Truman Scholar

News

Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, May 2023

May 10, 2023

Dear friends, Our talented faculty and students continue to land awards and recognition for their accomplishments! In March, Earl Lewis, the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and...

News

Ford School junior is named U-M's 30th Truman Scholar

Apr 12, 2023

The lack of stability in housing for Brown and Black communities and barriers to college access for Arabic and Muslim high schoolers have been a focus of Yasmine Elkharssa's studies for several years. Now, as the newest Truman Scholar, the...

Yasmine Elkharssa and Celeste Watkins-Hayes

Nadine Jawad, Ford School junior, among 62 Truman Scholars across the nation

Apr 12, 2017

Nadine Jawad (BA ’18) has been selected as a 2017 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.Created by Congress in 1975, the foundation's mission is to identify and support the next generation of public service leaders. The Truman...

Yasmine Elkharssa (BA '24) awarded 2023 Truman Scholarship

Apr 12, 2023 0:02:20

Watch as Elkharssa (BA '24) learns she won the prestigious fellowship with a surprise visit by Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes during class. April, 2023.

Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Yasmine Elkharssa

Nadine Jawad: U-M Snapchat Truman Scholar Leadership Week

Jun 5, 2017 0:09:38

CSG Vice President and Truman scholar Nadine Jawad took over U-M's Snapchat to showcase her perspective during Truman Scholar Leadership Week.