School Notes: Yale College
September/October 2025

Dancing on campus

In the spring 2025 semester, Sidra Bell ’01 returned to Yale to lead an EveryBody Dances class at the Schwarzman Center. A leading figure in contemporary dance, Bell is well known for her innovative choreography, which has been commissioned by New York City Ballet and performed worldwide. Her company, Sidra Bell Dance New York, has been at the forefront of experimental movement for more than two decades. Her community master class, presented at no cost for all, brought together dancers of all levels to explore her distinctive approach that offered a rare opportunity to learn from an artist whose work continues to shape the future of dance.

Eleven receive prestigious fellowships

Eleven recent Yale graduates, including ten from the Class of 2025, have been awarded competitive fellowships to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Their academic pursuits span a wide range of disciplines—from political science and philosophy to engineering and cancer biology—reflecting Yale’s commitment to global leadership, interdisciplinary research, and public service. 

Fellowship recipients and their destinations are: Olivia Lombardo ’25 (Paul Mellon Fellow), MPhil in criminology, University of Cambridge; Hannah Barrios ’25 (Fox Fellow), MPhil in philosophy, University of Cambridge; Simona Hausleitner ’25 (Rotary Global Grant Scholar), MPhil in population health sciences, University of Cambridge; Lucía Amaya Martínez ’25 (Henry Fellow), MPhil in development studies, University of Cambridge; Jenesis Nwainokpor ’25 (Paul Mellon Fellow), MPhil in health, medicine, and society, University of Cambridge; Calista Krass ’25 (Clarendon Scholar), DPhil in engineering science, University of Oxford; Maheen Iqbal ’25 (Rotary Global Grant Scholar), MSc in refugee and forced migration studies, University of Oxford; Keerthana Chari ’25 (Paul Mellon Fellow), MPhil in history and philosophy of science, University of Cambridge; Tony Potchernikov ’24 (CRUK and Cambridge Trust funding), MRes/PhD in cancer biology, University of Cambridge; Tyus Sheriff ’25 (King’s-Yale Fellow), MPhil in political thought and intellectual history, University of Cambridge; and Michaela Wang ’25 (Paul Mellon Fellow), MPhil in land economy research, University of Cambridge.