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Beinecke and Goldwater Scholarships and Mellon Fellowship Awarded to Barnard Students
New York, NY-Two Barnard students have won prestigious Beinecke and Goldwater scholarships and a third student was awarded a Mellon Fellowship based on their exceptional academic accomplishments, from the humanities to science. Rachael Barza '05, Alexis Gumbs '04, and Carolyn Olson '05 were recognized for their academic excellence and the promise of strong postgraduate work in their chosen field of study.
Rachael Barza, an economics and math major, has won a $32,000 Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study in social sciences. Barza plans to apply to a variety of graduate schools in the fall. This summer, Barza will conduct research with Professor David Weiman in the Economics Department on topics related to labor economics. "It is a great relief to receive this substantial scholarship and to know that once I apply to graduate schools, I can consider every department, regardless of what they can offer me in financial aid," said Barza.
Alexis Gumbs, who majors in American studies, has won an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies, which supports exceptionally promising students for advanced study in the humanities. The fellowship will pay for the first year of Gumbs' doctoral program in English at Duke University starting in the fall. She will research how punk rock, southern hip-hop and literature by women of color interact and create social change. In addition to her studies, Gumbs will be facilitating an International Black Youth Summit in Accra, Ghana this summer. She is also working on a film about her grandfather, who was a former United Nations Representative for Anguila during its revolution with Great Britain in the 1960s.
Carolyn Olson, who majors in Dance and Neuroscience and Behavior, has won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which strives to ensure a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The scholarship will cover a portion of her tuition and expenses during her senior year at Barnard. Olson is currently working with Professor Peter Balsam in his psychology lab, where she studies the acquisition and extinction of adapted behavior. In her senior year, her research will continue to further explore the neurobiological basis of learning phenomena. She has also been chosen to be the co-chair of the Honor Board and a resident assistant for the Senior Experience Program. After graduation, Olson plans to apply to combined M.D/Ph. D. programs.
Senior class Dean Aaron Schneider, who worked closely with Olson on the Goldwater Scholarship application, says: "We're thrilled for these students, and we hope--and believe--their awards will help them continue to develop their great personal, scholarly, and professional potential."
Contact: Petra Tuomi, Barnard College Office of Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
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