About Scholars Speak: A Podcast of the Mitchell Institute
The Mitchell Institute awards a $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship to a graduate from each Maine high school each year. As Maine’s premier scholarship organization, we work to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue, and achieve a college education.
Scholars Speak Podcast with Mitchell Scholar Adriana Ortiz-Burnham
In the latest episode of Scholars Speak, we’re joined by Adriana Ortiz-Burnham, the 2013 Mitchell Scholar from Monmouth Academy, a Sociology graduate of Middlebury College, and, now, the Development Lead and Governance Specialist for the nonprofit organization Presente! Maine. Listen up as Ortiz-Burnham talks about how the organization supports Afro/Indigenous-Latinx people in Maine, what drew her to work with this community, advice she has for Mitchell Scholars and Alumni interested in movement work, and how the Mitchell Institute supported her during and beyond college.
5 Mar 2025
Scholars Speak Podcast with Mitchell Scholar Courtney Jurson
In the latest episode of Scholars Speak, we’re joined by Courtney Jurson, the 2014 Mitchell Scholar from Hodgdon Middle/High School, a Kinesiology graduate of the University of Maine, and, now, a full-time firefighter and paramedic with the Bangor Fire Department. Listen up as Jurson talks about how she came to a career in the fire service and EMS, some aspects of life as a firefighter and in the EMS that might surprise you, and how her engagement with the Mitchell Institute and its programs over the years has resulted in receiving so much more than a scholarship.
14 Jan 2025
Scholars Speak Podcast with Mitchell Scholars Nancy Billings, Caleb Cullen, Andy Estrada, and Adam Fortier-Brown
In the first Scholars Speak episode of 2025, we’re joined by an all-star lineup of Mitchell Scholars: Nancy Billings ’15, Caleb Cullen ’15, Andy Estrada ’08, and Adam Fortier-Brown ’15. Listen up as these members of the Mitchell Institute Alumni Council’s Alumni Engagement Committee take questions about the increased number of events they are organizing this year, how the events are intended to benefit Mitchell Scholar alumni, and why they feel it’s important for Mitchell Scholar alumni of all ages to stay connected with each other and the Mitchell Institute! If you have ideas for events that the MIAC Alumni Engagement Committee should consider, email them at miac.membership@gmail.com.
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