The Department of African American Studies is proud to celebrate Alison Fortenberry, a rising senior at Princeton University, for her exceptional academic achievements and national recognition.
Alison was recently named a 2025 Beinecke Scholar, one of only 20 college juniors selected from across the United States for this prestigious award. The Beinecke Scholarship Program supports highly motivated students in pursuing graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The program seeks to encourage and empower students with exceptional promise and a demonstrated commitment to academic excellence.
In addition to this honor, Alison has also been selected to participate in the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. This highly competitive program invites only 10 college juniors nationwide to engage in rigorous research training and mentorship in the humanities, with a focus on African American, African Diaspora, and African studies. The program is a collaboration between the Schomburg Center and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Alison’s accomplishments reflect her deep intellectual curiosity, commitment to the humanities, and dedication to exploring the richness of Black cultural and historical experiences. We congratulate her on these remarkable achievements and look forward to all that she will continue to accomplish.