Bilinski Dissertation Fellowship

Rhys Dreeszen Bowman has been selected as a Biliniski Dissertation Fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year. During the fellowship, Dreeszen Bowman, who uses the pronoun they, will focus on completing their dissertation — From Margins to Center: Community-Based Action Research with Transgender Communities in South Carolina.

The College of Arts and Sciences manages the Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowships which provide $40,000 to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences to support completion of their doctoral degrees.  

 

Ethel Bolden Minority Fellowship

Doctoral student Amanda Lockett is a recipient of the 2024 Ethel Bolden Minority Fellowship sponsored by the Richland Library Friends and Foundation. The fellowship encourages and provides support to students from underserved and underrepresented ethnic and racial groups who are working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree. Fellows receive $3,500 in financial assistance towards continuing their education. 

Lockett is a cultural preservationist with unique experiences preserving artifacts, stories, and records within Gullah Geechee communities. She will use her skills and experience to assist Richland Library customers in capturing and archiving their personal experiences and oral histories through storytelling.