College Center for Research and Fellowships

Source: https://ccrf.uchicago.edu/our-students-their-stories Parent: https://ccrf.uchicago.edu/undergraduate-research

Below we highlight just a few of the hundreds of students we support each year at the CCRF!


Samantha Taylor, AB Political Science and Philosophy, 2025; Knight-Hennessy Scholar Aspiring lawyer Samantha Taylor lives her life fighting for the causes she’s passionate about. “My goal is to address mass incarceration and how it disproportionately affects Black people,” said Taylor. “The best opportunity for me to do that would be in a public defense capacity where I’m able to directly help, but I am also interested in focusing on systemic intervention through appellate law.” Read the full article here. --- Emily Shi, AB Biological Sciences and Public Policy, 2020; Schwarzman Scholar Through the Schwarzman Scholars program, she will return to a place that she hasn’t visited in almost a decade. “Gaining an intimate understanding of the culture and-day-to-day life will be something that I value on a personal level,” she said. “I also hope that the program allows me to build a much stronger understanding of Chinese culture, which I think is very important in pursuing my career goals.” Read the full article here. --- Luke Magyar, AB Political Science MS International Relations, 2026; 2025 Truman Scholarship “It’s definitely an honor and life-changing opportunity,” said Magyar. “Being awarded the scholarship just reaffirms my decision and desire to go into and continue my public service work.” Since 2023, Magyar has worked for the Corioli Institute—a nonprofit dedicated to reintegrating formerly armed actors primarily overseas but also in the U.S. into civilian life—as their director of advocacy and outreach. The Truman scholarship will allow him to focus even more on his public service efforts. Read the full article here. --- Emily Chen, AB Chemist... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected]