This year, two of our Robertson Scholars from the Class of 2027 were published in news outlets for reflecting on their Community Summer internships. Scholars Kiestin Jackson and Jessica Lynette…
From Harvard to the Arctic, one Robertson Scholar spent her summer exploring the nexus between Indigenous cultures and conservation. “I’ve always been really interested in social science approaches to climate…
Patrick Li (Robbie ’25) is fresh off of his Exploration Summer – an eight-week immersion where he blended his passion for EDM (electronic dance music) and consulting, resulting in a…
“I spent two hours with a client, helping her pick out a suit for an interview. She came out of the dressing room with the biggest smile and then started…
“We have a Delta diaspora that reaches beyond the borders of the Mississippi Delta into other parts of the country and into other parts of the world. The Robertson Scholars…
“In small towns anything is possible,” shares Danica Bajaj. For one group of Robertson Scholars, Tarboro has become a place of possibility and education during Community Summer.
“When I told my friends back home in San Jose that I would be spending my summer in Kentucky, I got some mixed reactions,” shared Andrew Sun (Duke ’25). “I…
The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program is proud to congratulate Rasheca Logendran (Duke ’20) on being selected to join the inaugural class of Samvid Scholars. The scholarship provides up to $100,000…
Senior Robertson Scholar Patrick Clinch (UNC ’21) loves making people laugh. In this report by Sophia Ramirez (UNC ’22) Patrick shares his thoughts on the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program and…
Ben Rees (UNC ’22) spent his Community Summer in Whitesburg, Kentucky working for Homes, Inc. helping to provide housing rehabilitation and repair services to families in need. Although, initially skeptical…