Williams College Student Awarded Teaching Fellowship
WILLIAMSTOWN - Williams College student Rousseau Mieze '10 has been awarded a 2008 Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.He joins 24 other full-time college juniors in the 14th cohort of Fellows, who plan to teach for at least three years in a public elementary or secondary school following their graduation.
"The 2008 fellows bring diverse experiences -- both personally and academically -- that will be assets one day in the classroom," said Miriam Aneses, director of Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
Aided by mentors, fellows complete a teaching-related summer project between their junior and senior years. After graduating from college, they enroll in master's programs in teaching and are expected to earn their teaching certification.
The Fellows each receive up to $22,100 over a five-year period for the summer project, loan repayment, and graduate school.
Mieze, a history major with an Africana studies concentration, grew up in the Boston area and attended the Academy of the Pacific Rim, a Boston charter school.
After working for a master's degree, he said, "I would like to work in urban schools with an eye toward reforming them and improving the quality of education for all students."
Previous Rockefeller Brothers Teaching Fund Fellowship awardees from Williams College include Jodi Gajadar '08, a history and psychology major from Otego, N.Y, and Marlena Elmore '07, an American studies major from Milton, Mass.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund was founded in 1940 and seeks to "promote social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world."
