Harry Bane
Harrison Bane ’09 not only overcame adversity, he triumphed in a powerful demonstration of what self-determination can do.
read more ...Aylie Baker
Aylie pursues her lifelong passion of audio storytelling with a Watson Fellowship designed to build community and promote sustainability in island populations around the globe.
read more ...Brian Bush
Brian never dreamed of starting on the varsity soccer team. Mentored by coach Dave Saward, Brian landed the starting position of goalkeeper and became captain of the team.
read more ...Nadeghda Gonzalez
Middlebury was the best place to pursue Naya’s interests in U.S.-Middle Eastern relations and international public policy, which led her to study abroad in Alexandria, Egypt.
read more ...Justine Katzenbach
A summer internship with PTP opened the world of professional theatre to Justine Katzenbach '09.
read more ...Sam Tormey
Bees are vital for pollinating crops, but their numbers are dwindleing fast. Sam Tormey '09 wants to know why.
read more ...Dane Johnson
Climate change could mean less fresh water in the Pacific Northwest. How will we decide who gets what's left?
read more ...Lemar Clark
Experience as a student leader has helped to prepare Lemar Clark for a future in politics in his native Jamaica.
read more ...Zohra Safi
Six years after the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan, 70 percent of the country's girls still don't have access to education. Zohra Safi '09 is one of very few who have gone to college. She plans to use what she's Learning to help rebuild her country.
read more ...Dekker Deacon
Not many colleges offer undergraduated the opportunity to do significat original research, but Dekker Deacon '07 has been a key member of a scientific team advancing our understanding of genetic mutations that cause infertility.
read more ...Carolyn Barnwell
People living on low-lying islands are experiencing some of the worst early effects of climate change. Watson Fellow Carolyn Barnwell '07 is traveling to some of the world's most remote costal communities to find out how they are coping.
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Brian Pacheco
Brian Pacheo '08 spent a recent January term teaching in a Costa Rican elementary school. Now he knows that he was always ment to be a teacher.
read more ...Astri von Arbin Ahlander
Astri von Arbin Ahlander '07 always thought she would have botha career and a big family. It wasn't until she graduated that she realized those two things might be difficult to reconcile.
read more ...Daniela Salaverry
China has the world's fastest growing economy, but that has come at a high environmental cost. Daniela Salaverry '03 is helping community base environmental groups to clean up the pollution.
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