Thirty-four Pace University students, the highest number to date, have been selected for the competitive United Nations Academic Impact-Millenium Fellowship Class of 2025, including 16 students from Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. The total pool of candidates included a record-breaking 60,000+ applicants from 7,500+ campuses across the world, and from 290+ US campuses, with only 4% selected for 2025. This year also represents the first time Dyson College, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and the College of Health Professions at Pace were all represented; further, this year’s Millennium Fellows class features a first of its kind, 19-member international team.
Students accepted into the UN Millennium Fellowship program launch individual or group semester-long projects on their campuses or in their communities relating to one or more of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, 17 objectives focused on bettering our world through social impact projects relating to peace, justice, wellbeing, and sustainability. Fellows will also connect with students around the world and attend enrichment sessions led by their peers and global leaders.
Pace has developed a tradition of participation in the Millennium Fellowship, and that tradition continues with this year’s 2025 class of Fellows working on projects that include: the right to know what is in one’s drinking water, Pace’s embrace of the LGBTQIA+ community, aid and outreach for individuals struggling with housing insecurity, technical literacy, and English language outreach.
The Dyson Fellows include: Angela Basha ‘27, Psychology; Briana Duarte ‘26, Criminal Justice; Mimi Langley ‘26, Modern Languages and Cultures; Natasha Baker ‘27, English Language and Literature; Seth Jarmol ‘26, Political Science; Spechal Nickey ‘28, Biology; Symphonie Ivory ‘28, Art; Varshita Korrapati ‘22, Political Science; Diana Aldabergenova ‘28, Psychology; Kayla Nestfield ‘26, Global Studies; Mamoun Edfouf ‘28, Undecided; Nkechi On (Colene) Munroe ‘28, Psychology, Adolescent Education (SOE); Rachel Parker ‘25, Communications; Samantha Sergi ‘28, Psychology; Skyler Flynn ‘26, Communications; and Yesenia Erazo-Tequianes ‘27, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science.
Jesse Ciron ’26, Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media, is creating theater that reflects who we are and who we can become. Discover how this aspiring playwright is using storytelling to champion representation and social change.
What’s it like to make a full-length documentary in 14 weeks? Hear from Pace student filmmakers and professors as they discuss their journey on Sustain What?, featuring their latest documentary Viola da Terra.
Biology major Kelly Ng and Professor David Boerma are using 3D modeling and evolutionary theory to uncover how the structure of our limbs is shaped by the way we move. Their research explores surprising parallels between humans and Egyptian fruit bats—and may even have implications for injury prevention and medical design.