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Darius Butler explores human rights across three continents through a Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship.

The Bonner Scholars Program eased Wyae’ Stewart’s transition to Oberlin. Now she’s easing the way for others.

Darielle Kennedy says her coursework and leadership in Oberlin Student Senate has prepared her for her career journey.

After earning full scholarships to nearly every law school she applied to, Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 has decided to pursue a fully funded law degree at Yale Law School in the fall.

Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 applied for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship because of its emphasis on public service and vast network of scholars motivated by a desire to create change. As a Truman recipient, she hopes to pursue a law degree that will allow her to have a deep impact in her community.

An appreciation of Japanese history, culture, and language makes being awarded an Oberlin Shansi Fellowship and Critical Language Scholarship a dream come true for Jasmine Mitchell ’21.

Iesha-LaShay Phillips, a third-year Africana studies and law and society double-major, has been awarded the Campus Compact 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship after being nominated through the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research.

A law and society and Africana studies double major, Iesha-LaShay Phillips is one of 14 student leaders from across the country selected to participate in a summer study abroad program focused on leadership, intercultural communication, and social justice as a Frederick Douglass Global Fellow.

As one of the winners of the 2020 Toni Morrison essay contest winners, Phillips will read an essay that honors Morrison.

Jakheem Wheatley ’19 is a first-year law student at UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago.