Name: Saliha Bayrak

Recipient Year: 2022

Description: Hello! My name is Saliha and I'm and graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I double majored in Journalism and Psychology and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper. I am passionate about storytelling on subjects of social justice, international issues, politics, and culture. I have served as an editorial intern with Texas Monthly magazine and a news intern with The World radio program, and have held an assistant coordinator position with Neighborhood View, the community journalism project of Urban Media Arts in Malden.

School Name: UMass - Amherst

Major: Dual Degree in Journalism & Psychology

Sponsor: Abdul Sattar Rydhan Memorial Scholarship