Sociology Master's Student Selected for Prestigious Summer Fellowship

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Whitney Frierson, a University of Arkansas graduate student and Arkansas native, has been selected as a participant in the 2018 Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. This program is designed to encourage rising seniors, recent B.A.s, and terminal master's students from diverse cultural, economic, geographic and ethnic backgrounds to consider pursuing a doctoral degree in humanities at the University of Michigan.

This summer research experience will help Frierson learn about the various fields within her discipline along with the latest methodologies and developments from faculty in individual departments. She will have the opportunity to work on a piece of her own scholarship or develop a research project in consultation with U-M faculty and graduate students in their field. Participating students will receive practical instruction on applying to graduate school and pursuing careers inside and outside academia. Frierson will be focusing on qualitative sociology.

Frierson is pursuing a Master of Arts in sociology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. She currently serves as president for the sociology honors society, Alpha Kappa Delta, and secretary of the Black Graduate Student Association. She is from West Helena and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and African American studies from the University of Arkansas, where she graduated as a senior of significance in 2016.