coordinator at keniab [at] stanford.edu (keniab[at]stanford[dot]edu).

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