A&S student chosen for civic engagement scholarship

Katrina Greene '27 spends most of her free time at Cornell working on issues related to injustice - whether through the State Policy Advocacy Clinic, the Gender Equity Resource Center or the Caribbean Students' Association. So, it's no surprise that civil rights leader John R. Lewis is someone she admires.

This spring, Greene will be headed to Washington, D.C. as a John Robert Lewis Scholar, an award given by the Faith and Politics Institute. The year-long program includes two events for scholars in D.C., a spring 2027 civil rights pilgrimage to important Civil Rights Movement locations in Alabama and virtual workshops and webinars. Greene is the first Cornell undergraduate student to win the award.

"As a first-generation student, being named a John Robert Lewis Scholar affirms that my path at Cornell is part of a larger fight for justice," said Greene, a government major in the College of Arts & Sciences. "My lived experiences, along with the mentors and peers who have shaped me here, have given me not just an education, but a responsibility to carry those lessons into public service and turn them into real change."

The program selects five undergraduate scholars and five graduate student fellows each year who learn about creating positive societal change through the nonviolent principles advocated by Lewis.

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