Blazing a Trail! Abrita Kuthumi ’21 named UNH’s first Marshall Scholar
Abrita Kuthumi ’21, a political science/international affairs major from Barrington, New Hampshire, is a winner of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, one of just 41 students to earn the award in the nation, according to an announcement Monday, Dec. 13 by the British government.
Kuthumi has the added distinction of being the first Marshall Scholar in UNH’s history.
The competitive scholarship offers talented young Americans — either graduating seniors or recent graduates — a scholarship to study at UK universities of their choice for up to three years. Previous recipients include six Pulitzer Prize winners, two Supreme Court justices, a NASA astronaut and 14 MacArthur Fellows. Click here to continue reading.