I started as a Flinn Scholar in the fall of 2019, infamously the academic year COVID-19 rendered classes remote and ended the long-running China trip. However, this past year, my journey took a surprising detour to Beijing, China, where I…

How do breakthrough scientific discoveries become companies that improve lives? And what does it take to build a career at the intersection of science, business, and investing? Join us for our next Alumni Hour as Sara Zervos Knutson sits down…

Kaya Dickson (Class of 2022) named to Navajo youth council “We are taught to hold ourselves strong, stand tall, introduce ourselves, and be kind.”  For Kaya Dickson (Class of 2022), that teaching is the foundation for a new chapter of…

As another fire season rages across the West, two Flinn Scholar alums are examining the aftermath of the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires that scorched the Grand Canyon’s remote North Rim a year ago. Together, the two fires burned…

Kaya Dickson (Class of 2022) is part of a new generation of leaders shaping change as a founding member of the Navajo Nation Youth Advisory Council.   She is part of an inaugural group working to ensure that young people are not only heard,…

I am the deputy director at an arts nonprofit based in Tucson called Art State Arizona where I have worked for the past decade. The work is unique and allows me to wear many different hats throughout the year.

When the graduating Flinn Scholars took the stage at this year’s Flinn Scholars Recognition Luncheon, their stories reflected far more than academic success.