The 2025 ICGC Scholars, the 37th cohort, had orientation the last week of August and will be formally welcomed into the community next Friday, September 12 at the Annual ICGC Fall Welcome Dinner.
The nine new scholars—each from different departments within four colleges and schools at the UMN—come from countries including India, Afghanistan, Brazil, Turkey, Pakistan, Taiwan and the United States. We will also welcome four Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows to be in residence with ICGC during the 2025-26 academic year, and a visiting scholar from the University of Brasília. We are excited to bring their energy, knowledge and voices for issues of social justice and global change to the University of Minnesota.
2025 ICGC Cohort
Derya Aydin
Anthropology (CLA)
Thaise Constancio Temoteo
Public Affairs (HHH)
Aashra Iype
Natural Resources Science and Management (CFANS)
Muhammad Munir Kabiri
Master of Development Practice (HHH)
Muhammed Asif Kalliyath
Art History (CLA)
Saira Salman
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (CEHD)
Dri Tattersfield
Geography, Environment & Society (CLA)
Chase Warren
American Indian Studies (CLA)
Engin Yolcu
Sociology (CLA)
2025-26 ICGC Visiting Scholars
Mukund Jha
History (CLA)
Kanha Prasad
History (CLA)
Laira Rocha Tenca
Political Science, University of Brasília
Ben Weilun Zhang
Geography, Environment & Society (CLA)
Nasema Zeerak
Public Affairs (HHH)