Current Scholars

Sandro Chumashvili, wearing a white long-sleeve shirt, black jeans, and a blue puffer vest, stands next to an academic poster mounted on a rolling bulletin board and presents for a small audience.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Business & Economics, Interview/Profile

Introducing the U.S. to Georgia’s Traditional Wines

In his first year at Davidson College, Sandro Chumashvili ’24 (Georgia, UWC Dilijan) started working on a business aimed at introducing traditionally made wines from his home country into the U.S.

Antonio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva, wearing a white sweater over a white button-down, smiles posing for a photo in front of a colorful academic poster pinned up to a bulletin board.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Social Impact, Interview/Profile

Breathing New Life into an Almost-Lost Language

Antonio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva (Brazil, Pearson College UWC, Dartmouth ’25) secured a 2023 Projects for Peace grant to spend last summer creating a Krenak textbook for young people.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Interview/Profile

Immersing Herself in Intercultural Learning

After winning Connecticut’s Christine W Matteson ’69 Prize for excellence in first-year Japanese, Stella König (Austria, UWC Atlantic, Connecticut College ’25) secured a Proctor Language Scholarship to attend the Middlebury College Language Schools.

Four college students of various heights, skin tones, and clothing colors pose together for a selfie outside on a street corner.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Technology, Interview/Profile

Building a Coding Curriculum for Students in Sierra Leone

Pattan Sandy Bockarie, a second-year Davis UWC Scholar at Northwestern Engineering, aims to help close the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mehrimo Bakhtalieva, wearing a blue jacket, grey shirt, and grey pants, talks and gestures with her hands while sitting on a red couch in front of a large bay window.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Social Impact, Interview/Profile

Whitman College Profile: Mehrimo Bakhtalieva

Whitman College interviews first-year Davis UWC Scholar Mehrimo Bakhtalieva.

A grey and tan stone sign with the carved text "Hamilton" sits behind a group of colorful flowers.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Interview/Profile, News Item

Hamilton College Welcomes Davis UWC Scholars

Hamilton College spotlights three newly arrived Davis UWC Scholars.

Seven college students of various heights, skin tones, and clothing colors pose smiling for a group photo in front of a blue and red background.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, News Item

GW Set to Graduate First Class of Davis UWC Scholars

In May 2022, George Washington University celebrated its first graduating class of Davis UWC Scholars.

Aya Kamil, wearing a brown and black patterned blouse, smiles for a photo in front of a blurred large window background.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Business & Economics, Education & Research, Interview/Profile

St. Olaf Scholar wins Carnegie Endowment fellowship

Aya Kamil, a Davis UWC Scholar from St. Olaf College, was awarded a prestigious fellowship from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Sandra Ofori, wearing large gold earrings and a red, pink, and white floral shirt, poses smiling for a photo in front of a blurred classroom background.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, Interview/Profile

Interest in Biomedical Engineering Leads Student to Pediatric Hospital Internship

Trinity College’s Sandra Ofori completed a research internship at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, Texas, and spoke about the experience.

Criss-crossing ropes display a multitude of international flags, all hanging above an open stairwell.

College/University Partners, Current Scholars, Education & Research, News Item

UWC Students Lead Peace Celebration

Every International Day of Peace, Davis UWC Scholars lead the celebration at St. Lawrence University.