Congratulations to Kennii Ekundayo, 2nd Year MALAS Graduate Student, and Recipient of the Rosario J. Patti Memorial Endowed Scholarship for the Humanities

Kennii with author Mark Dery after
a lecture here in early 2023.

We are very excited to share that our graduate student, Kennii Ekundayo,  has been selected for the Rosario J. Patti Memorial Endowed Scholarship for the Humanities. This funding amounts to $2,850 and will be helpful toward settling current academic financial commitments. Kennii shares her first reaction to the award: "I believe that the Rosario J. Patti Memorial Endowed Scholarship's decision to support students in the humanities comes at a time when education, especially within the humanities, has suffered so much backlash resulting in students -- even alums -- beginning to question the importance of this discipline. As a result, this is not only a timely gift but is also reinvigorating. Thank you for all the encouragement, support, and mentorship!"