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Isabel Handa ’26 shares how Oberlin’s Mellon Mays fellowship and CELA resources helped her bridge Hawaiian identity with global diasporic advocacy and research.

Sociology major Katelyn Liu ’26 explores Asian and Asian American identity through Oberlin’s Mellon Mays Fellowship and the Center for Engaged Liberal Arts.

Julia Ludwig ’27 highlights how Oberlin’s CELA and CLEAR programs provided the research foundation and leadership skills needed for a future in neuroscience.

Through hands-on service, nonprofit leadership, and undergraduate research, Ellie Pollock-Ballard ’26 is building a future in pediatric medicine rooted in community care.

Through an arts apprenticeship, climate communication, and a Udall Scholarship, Nathaniel Liu ’26 connects experiential learning with a career in environmental public service.

Nyrobi Whitfield ’26 blends marine ecology research and community engagement through CELA to shape a path toward climate change research.

The Oberlin double major is one of 26 people awarded the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship—an honor reserved for the most academically brilliant social leaders in the U.S. 

Leo Hidy ’23, a comparative American studies major who also studied business and economics while at Oberlin, has received a 2026 Marshall Scholarship that will fund two years of graduate study in the UK. 

The record-setting Oberlin athlete and musical studies major has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

The fellowship will help the psychology major achieve her goals of becoming a globally minded mental health professional.