Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, Reflections
by Jasmine Hamilton (2014 Byron Fellow) The culture of Byron, which I experienced as imagination, enthusiasm and openness, encouraged me to freely share some of my aspirations and challenges as a scientist. I remember sharing my struggles with accepting the current...
Mar 11, 2015 | Blog, Reflections
by David Ward (2014 Byron Fellow) As I stood by the pick-up point at Indianapolis airport, my mind was buzzing with nerves and apprehensions. Questions existed that had no answers; why was I there? what was I about to do? why was I doing it? I wanted answers and...
Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
by Imaan Taghavi (2014 Byron Fellow) Going into Byron, I was unclear as to what to expect. Preoccupied with so much else in my life I was having a hard time trying to understand what I had read a past fellow describe as “interconnected flourishing.” I did,...
Sep 10, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
by Walter Velazquez (2014 Byron Fellow) One month after those unforgettable days we spent at Turkey Run, where I somehow learned to see the world in a different way, life once again kicked me out of my comfort zone. I traveled to Cuba planning to spend three months...
Aug 29, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
Recent fellow Louise Gappa blogs on one of Byron’s learning journeys in Ashville, NC: conversations with three brewers opened reflections on values, collaboration, benefitting the local community and the tensions inherent in sharing a niche. Read Louise’s...
Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
by Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) Dear 2014 Byron Fellows, Last year, I was sitting in your place, listening to wonderful ideas and sharing mine. From experience, I can assure you that you are in a space of exciting possibilities – so sit tight. The idea I shared...
May 16, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
by Eden Kinkaid (2012 Byron Fellow) I remember my time at Turkey Run fondly. I try to hold onto, to protect, the spirit it awakened in me. Byron was full of those moments that stay with you. Moments that frustrate and transcend explanation; moments that change...
Apr 15, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
by Alexandra Toledo (2013 Byron Fellow) The power of solidarity was made real for me last Monday night. About two years ago, my partner in life, José, interrupted my studies to share an announcement: he wanted to make a documentary. And not any documentary: in the...
Mar 7, 2014 | Blog, Reflections
By Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) (This piece is adapted from a commentary to the University College London (UCL) Teaching and Learning Portal, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/student-perspective-sustainable-development-byron-fellowship) So, what is...
Dec 15, 2013 | Blog, News
Congratulations to Francesca Hernandez (2006 Byron Fellow), whose Kickstarter Campaign for Whirlaway Farm was successfully funded on Dec 15, 2014! Instead of going to graduate school, Francesca decided to pursue her vision of starting a farm where she could learn more...
Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Reflections
The Byron Fellowship claims to be a transformative experience. I struggle with that description. Transformation cannot be encapsulated in a single experience. Yet, somehow, Byron was impactful and transformative for me at the same time. As time has passed since Byron,...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Abigail, or Abi has her friends call her, is committed to creating communities where people feel a sense of belonging. She is currently the executive director of the Eyeglasses Initiative of the Livelihood Impact Fund focused on providing reading glasses to...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(he/him) Aonghus Kelly is a lawyer who focuses on the rule of law, international criminal law, human rights and the intersection of those areas with climate justice. He is currently supporting the prosecution of international crimes with the EU Advisory Mission to...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Isioma is a researcher, a teacher, a student representative, and a fitness content creator. Her childhood experiences in Nigeria planted the seeds for a deep commitment to providing mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change through her...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Laura is a writer, a mother, a co-founder of Common Home Farm (an interfaith Catholic Worker farm) and assistant creative director for Women Writing for (a) Change in Bloomington, Indiana. She is committed to living wholeheartedly, and spends a significant...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(he/him) Noah is the vice president of operations at CompostNow, making it easy for households to turn waste into nutrient rich soil in Raleigh, Durham, Atlanta, Asheville, and Cincinnati. He feels most alive when playing a (surprisingly competitive) game around the...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Meaghan is a newly minted tenure-track assistant professor at Florida State University in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. She is committed to contributing to a future where everyone can thrive. She does this by creating more knowledge about...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Bree is the founder and CEO of Parity Homes, an equitable development company proudly headquartered in West Baltimore that acquires and rehabilitates abandoned properties by the block to create affordable home ownership opportunities. She is passionate about...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Heera is the founder and CEO of Go Laadli (aka “beloved daughter” in Hindi). She believes deeply in the vitality and dynamic potential of young women and is committed to powering a movement of young women problem solvers, changemakers and...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Mahima is a first-generation university graduate from an indigenous tribe in Nepal. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at the Humboldt University of Berlin exploring the intersectionality of race, gender, and religion. Although her days revolve around the...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(he/him) Jeff is the co-founder of Blue Action Lab, a network developing solutions for coastal communities and marine ecosystems to thrive in the face of climate change. On a typical day, he is up early with his family before stepping into work mode, which typically...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(he/him) Cristian, or Cris as his friends call him, is a Colombian graduate student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is interested in integrating the arts and engineering to foster compassion and justice, and is committed to cultivating an engineering...
Oct 23, 2023 | 2023, Fellow Bios
(she/her) Kyla is committed to creating inclusive and connective spaces of belonging for adults to explore their inner landscape through ritual, introspection, and spirituality. Kyla has facilitated hundreds of connection programs for communities, companies, and...
