CURRENT FELLOWS
Vanderbilt Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellows
Click on a Fellow’s profile to learn more.
SYDNEY FEATHERSTONE
Sydney (‘24) is studying and engaging with artists involved with social art practice and artists who use their craft to find solutions to social inequities across cultures.
RACHEL LEE
Rachel (‘24) is exploring how nations, people, and cultures construct and preserve memory in the face of censorship.
WILLIAM ROMERO
William (‘24) is examining the art of drag from an international perspective, seeking to better understand cross-cultural distinctions among LGBTQ+ cultures worldwide.
KAITLIN SPIRIDELLIS
Kaitlin (‘24) is exploring the influence of procuring and consuming drinking water in the daily functions of global communities.
ABHINAV KRISHNAN
Abhinav (‘23) is studying how politics and culture shape environmental activism around the world. Follow him as he tries to learn French, Arabic, Indonesian, and Portuguese, obsesses over his budget, and chats up any stranger that makes eye contact!
JOSEPH SEXTON
Joseph (‘23) is studying how historical, political, and cultural influences shape the ways people conceive and approach mental health. Find him reading through archives, asking for advice on Reddit, and studying local bugs (his other pastime) during his year of travel.
YOUSEF ABU-SALAH
Yousef (‘22) is exploring hope in displaced communities around the world, inspired by his own experience as a refugee from Gaza.