Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named the student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico who will make up the 2025-2026 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The Newman Civic Fellowship is a yearlong program that recognizes students who stand out for their leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change in communities. Fellows are nominated by Campus Compact member presidents and chancellors, who are invited to select one exemplary community-committed student from their campus each year.
Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides these students with learning and networking opportunities that help to nurture their development as civic leaders. Programming emphasizes personal, professional, and civic growth that can empower them to collaborate effectively across disciplines and create large-scale positive change.
The cornerstone of the fellowship is the Annual Convening of Newman Civic Fellows, which offers intensive in-person skill-building and networking over three days. The fellowship also provides fellows with pathways to apply for exclusive opportunities, including mini-grants to help fund scholarships and post-graduate opportunities.
The fellowship is named for the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact’s founders, who was a tireless advocate for civic engagement in higher education.
"It is an honor to welcome this group of accomplished and dedicated students to the Newman Civic Fellowship," said Campus Compact President Bobbie Laur. "As higher education faces unprecedented challenges, these students exemplify the power and possibility of civic and community engagement on campus. As they emerge as the leaders of tomorrow, we are proud that this fellowship will be part of their story. From a variety of institutions and with diverse backgrounds and experiences, these Fellows represent a bright future for public problem solving."
The Newman Civic Fellowship serves as an anchor program for Campus Compact’s expanded body of student-facing work. Campus Compact seeks to directly support student leadership both within and outside of the Newman Civic Fellowship, building capacity for student-led change and collective impact nationwide.
Learn more about the fellowship at compact.org/newman-civic-fellowship. You can read more about each of the student leaders selected for this year’s cohort at compact.org/newman-civic-fellowship/fellows.
2025-2026 Newman Fellows
Abbie McCullyEast Tennessee State University
Abhilasha GhoshMaryville College
Aedan DerrickClark University
Aishwarya RameshBrandeis University
AJ DelsignorBristol Community College
AJ JonesHolyoke Community College
Alessandra MoralesLewis University
Alex Ortiz ColonWorcester State University
Alexa PalafoxCalifornia State University - Channel Islands
Alexandria (Allie) EvangelistaRollins College
Alexis SantUniversity of North Florida
Aliyah Adnan KhanFarmingdale State College
Almedina HozdicUniversity of San Diego
Amaya NeuwirthUniversity at Albany: State University of New York
Ananya KhedkarTufts University
Anastasia Gallegos-RoqueUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Andrea CheahSwarthmore College
Angela MedinaCUNY Kingsborough Community College
Angeleena Gracious MarshalSimmons University
Angelica ThomasUniversity of Central Arkansas
Annalisse HartSalem State University
Annie RobinsonBates College
Anusha KumarNorthwestern University
Aparna RamakrishnanUniversity of Illinois Chicago
Ariana ZapataCitadel Military College of South Carolina
Beatrice KahnUniversity of Oregon
Berhan HagezomSaint Mary's College
Bianca JuarezUniversity of Houston - Downtown
Bobby DriverIllinois College
Caitlin LittleNorthern Essex Community College
Camille AlipaloUniversity of Southern Maine
Catherine SamerMillersville University of Pennsylvania
Celeste WhiterockMesa Community College
Chase QuigleyProvidence College
Chea-Ler TanMarymount University
Christopher ByrnesLafayette College
Chrystal GonzalesUniversity of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Cindy CarbajalNorthern Illinois University
Clyve LawrenceHarvard University
Curtis GoinesCollege of the Holy Cross
Daniel BechleFort Hays State University
Daniel Yantani CotoMiami Dade College
Daphne NwobikeThe University of the South
Darsh PatelUniversity of Massachusetts - Amherst
Deja BoneyKennesaw State University
