Honors & Leadership | Aurorayu Philosophy

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Honors

William R. Kenan Jr. Fellowship, Royster Society of Fellows,

Fall 2020 – Spring 2026

Premier university-wide doctoral fellowship awarded for outstanding academic achievement and potential for interdisciplinary research and public engagement.

Off-Campus Dissertation Research Fellowship, UNC Graduate Schoool, Fall 2025

Highly selective fellowship supporting full-time dissertation research beyond commuting distance from UNC; includes stipend, tuition, and health insurance.

Gilman Research and Travel Grant (Dorothy Ford Wiley Fund), 2025-26

Competitive award supporting travel to archives or field sites for research in premodern studies; administered by UNC’s Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies.

E. Maynard Adams Fellowship for the Public Humanities,

Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Fellowship supporting public-facing humanities scholarship; includes participation in interdisciplinary workshops and development of a public outreach project.

Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender Graduate Student Travel Award,

Annual award to support graduate students presenting research at national or international conferences on topics related to early modern women and gender.

Parr Center Graduate Fellowship, 2020 – present

Interdisciplinary fellowship supporting graduate research in ethics and engagement with the Parr Center’s outreach and programming.

Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize, Journal of the History of Philosophy,

Annual award of $4,000 for outstanding dissertation research or international conference presentation in the history of philosophy.

Joseph O’Connor Graduate Study Endowment Prize, Spring 2019

Awarded to a senior woman student demonstrating excellence in English literature, classical languages, or archaeology.

Leadership

Inaugural Intergenerational Outreach Fellow at the Parr Center, UNC

Outreach & Assessment Coordinator at Project Vox

Judge at Ethics Bowl, 2020 - 2025

Co-organizer of the 2022 KCL-UNC Graduate Conference

Co-organizer of the 1st and 2nd Duke-UNC Graduate Conference

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead Fellow at UNC Philosophy

organizing committee for the 2nd Duke–UNC Graduate Conference in Philosophy, in front of Caldwell Hall—home of the UNC Philosophy Department

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