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Student receives fellowship for aspiring teachers of color

Madelyn Troiano ’12 has won the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color, created to recruit, support, and retain public school teachers in the United States.

February 07, 2012

Madelyn Troiano '12

“Everyone deserves the right to a good education, one that challenges the mind and encourages critical thinking,” Troiano said. “Education is the foundation of a strong society, one that encourages all types of people to do their best and work toward positive change. Thanks to the fellowship, I will be a part of working toward this change.”

Troiano, a Hispanic studies major from Anchorage, Alaska, will receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a master’s degree in education. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation will also help prepare Troiano to teach in a high-need public school and will provide support during her three-year teaching commitment.

Troiano is the second Lewis & Clark student to receive a Wilson Fellowship. Aukeem Ballard ’11 was honored in 2011 and currently attends Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, which is one of the 28 graduate programs selected as partners for the fellowship.

Within a decade, the percentage of students of color in the K-12 system is projected to grow to 50 percent, while the percentage of teachers of color will fall to an all-time low of 5 percent. The Wilson Fellowship aims to counteract this decline.

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