News
Kieran Minor and Rashad Saleh Receive Davis Projects for Peace Grant
April 25, 2018
Amanda Nagy
The third-year students have proposed a summer arts intensive for youth in the heart of the Navajo reservation.
![Projects for Peace winners Portrait of Projects for Peace winners](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/projects_for_peace_portrait-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=tbvQ0mAd)
Kieran Minor ’19 Named 2018 Truman Scholar
April 23, 2018
Tyler Sloan ’17
Kieran Minor ’19 has won the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Awarded to outstanding college juniors who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service, the $30,000 prize will help fund Minor’s postgraduate studies.
![Kieran Minor Named 2018 Truman Fellow. Kieran Minor '19 wins Truman Scholarship](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/minor_copy.png?itok=2EyBLlcs)
Sadie Keller ’19 Wins 2018 Truman Scholarship
April 23, 2018
Tyler Sloan ’17
Sadie Keller ’19 has won the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Awarded to outstanding college juniors who have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service, the $30,000 prize will help fund Keller’s postgraduate studies.
![Sadie Keller '19 wins Truman Scholarship Sadie Keller ’19](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs87219_180403sadiekeller4t2a6668.jpg?itok=K-6rW6jF)
CJ Blair Wins 2018 Watson Fellowship
April 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Blair will combine his interests in science and creative writing by learning about how threatened species impact communities across the globe.
![CJ Blair portrait of CJ Blair](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cj_blair_jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=pRGPZjxX)
Emily Stanford ’17 Receives Watson Fellowship
April 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A biology and environmental studies major, Stanford will research bat conservation around the world.
![Emily Stanford](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/emily_stanford_submitted_0.jpg?itok=I5Q8EQtR)
Thobeka Mnisi Wins 2018 Watson Fellowship
April 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A politics major, Mnisi is inspired by her Mozambican heritage to learn how culture and the economy intersect in the clothing industry.
![Thobeka Mnisi Thobeka Mnisi](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/thobeka_mnisi_jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=dvTwLoMb)
Kaitlyn Lucey ’20 Named 2018 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
April 17, 2018
Tyler Sloan '17
Combining her interest in economics, arts, and accessibility, Kaitlyn Lucey ’20 will use a summer grant to create an action plan for 3D printing pieces from the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Kaitlyn Lucey '20 Kaitlyn Lucey '20 named Mount Vernon Fellow](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lucey.jpg?itok=o-Vm8M9B)
Christensen Named 2018 Guggenheim Fellow
April 9, 2018
Tyler Sloan '17
The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation named Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.
![professor with art equipment](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs41500_150304juliachristensen_mg_7949_copy.jpg?itok=2ogSvvI_)
Three Truman Scholarship Finalists Named
February 28, 2018
Communications Staff
Third-years Sadie Keller, Kieran Minor, and Meg Parker have been named finalists for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States.
![the edge of the roof of a building](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/trumanfinalists.jpg?itok=sU-LPnWt)
Nyquon Watson ’18 Named AICUO Award Finalist
February 22, 2018
Tyler Sloan '17
Nyquon Watson ’18 is one of six artists who will compete for the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities’ Grand Award for excellence in the visual arts this spring.
![Nyquon Watson's piece "Melanin"](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/475pi1894_1f.jpg?itok=l8A2Ym-a)