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 SARAH ELIZABETH YEE, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
Harvard University | Massachusetts, United States | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 3
" I’m passionate about increasing accessibility in two key areas: movement and information. I believe that an informed mind and a free body are essential to improving healthcare and empowering individuals to pursue their goals without barriers.
I envision this through designing technologies and creative interventions that make movement more inclusive and health information more understandable—especially for historically underrepresented communities. As someone with a physical disability, my perspective on this work is grounded in lived experience, and further shaped by my time as a performer in On Display 2024, where I explored embodiment across art, mind, and body.
As a Millennium Fellow, I’m grateful for the opportunity to build the skills to sustainably execute social impact initiatives that bridge STEM and the arts alongside peers on campus and across the global network. I also hope to give back to my community and help open this opportunity to others through mentorship and access. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: On Display Harvard
"On Display" is an internationally held movement dance-art installation raising awareness for the United Nations' annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3rd. Created through the vision of choreographer Heidi Latsky, "On Display 2025" at Harvard featured 20–30 diverse community dancer/performers and the work of 10 student designers.
Office for the Arts at Harvard University (OFA) Dance Program presents annually ON DISPLAY HARVARD, a movement installation and social justice initiative created by Heidi Latsky Dance.
Each dancer/performer had the opportunity to wear a flexible art piece made out of sustainable, "found" materials. As a former exhibit dancer, I am grateful for the opportunity to have spearheaded the design of these wearables alongside my co-designer and peer Helen Hou. I am especially grateful for the mentorship of Elizabeth Epsen from Harvard College Dance, Bess Paupeck at the Harvard Art Museums, Angelica Durell and Stephanie Troisi from Harvard's Office of the Arts, Rosa Weinberg, Hannah Wong, and of course Heidi Latsky herself.
I worked in tandem with the original choreographer and other campus and community art groups and leaders—including collaborators from Conflux and the Harvard Undergraduate Disability Justice Club—ideating, creating, and ultimately educating the Harvard and greater community about how society discusses body image, disability, and movement capacity. Following rigorous research in September, the wearables were fully conceptualized by the end of October to allow performers and designers to collaboratively work together to adapt each piece to the specific physical needs and constraints of each performer throughout November. Harvard's "On Display" was open to the public on Dec. 3rd at the Harvard Art Museums.
About the Millennium Fellow
Sarah Yee is a student at Harvard University studying mechanical engineering and art, film, and visual studies. Her work explores the intersection of biomechanics, design, and storytelling.
She has worked on motion capture and rehabilitation-focused design, using movement data to inform wearable systems, and has led interdisciplinary arts initiatives centered on accessibility and the body in motion.
Alongside her technical work, she writes about public health and equity.
Across research, design, and media, she focuses on making movement, health information, and technology more accessible—particularly for historically underserved communities.
