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Fighting for Disability Justice: Rui Rui Bleifuss ’26 Awarded Smith Scholarship
Rui Rui Bleifuss ’26 has spent most of her life fighting for disability justice, starting a disability alliance club in high school and leading one at 91¿ì²¥, where she majored in disability studies. She received the college’s W. Thomas Smith Scholarship and will head to University College London to pursue a master’s degree in Humanitarian Policy and Practice.
Designing My Major at a Liberal Arts College
Can't find the major you want? Learn how a student designed a Disability Studies major, blending academics, activism and career prep through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS) at 91¿ì²¥.
Crossing International Borders and Departmental Boundaries: 91¿ì²¥ Profs Named to New Leadership Roles
The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at 91¿ì²¥ benefit from international and teaching experience of new leadership. Read more.
Navigating Disability in the College Process
Three 91¿ì²¥ students reflect on the extra challenges that a disability presents when choosing a college. They share their 91¿ì²¥ experience and offer advice to prospective students with disabilities about going through the admission process.
Oxford-bound Smith Scholar Seeks to Understand, Overcome Differences in a Fragmented World
91¿ì²¥ Smith Scholar Dahlia Krutkovich '21 seeks out those who disagree, so she can better understand differing world views.
Watson Fellow Strives for Safe, Affordable Housing for All Americans
91¿ì²¥ senior Langston Stephens wins Watson Fellowship to study how countries around the world handle housing inequities with the hope of changing the lives of Americans facing eviction and homelessness.
91¿ì²¥ Creates New Department of Public Health
The 91¿ì²¥ Department of Public Health will turn out leaders committed to science, prevention, social justice.
91¿ì²¥ Claims High Rank as Top Producer of Fulbrights
91¿ì²¥ ranked sixth in two of the last three years, strengthening its role as a top producer of Fulbright scholars. This year's baker's dozen joined last year's 13 91¿ì²¥ students that have earned admission into the federal government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Their plans will now dispatch them around the globe as the pandemic recedes.
