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Olivia in front of the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, or the Florence Cathedral.

May 5, 2026

Class of ’26 Reflection: Olivia Townsend

Olivia Townsend is a senior in the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2026 from Roxboro, North Carolina and a M.A. student studying History. She credits her small, rural hometown as the…

Simon backpacking through the mountains of Colorado on a wilderness expedition.

Apr 27, 2026

Class of ’26 Reflection: Simon McNair

Simon McNair is a senior in the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2026 from Asheville, North Carolina studying Biological and Agricultural Engineering with a concentration in Ecological Engineering. He is passionate…

Charles Kellon stands on a cliff along the Camino.

Apr 20, 2026

Class of ’26 Reflection: Charles Kellon

Charles Kellon is a senior in the Caldwell Fellows Class of 2026 from Knightdale, North Carolina studying Applied Education Studies. After graduation, he plans to teach in an elementary classroom…

Feb 12, 2026

Leaders and Stewards: Seth Ellington on Paying it Forward

The Caldwell Fellows Program is made possible by the generous support of donors. All of the deeply immersive, high-impact programming we provide — our monthly dinner seminars, Urban Adventures trips,…

Jan 23, 2026

“Giving for the Future”: Susan Brooks

For this post, we invited an alumna and donor to the Caldwell Fellows Program, Susan Brooks, to share why she cares enough about the program to have pledged a planned…

Dec 8, 2025

Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition Expands

The Caldwell Fellows Wilderness Expedition, for decades, has pushed students out of their comfort zones through a structured experience of challenge and support, with a proven impact on personal development.…

Nov 3, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Mesha Strickland

Mesha Strickland is a Human Biology major with minors in Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Human Values in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Despite being the youngest, Mesha has felt…

Armaan Raina, Caldwell Class of 2026, with his mother and leadership role model at her PhD graduation.

Oct 22, 2025

Rooted in Leadership: Armaan Raina

Armaan Raina is a Computer Science and Statistics major in the Caldwell Class of 2027. Even before his time in the program, Armaan saw servant leadership as a core part…

A hand putting a wad of paper in a trashcan.

Oct 6, 2025

From Tailgate Trash to Transformative Leadership: Paul Mobley’s “Chuck It” Legacy

When Paul Mobley applied to the Caldwell Fellows program as a student at NC State, he never imagined that his stipend proposal would become a campus-wide sustainability initiative—let alone a defining…

The 2025 New York City participants in a group photo in Times Square at night.

Sep 10, 2025

Threading Stories: A Caldwell Fellows Journey Through New York City

These words, spoken by one of our students to Dr. Brewer after Saturday evening’s Broadway performance, perfectly capture what made our recent New York City trip so powerful. Over three…