ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.

UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT JULIO KUTROLLI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Cornell University | New York, United States | Advancing SDG 10, SDG 16 & UNAI 8

" Immigrants are an integral part of American society, each with a beating heart and a unique story. As a country, we must not shun or dehumanize them; they are a core part of our national fabric. I am where I am today because my parents sought a better life in the United States. We must ensure that others have the same opportunity. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Beyond Borders
In my time working for an immigration lawyer, my view of immigrants changed drastically. I spent hundreds of hours speaking to, learning from, and assisting immigrants tackle the many different challenges they encountered throughout the immigration process. My project aims to help other people around the country change their views on immigration through open dialogue with immigrants. I plan to organize a series of interviews with the intent of publishing the stories of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers immigrants. Further, I would like to create legal education workshops, and campus awareness campaigns alongside fundraisers to help people actually make a change.The goal of my project is to foster empathy through exposure and educate students on the inhumanity of current immigration policies in the United States so they can advocate for reform through local organizing, policy engagement, or allyship.
About the Millennium Fellow
Julio Kutrolli is a Public Policy student at Cornell University. As the son of two Albanian immigrants, he is passionate about defending the rights of immigrants and asylum-seekers in the United States. In the past, Julio has worked as a legal intern with a local immigration lawyer and helped immigrants navigate the immigration process. Through his project, he hopes to address immigration policy from the ground up, focusing on the individual stories of immigrants to inspire change in how they are perceived across the country.











