ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JACKSON BLACKBURN, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Pace University Pleasantville | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 4 & UNAI 6
Millennium Fellowship Project: Battling Mental Health Stigma Through Education
Ongoing research and education sessions in collaboration with national mental health coalition, RADical Hope Foundation, to allow for a safe place for students to talk to others about their mental health. Duties included creating and facilitating a Social Justice Week presentation focusing on educating people on mental health in college students and minority groups. It helped kickstart the campuses' new and upcoming Wellness Center, headed by Dr. Maxam, our campus liaison and I even got mental health resources added to course syllabi, known as 'equity-based syllabi' that is now recommended for all faculty to use.
About the Millennium Fellow
Jackson Blackburn is a senior Digital Media and Communications student at Pace University Pleasantville. Having grown up living in various countries, territories, and regions worldwide, he has first-hand witnessed and experienced the importance of cultural awareness and a global society. Committed to studies and the cause, he looks forward to using various mediums to support and ensure a progressive and equitable future for all.
