UGA undergraduates in humanities and arts continue success with major awards
Finn Walsh (above, at left), a Class of 2026 Honors student from Atlanta, was named UGA’s newest Marshall Scholar in December 2025. The scholarship, which allows up to three years of fully funded graduate study at any university in the United Kingdom, is among the most selective graduate awards for Americans. Walsh graduated with a bachelor’s degree in genetics and a minor in Spanish through the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Walsh provides an example of a strong trend among UGA students who are awarded major national and international scholarships: the inclusion of the humanities and/or arts in a broader course of study.
Eliza Fausset (right) offers further evidence of the same pattern. A Class of 2026 sociology and Spanish double major in the Franklin College and the Jere W. Morehead Honors College, she was one of seven students nationwide selected for a 2026-28 FAO Schwarz Fellowship, a highly competitive national program for college seniors pursuing careers in social impact. Fellows are placed with carefully selected nonprofit organizations in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia, where they gain hands‑on experience, leadership training and a deeper understanding of how nonprofits create meaningful, lasting change. Fausset will complete her two‑year, paid fellowship with the Brooklyn Public Library in New York City, where she will engage in direct service and strategic project work aimed at addressing community needs and expanding access to educational resources.
“As someone interested in medicine and infectious disease, I’ve found the humanities component of my education here at UGA to be essential to my academic development,” said Walsh. Hear, hear – and congratulations to these brilliant new UGA graduates, who are both poised to change the world for the better aided by the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they have gained through their humanities scholarship at this university.