ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2022
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. Over 31,000 young leaders on 2,400+ campuses across 140+ nations applied to join the Class of 2022. 200+ campuses worldwide (just 8%) were selected to host the 3,000+ Millennium Fellows.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT ERICK ZENT, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2022.
Columbia University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 10 & UNAI 3
" "I'm so excited to be a Millennium Fellow! Not only will I get the opportunity to explore a topic that I'm deeply interested in, but I'll have a community that will be on this journey with me!" "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Drag It Up
I want to introduce people to drag, and through the medium, create dialogues about gender and gender performativity that question notions of gender and challenge the patriarchy. Through that, fostering inclusivity and reducing prejudices that have manifested in violence towards gender nonconforming individuals.
About the Millennium Fellow
Erick Zent is a rising junior at Columbia Univeristy, where he is studying political science and focusing on the intersection between displaces peoples and queerness. As a member of both of these groups, he hopes to explore the unique challenges that queer migrants face and fight against the preconceived notions that ail this community. As such, his projects aims at questioning gender through drag and asking difficult questions on gender expression. After he graduates, Erick wants to pursuee Juris Doctorate and work to advocate for queer migrants.
