Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
People
Our Team
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Lucas Cole Joshi
Mellon Graduate Mentor, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature -
Asabe Poloma
Associate Provost for Global Engagement, MMUF Director and Campus Coordinator -
June Spencer
MMUF Administrative Coordinator
Advisory Board
Advising and mentoring are core components of undergraduate education and the foundation of the MMUF program. The MMUF Advisory Board consists of committed faculty mentors who not only serve as the selection committee, but who also provide general advising and mentoring in formal and informal settings. Advisory Board members often also identify and recruit promising prospective Fellows in their respective disciplines.
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Leticia Alvarado (Board term begins in September 2026)
American Studies -
Lucas Cole Joshi
Mellon Graduate Mentor, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature -
Alycia Mosley Austin
Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, The Graduate School -
Emily Owens
History -
Iván Ramos
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies -
Daniel A. Rodriguez
History -
Daniel Vaca
Religious Studies
Our Mentors
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Tiraana Bains
History -
Lisa L. Biggs
Africana Studies -
Kim Gallon
Africana Studies -
Yannis Hamilakis
Archaeology, Modern Greek Studies -
Jennifer E. Johnson
History -
Shelley Lee
American Studies, History -
Wendy Lee
Gender and Sexuality Studies -
Kevin E. Quashie
English -
Iván Ramos
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies -
Daniel A. Rodriguez
History -
Noliwe Rooks
Africana Studies -
Patricia Sobral
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
Recent Fellows
2027 Fellows
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Lusia J. Austen
Comparative LiteratureFaculty Mentor: Dixa Ramirez-D'Oleo -
Diego Castillo
Africana Studies, HistoryFaculty Mentor: Daniel A. Rodriguez -
Carrington Hughes
ArchaeologyFaculty Mentor: Yannis Hamilakis -
Sanai Hadiya Rashid
Economics, EnglishFaculty Mentor: Patricia Sobral -
Rachel Wilson
Africana Studies, Education StudiesFaculty Mentor: Noliwe Rooks -
Zoe J. Yu
Ethnic Studies, HistoryFaculty Mentor: Shelley Lee
2026 Fellows
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Amira Haileab
Africana StudiesFaculty Mentor: Noliwe Rooks -
Indigo Mudbhary
Ethnic StudiesFaculty Mentor: Tiraana Bains -
Arlyn Patino
Gender and Sexuality StudiesFaculty Mentor: Ivan Ramos -
Mariana Waller
Africana StudiesFaculty Mentor: Alexander G. Weheliye
2025 Fellows
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Elijah Dahunsi
Religious StudiesFaculty Mentor: Susan A Harvey -
Argent Martinez
Literary ArtsFaculty Mentor: Eleni Sikelianos -
Nia Sampson
English/Literary ArtsFaculty Mentor: Kiana Murphy -
Kendall Williams
Portuguese and Brazilian StudiesFaculty Mentor: Luiz F Valente -
Ma'iingan Wolf Garvin
Environmental Studies/Critical Native and Indigenous StudiesFaculty Mentor: Adrienne Keene
Fellowship alumni can also access and update their information in the Mellon Foundation-supported alumni directory.