Thirty-four Â鶹ֱ²¥ students, the highest number to date, have been selected for the competitive Class of 2025, including 16 students from Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. The total pool of candidates included a record-breaking 60,000+ applicants from 7,500+ campuses across the world, and from 290+ US campuses, with only 4% selected for 2025. This year also represents the first time Dyson College, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and the College of Health Professions at Â鶹ֱ²¥ were all represented; further, this year’s Millennium Fellows class features a first of its kind, 19-member international team.
Students accepted into the UN Millennium Fellowship program launch individual or group semester-long projects on their campuses or in their communities relating to one or more of the , 17 objectives focused on bettering our world through social impact projects relating to peace, justice, wellbeing, and sustainability. Fellows will also connect with students around the world and attend enrichment sessions led by their peers and global leaders.
Â鶹ֱ²¥ has developed a tradition of participation in the Millennium Fellowship, and that tradition continues with this year’s 2025 class of Fellows working on projects that include: the right to know what is in one’s drinking water, Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s embrace of the LGBTQIA+ community, aid and outreach for individuals struggling with housing insecurity, technical literacy, and English language outreach.
The Dyson Fellows include: Diana Aldabergenova ‘28, Psychology; Natasha Baker ‘27, English Language and Literature; Angela Basha ‘27, Psychology; Briana Duarte ‘26, Criminal Justice; Mamoun Edfouf ‘28, Undecided; Yesenia Erazo-Tequianes ‘27, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science; Skyler Flynn ‘26, Communications; Symphonie Ivory ‘28, Art; Seth Jarmol ‘26, Political Science; Varshita Korrapati ‘22, Political Science; Mimi Langley ‘26, Modern Languages and Cultures; Nkechi On (Colene) Munroe ’28, Psychology, Adolescent Education (SOE); Kayla Nestfield ‘26, Global Studies; Spechal Nickey ‘28, Biology; Rachel Parker ‘25, Communications; and Samantha Sergi ‘28, Psychology.
Through Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s unique relationship with the United Nations, students are taking their education beyond the classroom and onto the global stage, advocating for human rights, engaging with international leaders, and gaining firsthand experience in shaping conversations that can change the world.
How much freedom are we willing to sacrifice in the name of security? As facial recognition and AI-powered surveillance expand worldwide, Political Science Professor and Chair Amy Freedman, PhD, examines what the rise of digital monitoring in Southeast Asia reveals about democracy, individual rights, and the growing power of governments to watch and control their citizens.
Decades of research at Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s Haskins Labs helped pave the way for a lifesaving treatment for sleeping sickness with far-reaching global impact.