ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2020
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. In the three months the application was open in 2020, 15,159 young leaders applied to join the Class of 2020 on 1,458 campuses across 135 nations. 80 campuses worldwide (just 6%) were selected to host the 1,000+ Millennium Fellows. The Class of 2020 is bold, innovative, and inclusive.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT KELLI A BROWN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2020.
Arizona State University | Arizona, United States | Advancing SDG 3 & UNAI 3
" I am thrilled to be a Millennium Fellow because of the connections it opens between like minded individuals who seek to make a positive impact on their local and global communities. Those connections are just one step in creating a generation of people who are capable and willing to collaborate to solve world problems. Change begins with connection and understanding! "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Sex Education for a Change
This project seeks to change laws, school policies, and perceptions regarding sex education in Arizona. Part of this involves spreading information about the necessity of curriculums not limited to abstinence-only education while dispelling misinformation associated with a more comprehensive curriculum. It also involves meeting with local coalitions to back legislation that supports their inclusive goals while speaking out against legislation counterproductive to those goals. While their legislative goals are somewhat on hold due to current events, the measurable goals include community outreach that seeks to show where abstinence-only education is failing to protect young people and the positive change a more comprehensive curriculum can provide.
About the Millennium Fellow
Kelli Brown is dedicated to being an advocate for change. Academically, she studies everything from human health and evolution to global politics, law, and human rights. This coursework has encouraged her to become actively engaged in sharing knowledge and encouraging the people around her to stand against inequalities in health, education, justice. She strongly believes that encouraging civic engagement among young people is the key to creating political, social, and corporate change that fosters equity between individuals. She is optimistic that positive social change is not just possible but probable, with the right group of dedicated people.
