News and Updates

A summer in Greece provides ‘truly life-changing’ experience for two Flinn Scholars

October 01, 2025

By Sriya Ramisetty and Taylor RaneyFlinn Scholar Class of 2023 Greetings from Greece! We’re Taylor Raney (left) and Sriya Ramisetty (right), two 2023 Flinn Scholars attending the University of Arizona. We had the incredible opportunity to travel to Greece this…


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Flinn Scholar alum Katherine Larson returns to Foundation to celebrate new book

September 19, 2025

Flinn Scholar alum Katherine Larson, a nationally recognized poet, essayist, and scientist, will participate in a community event at the Flinn Foundation to discuss and celebrate the release of her new book, “Wedding of the Foxes.” The event, which will…


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Alumni Voices: Ravi Ram

September 19, 2025

Being a Flinn Scholar was a life-changing experience because of three things in particular: (1) having immersive experiences across multiple countries and languages; (2) being part of the Flinn community: caring, intelligent, fun-loving, and curious Scholars with a multitude of…


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Flinn Scholarship opens 2026 application

August 27, 2025

The application is now open for the 2026 Flinn Scholarship, which will provide a full ride to an Arizona public university for about 20 Arizona students. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20. Apply  Arizona high-school seniors…


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Alumni Voices: Arielle Silverman

August 15, 2025

I direct the research team at the American Foundation for the Blind, a national nonprofit working to create equal opportunities and expand possibilities for blind people like me. I get to lead a team of smart, motivated, mission-oriented researchers and…


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Alumni Voices: Jonathan Gandomi

July 18, 2025

Until July 1, I was serving as a senior advisor for policy and acting chief of staff to the coordinator of Prosper Africa, a U.S. Presidential-level initiative to increase trade and investment between the United States and African countries. Since…


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Alumni Voices: Renata Keller

July 02, 2025

Q: Can you share a little about your current role and what excites you most about your  work?  I’m currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno. I get to spend my time researching, teaching, and…


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