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Hani Zaitoun is a senior at Davidson College in North Carolina majoring in political science and minoring in economics. His prior experience includes a variety of internships and freelance work with...

Shirin is a student in IT Programming and Software development at Forsyth Technical Community College. After spending nearly two years in computer information technology, she believes what truly...

Rafael Lima was the 2022 Campus Consortium Reporting Fellows intern at the Pulitzer Center. He was a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow himself in 2019, reporting on the struggle of Indigenous...

Emma Johnson is an environmental journalist and communicator whose writing and visualizations have been featured in Mongabay, Carolina Public Press, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, and more. She is a three...

Cammie Behnke is a senior at Elon University studying journalism and international studies. Throughout her time at Elon, she has been involved with the Elon News Network, Elon's award winning news...

Abigail Bekele is a rising senior at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she works in the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement. She is majoring in English and minoring in...

Homeschooled in Western Puerto Rico, Tomas Woodall Posada began violin studies at the age of four. His studies brought him to North Carolina, where he completed high school under the tutelage of Kevin...

Aman Madan is graduating in 2019 from Davidson College where he majors in both Political Science and Arab Studies. While at Davidson, Aman has focused on Islamic movements and sub-state actors in the...

Praveena Somasundaram is a rising senior in The Early College at Guilford program. She is the features editor of The Guilfordian, Guilford College's award-winning student newspaper. Praveena has...

Taylor Lord is an avid amateur photographer passionate about exploring cultures worldwide. Currently pursuing degrees in strategic communication and Spanish at High Point University, she discovered...