My reporting at a donut shop (starting at 3 a.m.) won first place in the SFJ food feature category.

As Wesleyan’s student commencement speaker, I spoke about resisting the temptation of a single answer, finding community, and the desire to keep learning forever. You can watch that video here.

Wesleyan profiled me for their fundraising campaign, and I got to keep none of the money. Sometimes I sit and read and think and write—and sometimes I just sit. But, honestly, most of the time I’m running around planning events and editing newspapers and volunteering with food waste organizations. You can read that profile here.

Other things of note:

• Recipient of the Ethan S. Bronner Journalism Grant Award (Wesleyan University $5,000 summer grant, 2025)
• Recipient of the New England Newspapers and Press Association scholarship (2023)
• Recipient of the Deerfield Academy History Department Prize, awarded annually to top department student (2021)