{"id":2282,"date":"2026-07-30T18:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/?page_id=2282"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:02:02","slug":"fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/co-learning\/fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 id=\"fellowship\">By bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community leaders with diverse perspectives, our year-long fellowship program creates space for new collaborations and insights that wouldn\u2019t emerge in isolation. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default\" id=\"fellowship\">Fellows challenge one another, share knowledge across fields, and deepen their ability to communicate complexity in public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-636x305.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-2048x981.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1628x780.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The Trust + Storytelling fellowship is a nine-month experience that brings together academics, artists, journalists, and organizers to explore the power of storytelling for social impact. Supported by BU\u2019s Center for Humanities, BU\u2019s College of Communication, and the Mellon Foundation, the program aims to support fellows in transforming humanistic research, organizational practices, and data into meaningful and effective stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fellowship of MISI: Change Comes About Through Differences\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lIPWhGSLJWo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Current Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">We&#8217;re excited to announce our 2026-2027 Trust + Storytelling fellows! From a diversity of disciplines and backgrounds, our 15 fellows will explore the themes of climate action, migration, and violence intervention. They are united by their commitment to understanding what makes stories trustworthy and to whom, and how good stories can best serve communities&#8217; pursuit of positive social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1742 profile type-profile status-publish hentry role-2627-fellows\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/profile\/abdoulaye-ba\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/misi\/files\/2026\/06\/Abdoulaye-Ba-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Abdoulaye Ba<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Program Director, Public Policy &#038; International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship, Harvard Kennedy School of Government<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1784 profile type-profile status-publish hentry role-2627-fellows\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/profile\/jessi-brewer\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/misi\/files\/2026\/07\/Jessi-Brewer-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jessi Brewer<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director of Operations, Partakers<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-1780 profile type-profile status-publish hentry role-2627-fellows\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/profile\/p-carl\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/misi\/files\/2026\/07\/P.-Carl-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">P. 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