We are thrilled to announce that april l. graham-jackson, PhD \'24, has been awarded a prestigious Newberry Long-Term Fellowship! This highly competitive fellowship will provide her with several uninterrupted months to delve deeply into rare archival materials at the Newberry Library in downtown Chicago. april's project will focus on the Illinois Central Railroad archives as well as materials related to the World’s Columbian Exposition and the City Beautiful movement—an exciting and significant contribution to the field of Chicago studies.
The Newberry has not yet officially posted this year’s fellowship cohort online, but they’ve given the green light to share the news within our community. Congratulations, april, on this incredible opportunity—your work exemplifies the very best of scholarly dedication and curiosity.