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 KENDALL GRACE DICKERSON, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.
University of Kansas | Kansas, United States | Advancing SDG 3, SDG 4 & UNAI 9
" Creating an informed community is the first step to creating a more knowledgeable world. Since stigma surrounding addiction stems from a lack of knowledge on the topic, distributing credible knowledge from trusted research is a crucial step for snuffing stigma surrounding drug use and drug use disorders. The skill I anticipate to gain from this fellowship will assist me in leading a successful harm reduction effort on and off campus. I am thrilled to take on the responsibility and honor of this fellowship for advancing the goals associated with the United Nations Academic Impact. "
Millennium Fellowship Project: Harm Reduction Education: Lawrence
I plan to host information sessions that would inform the people of Lawrence on safe drug use and how they can be an advocate for harm reduction. These information sessions will be based on the current scientific research surrounding harm reduction along with data pulled from cities that utilize harm reduction methods for their communities. This will be done in a way that is digestible or a general audience and promotes a better understanding of how drug use should be 1) destigmatized and 2) done in a safe manner.
About the Millennium Fellow
Kendall Dickerson is an intelligent and talented young woman studying Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Kansas. Kendall’s passions include science, research, and informing others on the current body of evidence surrounding addiction. As she continues to navigate optimal methods of keeping communities informed, she intends to promote harm reduction methods across campus and the surrounding community. Kendall envisions herself contributing to scientific research and communication throughout her career, and believes this fellowship will further advance her ability to lead for cultivating a better world.
