Diné doctoral students named Cobell fellows
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Four Diné doctoral students, from left, Cecilia Marek, Deandra Jones, Janelle Cronin and Joel Begay, have been named 2026-27 Elouise Cobell Dissertation Writing-Year Fellows. The national fellowship provides $30,000 and 12 months of support to Native scholars completing their dissertations.
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Four Diné doctoral students have been named 2026-27 Elouise Cobell Dissertation Writing-Year Fellows, a national award that provides $30,000 to Native scholars completing their dissertations.
The Diné doctoral students – Cecilia Marek, Deandra Jones, Janelle Cronin and Joel Begay – are part of the fellowship’s third cohort, announced May 7 by the Cobell Scholarship Program. The fellowship provides 12 months of support to as many as 10 scholars completing doctoral work.
To read the full article, please see the May 14, 2026, edition of the Navajo Times.
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