Dear Pullman Scholars, In recent months, we have witnessed an uptick of divisive activities on the college campuses where many of you are studying. Some of them are overt and obvious, like the incident at the University of Pennsylvania where Black, first-year students were purposefully included in a series of racist GroupMe texts. On other […]
Casey Morgan Luc, ‘17, The George Washington University, shares his experience of studying and working in Paris, France during his first semester. On my first morning before my internship, I was nervous as I represented my study abroad program, the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) in Paris. It was the first time CIEE had […]
New Year’s is often a time of increased optimism. With each passing year, resolutions come and go, — some accomplished and others easily forgotten– so for 2017 we are going beyond resolutions. We invite you to join us in the #OneWord365 challenge. With a mantra of “Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Just Choose One Word,” this campaign […]
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While our application is open, we’ve asked our current scholars and alumni to share why they’re happy they filled out the Pullman Foundation Scholarship application. It may seem like an extensive process (see our application page), but it is worth it. Catrina Patton, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, ’11 (Pictured on the right), shares […]
We wish you all a fantastic holiday season and joyous new year! Reach out to us in the new year so we can best support you and the entire Pullman Scholar Community. – Your Pullman Foundation Staff Robin, Katie, Lisa, & Megan […]
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While our application is open, we’ve asked our current scholars and alumni to share why they’re happy they filled out the Pullman Foundation Scholarship application. It is an extensive process (see our application page), but it is worth it. Nina Mercado, Denison University,’19, shares her reasons below. I’m a recent Pullman Scholar (sophomore in college)- […]
Robin Redmond, the Foundation’s executive director, was interviewed by Safiyyah P. Muhammad for the Chicago Citizen. Read the article about our history and newest class of Pullman Scholars by clicking here. “People do not know that we’ve been in business for 66 years. One of the foundation’s roles back in the 1950’s was to ensure […]
While our application is open, we’ve asked our current scholars and alumni to share why they’re happy they filled out the Pullman Foundation Scholarship application. It is an extensive process (see our application page), but it is worth it. Michael Glynn, Marquette University,’17, shares his reasons below. Applying for the Pullman scholarship made a huge […]
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