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Lainey Volz works on her laptop in front of a large billboard.

Aug 20, 2025

Lainey Volz: Servant Leadership is in Style

Leadership Through Service and Growth Lainey Volz exemplifies servant leadership through her approach to feedback, community building, and continuous learning during her summer apparel design internship at Victoria’s Secret PINK.… 
Mahika Patil standing next to a Google logo with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Aug 11, 2025

Gratitude and Growth: A Mahika Patil’s Journey in Tech Leadership

For Mahika Patil, being a Caldwell Fellow means never having to lead or grow alone. “I’m part of a community that values reflection over performance, and people over perfection,” she… 
Lelani Williamson on a small boat holding a paddle.

Aug 4, 2025

Lelani Williamson Explores Oxford University

Caldwell has monumentally shaped the way Lelani approaches daily encounters and larger roles in her life. She has internalized lessons on active listening, skilled communication, and systems thinking, seeing how… 

Jul 31, 2025

#WhyIChoseEducation: Lydia Allen ’15, ’22MS On Her Love for Math and Helping Students Grow

Lydia Allen ’15, ’22MS, a mathematics teacher at Walter Williams High School in Alamance County, is a 2025 North Carolina Finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. 
Oliver standing outside the Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center

Jul 30, 2025

Oliver Walters-Clift: Summer Research Experience at Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center

Research Experience and Leadership Application This summer, Oliver Walters-Clift (Caldwell Class of 2027) is conducting NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) work in the Gehan Lab at the Donald Danforth… 
Josue Avalos Jimenez standing in front of the Nintendo of America headquarters with Yoshi the dinosaur.

Jul 21, 2025

From Self-Doubt to Servant Leadership: Josue Avalos Jimenez’s Journey at Nintendo

When Josue Avalos Jimenez first joined the Caldwell Fellows program, he wrote his personal essay about how little he considered himself a leader. Today, as he completes a transformative summer… 
Ginny Overbay standing outside in a garden.

Jul 14, 2025

From Comfort Zone to Cultural Connection: Ginny Overbay’s Czech Republic Journey

When Ginny Overbay stepped off the plane in Prague for her summer internship at the Institute of Thermomechanics, she was embarking on more than just a professional experience—she was putting… 
Gabe Thompson on a grassy quad at MIT.

Jul 2, 2025

From NC State to MIT: A Caldwell Fellow’s Research Journey

Gabe Thompson, a member of the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2026, is spending his summer at one of the world’s most prestigious research institutions. Gabe, who is double majoring in… 

Jun 27, 2025

A Day in the Life Studying Abroad in London

Wilson College of Textiles student Lainey Volz shares the daily (and extraordinary) experiences that made her time at the London College of Fashion so memorable. 
A group of students standing under a tree outside a school building.

Jun 18, 2025

Caldwell Fellows Journey to Japan

18 Fellows Expand Global Perspective and Deepen Leadership Development From May 13-26, 2025, eighteen current Caldwell Fellows embarked on an extraordinary journey across Japan, participating in immersive experiential learning that…