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July 3, 2020
Benjamin Franklin Scholars

Six BFSers have been selected to serve as Perry World House Student Fellows for the 2020-2021 academic year. Alexandra Breckenridge, Rachel Lambert, Abenezer Mechale, Ruth Okonkwo, Andrew Orner, and Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak will spend the year working collaboritavely, along with the rest of the 31-student cohort, on a policy-based research project focused on a pressing global issue. Congratulations to these students! Read more about the Perry World House Student Fellows at the Almanac.

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