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Lydia Burleson

literary scholar | writer | humanist

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Lydia Burleson

literary scholar | writer | humanist


Quantitative Study of Character Identity, Funded by the Knight-Hennessy Global Leadership Fellowship


Completing an English PhD at Stanford University

Past Projects

Public Writing

Podcast Appearance: Identity Representation in Literature, Imagine a World Podcast

Op Ed: Celebrating Impoverished Joy

Book Review: Poverty Persists Because of Us, SSIR

Staff Writer for Dwight Hall, Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale

Nonfiction: The Weight in Her Voice, The Yale Daily News Magazine

Guest Opinion Contributor, The Yale Daily News

Literary Criticism: A Ballad and a Riot, The Yale Historical Review

Student Blogger, Yale Admissions Office

Organizational Publication Projects

Writer and Organizer, 2022, 2023, 2024 Jonathan Edwards Trust Newsletter

2021 and 2022 Voices and Stories and Year in Review, Dwight Hall Publications

Advocacy and Outreach

First-Generation Low-Income Graduate Mentor, Stanford

First-Generation Low-Income Advisory Board Founder and Member, Knight-Hennessy

Cofounder and Senior Advisor, Inspira Education College Advising Social enterprise

Inaugural Yale and You First-Gen / Low-Income Ambassador, Yale Admissions Office

Creator Free College Application Resource Guide, Rural Students Alliance at Yale

Curriculum Development Intern, Gather New Haven’s Schooner Camp

Online Communications and Web Development

Yale International Alliance Website

Dwight Hall Website

Jonathan Edwards Trust Website and Alumni Outreach

Yale Alumni Art League Website

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