Devin MorganUniversity of Richmond
Devin GuthrieUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Dhrubo AhmedUniversity of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Diana ReyesAugsburg University
Ella FrenchUniversity of Rochester
Elodie CherySalve Regina University
Emerson MorrisUniversity of Mississippi
Emilie AllenBall State University
Emily HanrahanMerrimack College
Emma SellersJames Madison University
Emma HinsonUniversity of Virginia - Main Campus
Ethan MolinaCalifornia State University - Northridge
Finley RomanMacalester College
Fiona LuUniversity of California - Los Angeles
Gabriel GomezLoyola University Maryland
Harris WallaceMercer University
Harrison KrafchakCentral Michigan University
Herinah AsaahUniversity of Pennsylvania
Hoang The LuongUniversity of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Imelda PozosUniversity of Indianapolis
Isaac WinchesterArapahoe Community College
Jacquelyn Dal BonDrew University
Jaeda JohnsonUniversity of San Francisco
Jamie RaczynskiVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Jane Scanlan-EmighAgnes Scott College
Janjay GreeneTexas Woman's University
Jansa HulettCity Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Jeannette WangStanford University
Jessica CruzTrinity College
Jimena SiqueirosThe University of Texas at El Paso
Jonathan Jean CharlesUniversity of Miami
Jonathan BeckerWhitman College
Joseph (Keller) TozziRutgers University - Camden
Joshua NeffBridgewater State University
Joshua Caskey Connecticut College
Julisa Morones LunaUniversity of North Texas at Dallas
Justin PerezMedical College of Wisconsin
Kaison WardTexas State University
Katherine GutierrezUniversity of Connecticut
Kaviya ChidambaramColorado College
Kaya ClemonsSt Olaf College
Kaylei VoorhiesIndiana University - Bloomington
Kevin Scot Price, Jr.Indiana University - South Bend
Kierra HardyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
Kimbeley PetersonPrincipia College
Kirsten VanisackerDefiance College
Komalpreet KaurUniversity of Kansas
Kristen Joyce LopezCollege of DuPage
Lauren JohnsonHaverford College
Libby RossiSaint Michael's College
Lila SeroyRaritan Valley Community College
Lillian McNallyWagner College
Lillian AndersonChemeketa Community College
Lucia Castillo JaimeUniversidad de Monterrey
Lucie DollarhydeUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort
Macie RobinsonWittenberg University
Mackenzie HicksonSpelman College
Madison FileUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Maleah ScreenBenedict College
Marcos SlaterThe University of Texas at Arlington
Marina PaulWeber State University
Matthew MarkeyUniversity of La Verne
Max LimricFairfield University
Melina PascualFordham University
Michael HanniganGreenfield Community College
Mohammad ShedeedUniversity of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Morgan BennettTulane University of Louisiana
Moujan MoghimiRutgers University - Newark
Nadeen OsmanUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Nancy GarciaUniversity of Dayton
Netochukwu KaluElmhurst University
Nicole MeselsohnBard College
Nigel Cortez CruzGoucher College
Oriana CappellaStonehill College
Oswaldo Romero VasquezPitzer College
Preston MeyersBethel University
Rachel Baffoe-BonnieJohns Hopkins University
Rafael Volkamer-PastorCarleton College
Razan HagyousifMassachusetts College of Art and Design
Rhea ClaytonBerea College
Rishika KartikBrown University
Roberto GarciaMichigan State University
Ruby FyffeBowdoin College
Russell HookerSaint Louis University
Rylan BrownBowling Green State University - Main Campus
Salma RashwanUniversity of Washington - Seattle Campus
Sarah (Wren) StoddardMount Wachusett Community College
Scout CardilloGeorgetown University
Shelbee BaseRogers State University
Shota MikautadzeAdelphi University
Sienna JarrardUniversity of Washington - Bothell Campus
Sofiia TretiakMiddlebury College
Sophia DellotaUniversity of Denver
Sophie SlaughterWest Virginia University
Sophie StuartFairmont State University
Star GumpUniversity of Minnesota - Duluth
Stella KochAmerican University
Tamanna ChhabraJuniata College
Taylor WhitakerMonmouth College
Tonia AttieUniversity of Mary Washington
Tracy BoydTowson University
Vasileios BratsisHellenic American University
Xiomara Iparraguirre John Carroll University
Xzavier PachecoNorthampton County Area Community College
Zoë SingletonGeorge Washington University