First Years
Aisha Baiocchi
Campus: UNC Hometown: New York, New York How do you think you’ll bring transformational change to your communities? I hope to bring as much empathy and patience to my communities as possible. I think change is only possible, and long term, if we take the time to listen and learn about the problems we face…
Anna Seaman
Campus: UNC Hometown: Littleton, Colorado What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program because it offers both the opportunity to improve my leadership skills and the freedom to explore my varied interests. The unique servant leadership ethos of the program pushes scholars to use their passions to…
Atharva Vispute
Campus: UNC Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? The first aspect of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program that really caught my eye was that the program has a unique focus on reflection about the world around us, the actions we take, our leadership styles, and especially our own behaviors and…
Bryce Jones
Campus: UNC Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholarship because of the opportunity to be a part of select group of scholars committed to making a positive impact on our world. The Robertson fundamental program values stood out to me as an accurate representation of…
Danica Bajaj
Campus: Duke Hometown: Princeton, New Jersey What strengths and passions are you bringing to our Robertson community and our campuses? In my religion, Sikhism, one of the foundational values is “seva”–or service—and I’ve been passionate about it from a young age. I’m looking forward to engaging with the greater Chapel Hill and Durham communities as…
Dorian Ho
Campus: UNC Hometown: New Providence, New Jersey What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? Throughout my college search process, I aspired to find an education that was challenging yet encouraging; individualized; community-focused; and affordable. The Robertson satisfied all of those qualities and more, but accepting the scholarship meant more to me than a box-checking exercise.…
Durga Sreenivasan
Campus: Duke Hometown: New York, New York What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? After engaging in advocacy throughout high school around inclusion and representation, the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program looked like the perfect opportunity to tangibly make things better in any community I’m in. Through every summer opportunity and leadership grant, this community is…
Emilio Abelmann
Campus: Duke Hometown: Washington, District of Columbia What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? After spending hours reading through the website’s Scholar Profiles, it was clear to me that the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program offered exactly what I was looking for: a community of equally curious individuals that fostered passionate, empathetic collaboration. Every alumnus I…
Frank Mercer
Campus: Duke Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia What drew you to the Robertson Scholars? I was drawn to the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program because of the summer opportunities, cross-campus engagement, and sense of community. I believe that Summer is an important time for intellectual development. The Robertson Scholars Leadership Program with its community, exploration, and launch…
Jack Morgenstein
Campus: Duke Hometown: Cary, North Carolina What strengths and passions are you bringing to our Robertson community and our campuses? My all encompassing love of learning drives me to constantly seek new knowledge and be flexible in my mindset. I’m excited to become a part of the Robertson, Duke, and UNC communities to be able…
Sophomores
Charles Ma
Campus: UNC Hometown: Belle Mead, New Jersey What drew you to the Robertson Program? The Robertson Scholars program provided a community for me to pursue my intellectual and personal passions while being guided by mentors and peers who held the same core values as I do. I found the countless opportunities and pathways of the Robertson…
Kenza Slaoui
Campus: UNC Hometown: Fez, Morocco High School: African Leadership Academy What drew you to the Robertson Program? I am a person who is always looking for new challenges to embrace and who believes that discomfort is a great source of learning. I am also fascinated by identities and how complex and multifaceted they are. I…
Jessica Blumenthal
Campus: UNC Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand / Portsmouth, NH High School: Phillips Academy What drew you to the Robertson Program? What drew me most to the Robertson Program were all of the opportunities that the program provides beyond school. The Robertson Program has a great support network for summer opportunities, academic conferences, networking with professors. The…
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