The 79 Flinn Scholarship Semifinalists from the Class of 2026 represent not only extraordinary academic achievement, but the breadth of Arizona itself. From border communities to the Colorado Plateau. From the state’s largest cities to its smallest towns.  The Arizona high-school seniors emerged from a…

John Murphy’s death in October at the age of 88 prompted Flinn Scholars to reflect on the transformative moments they spent with him as well as advice and encouragement that helped lead to many rich lives and careers in service…

I am a radiologist and spent the first 12 years of my career working at Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, where I was the chief of the ultrasound section and assistant program director for the radiologist residency program. I love…

Flinn Scholars gathered in October for an inspiring conversation with Anthony Robles, NCAA wrestling champion, author, motivational speaker, and the 2025 Flinn Foundation Centennial Lecturer at Arizona State University.  Before Robles delivered his public address for the ASU Centennial Lecture,…

Amongst many other things it influenced, the Flinn Scholarship really launched my love for foreign countries and cultures, from theory into practice. I had been in love with all things French, so my first trip abroad was to France, financed…

By Anne LassenFlinn Foundation The Flinn Scholar community gathered Saturday, Oct. 4, to celebrate the release of “Wedding of the Foxes” with poet, essayist, and ecologist Katherine Larson from the Flinn Scholar Class of 1996.  Joined in conversation by Class…

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