Pi Sigma Alpha, Delta Lambda Chapter, presented outstanding teaching awards to Tatishe Nteta and Michael Stein at the group's annual induction ceremony last night at the University Club. 

In recent months, sophomore Garret Shetrawski (political science ’16) has become increasingly well known across both campus and the state. At just 19 years old, Shetrawski is running in the upcoming Massachusetts State Representative race for the Second Worcester District seat. Shetrawski, a Republican from Winchendon, is trying to unseat Democrat Jon Zlotnik, who has held the position since 2012.

PhD student Alyssa Maraj Grahame has received a 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholarship to continue her dissertation research in Iceland.

Grahame, who has spent the spring semester in Iceland through the National Science Foundation-funded Culture and Heritage in European Societies and Spaces (CHESS) Program, will use the Fulbright funding to investigate Iceland’s Pots and Pans Revolution in light of the ongoing European economic crises.

Keith Lema ’14 will spend next academic year teaching English in Madrid through a prestigious English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Fulbright Scholarship. The grant is funded through a partnership between Comunidad de Madrid, the regional government of Madrid, and the Binational Fulbright Commission of Spain and the United States.

Securing a post-graduation international experience is something Lema has focused his energy on since returning from a study abroad trip his junior year.