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Perris Jones on courage, identity and imposter syndrome

“I try to live my life in a way that hopefully other people can look at and be inspired to do amazing things of their own,” Jones said. “The driving factor behind [writing] it is that … those kids can look and say, ‘Damn, he came from the same project homes that I did, and he did that. I can do the same thing too.’”


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As this year’s newest Meriwether Lewis fellows wrap up their summer session, Julie Caruccio, a MLI director and assistant vice president for research on the student experience, discusses the goals of the fellowship. Caruccio shares the history of the program and how it has evolved to continue to fit students' needs and expectations. Additionally, she describes the cohort’s summer project, where they were tasked with finding ways to build connectivity and foster relationships between people in various areas across Grounds.