Carly Zubrzycki, a student at South High School in Downers Grove, has been recognized with the Yale Bassett Award for Community Engagement, sponsored by Yale’s Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM). Zubrzycki was one of 20 within a pool of more than 1,000 applicants who was selected as winners of this year’s award.
“I am incredibly proud of Carly for earning this distinction from such a prestigious university,” says Laura Rodey, South High School Social Studies teacher. “Carly is a passionate, empathetic and curious student who advocates for her beliefs and works to make the world a better place.”
Yale Bassett Award winners demonstrate a record of creative leadership and public service, academic distinction, interdisciplinary problem solving, and experience addressing societal issues that might include, but need not be limited to, race and racism. Winners will be invited to a gathering on Yale’s campus, hosted by the Center.
By establishing this award, the faculty of Yale's Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration sought to honor emerging leaders who, like Ebenezer Bassett (1833-1908), distinguished themselves through a record of creative leadership and public service, academic distinction, interdisciplinary problem solving, and experience addressing societal issues.
Learn more about the Yale Bassett Award here.