Benjamin Brisson of Shoreham Awarded St. Lawrence University Fellowship

2015 Jun 10

Benjamin J. Brisson of Shoreham has been awarded a St. Lawrence University Fellowship for a summer 2015 research project.

Brisson is a member of the Class of 2016 and is majoring in economics. Brisson received the Ferguson Family University Fellows Endowment and Daniel F. '65 and Ann H. Sullivan Endowment for Student/Faculty Research. His project is titled "The Economics of Conflict: Growth and Stagnation in China's Least Successful Province." He will be mentored by Karl Scheonberg, professor of government.

The St. Lawrence University Fellows program aims to provide new opportunities for student intellectual growth. The program promotes close student-faculty collaboration and enables students to begin their academic research, laying the foundation for integrative, credit-bearing activity during the next academic year. Students awarded a University Fellowship will work with a faculty mentor and receive a stipend and housing allowance during the summer session.

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Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence University is a private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students located in Canton, New York. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global. Visit www.stlawu.edu.