Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
People
Our Team
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June Drinkwater
MMUF Administrative Coordinator -
Ashley Everson
Mellon Writing Coach, Ph.D Student in Africana Studies -
Lucas Cole Joshi
Mellon Graduate Mentor, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature -
Asabe Poloma
Associate Provost for Global Engagement, MMUF Director and Campus 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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Donna Rae Gould
Executive Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative -
Françoise Hamlin
Africana Studies, History -
Emily Owens
History -
Iván Ramos
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies -
Daniel Rodriguez
History -
Daniel Vaca
Religious Studies -
Andre Willis
Religious Studies
Our Mentors
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Tiraana Bains
History -
Susan A Harvey
Religious Studies -
Kiana Murphy
American Studies -
Mark Ocegueda
History -
Noliwe Rooks
Africana Studies -
Eleni Sikelianos
Literary Arts -
Luiz F Valente
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies -
Alexander G. Weheliye
Modern Culture and Media
Recent Fellows
2026 Fellows
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Amira Haileab
Africana StudiesFaculty Mentor: Noliwe Rooks -
Axel Martinez
HistoryFaculty Mentor: Mark Ocegueda -
Indigo Mudbhary
Ethnic StudiesFaculty Mentor: Tiraana Bains -
Arlyn Patino
Gender and Sexuality StudiesFaculty Mentor: Ivan Ramos -
Marcus 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
2024 Fellows
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Nicholas Amuh
Africana StudiesFaculty Mentor: Kiana Murphy -
Aku Anasi
Modern Culture and MediaFaculty Mentor: Alexander G. Weheliye -
Naomi Gutierrez
Ethnic StudiesFaculty Mentor: Mark Ocegueda
2023 Fellows
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Alexander Avila
SociologyFaculty Mentor: Laura Lopez Sanders -
Cyprene Caines
Africana StudiesFaculty Mentor: Francoise Hamlin -
Alexa De La Fuente
Ethnic StudiesFaculty Mentor: Ivan Ramos, Leticia Alvarado
Fellowship alumni can also access and update their information in the Mellon Foundation-supported alumni directory.