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Through CELA, Aina Tasso ’27 integrates Bonner service, Congressional internships, and Mellon Mays research to build a future in scholarship and public service.

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.

Declan Bradley ’26 discusses his summer internship at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and how Oberlin’s focus on ethics in statistics prepared him for a career in computational reporting.

Anna Fritz ’26 studied Parkinson’s disease and shadowed specialists across multiple fields at Boston Medical Center.

Oberlin neuroscience major William Muliawan ’26 turned an early fascination with the brain into hands-on research, conference presentations, and a clearer vision for his future in science.

Vivian Friedman ’26 spent the summer of 2025 at New York University, gaining valuable insight into the research process.

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

Communication studies major Travis O’Daniel ’26 shares how his experience as managing editor of The Oberlin Review prepared him for a high-impact editorial and administrative internship at HarperCollins Publishers in New York.