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Naomi Jackson, who was selected as an MMUF fellow at Williams College, published her first novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, with Penguin Press in June 2015.

Dartmouth Now has posted a feature story on the MMUF graduating class of 2015. At eight members, this graduating cohort is the largest in Dartmouth's 25-year history with the MMUF program, and includes five fellows who will be entering PhD programs in fall 2015. The article includes a video clip featuring short interviews with current and graduated Dartmouth fellows. Congratulations to the Dartmouth graduating fellows of 2015!

MMUF PhD Jericho Brown's poem "'N'em" (a colloquialism for "and them") was featured in the April 17, 2015 New York Times Magazine; the poem was selected for inclusion by former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey. Dr. Brown, who was selected as an MMUF fellow at Dillard University, is now an associate professor of English and creative writing at Emory University. He is the author of two volumes of poetry, Please (2008) and The New Testament (2014).

MMUF undergraduate fellow Bill De La Rosa is one of 58 college students selected for 2015 Truman scholarships. Bill, who will graduate from Bowdoin College next year, is a double major in Latin American studies and sociology with a particular interest in immigration issues. He plans to eventually enter a PhD program in sociology with a migration focus. Congratulations, Bill!