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Latifat Odetunde ’22—the creator of the digital platform Black Muslim TV—was awarded this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. Odetunde remembers being moved during the scholarship banquet when she was a freshman. "I just knew that I wanted to be there," she said. "I wanted to be someone who could make an impact in that way." Mission accomplished.

Pope Francis in February appointed School of Theology and Ministry student Sister Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, the first woman to hold the position. Sr. Becquart told Vatican News she saw her appointment as a sign of "confidence in the women in the Church."

Starting this fall, The Heights will shift to a digital-only format. Owen Fahy ’22, the editor-in-chief of the 102-year-old student newspaper, said the decision to cease print operations was "made by a group of idealistic student journalists who believe in the power of student journalism and are committed to taking the necessary steps to ensure that independent journalism is alive and well on the campus of ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ for years to come."

Research papers by the Carroll School assistant professors Simcha Barkai and Rawley Heimer won coveted awards in January from the American Finance Association, the fifth and sixth of these honors that Carroll School researchers have claimed in the past six years.

The James P. McIntyre Professor of Mathematics Solomon Friedberg was awarded a 2021 Simons Fellowship in Mathematics, which he will use to further his research in number theory and representation theory.

Phillip Hui-Bon-Hoa ’21 certainly earned his spot on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list: In his time at ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ, the history major started two companies. Hui-Bon-Hoa is currently a partner at Slope, the Los Angeles marketing and design agency that last year acquired his second venture, Abacus.