Meet the 2024 Clark and Hinman Foundation Fellows

The Office of Fellowships is thrilled to announce that Anya Mateu-Asbury (SESP ‘26)  and Love-Kendy Jourdan (WCAS ‘27) have been selected as 2024 Clark and Hinman Foundation Fellows! Since 2007, the Clark and Hinman Foundation has offered scholarships to support summer activities for academically excellent applicants committed to civil society's principles. Fellows are characterized by their dedication to public service, civil rights, leadership, and positively impacting the world.

Anya Mateu-Asbury is a rising junior majoring in social policy with minors in global health and data science. On campus, Anya is involved with the Undergraduate Prison Education Program, Northwestern's undergraduate partner for its prison education program.

To continue her efforts to address the flawed legal system, Anya will use the fellowship to work this summer as an intern for The Fortune Society. The Fortune Society is a New York-based nonprofit whose mission is to support successful reentry into society from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration to strengthen communities. Their work includes engaging in policy advocacy to reform the carceral system in addition to the direct services, such as housing and employment assistance, they provide for people who have been released from prison.

“Being granted the Clark and Hinman Foundation Fellowship is both an honor and a responsibility. It has allowed me to pursue an internship that I am passionate about and would not have been able to otherwise, allowing me to contribute meaningfully to my community while learning from experts in the field of social policy.” 

Love-Kendy Jourdan is a rising sophomore, double majoring in political science and social policy. A previously appointed United Nations Peace Ambassador in Haiti, Kendy plans to pursue a career in human rights advocacy and peacebuilding initiatives, which he considers his life mission. As a certified human rights consultant, Kendy is leading the Youth Empowerment Organization, a nonprofit he cofounded in 2021 in Haiti to empower young people to take up space and be true changemakers in the country. 

With support from the fellowship, Kendy will travel back to Haiti this summer to coordinate the nonprofit's third National Annual Summer Program with an emphasis on public policy advocacy, democracy, and human rights activism.

“I had never imagined I would one day receive a financial award for living my life mission—disrupting the status quo and pushing for a society where human rights are not just words but lived realities. Winning the Clark and Hinman Foundation Fellowship is a reminder that I am on the right track, following my calling as a changemaker. This recognition affirms my efforts to impact my society through social change initiatives in Haiti and beyond.” 

Anya and Kendy are the twenty-ninth and thirtieth recipients of this fellowship. Congratulations to both Anya and Kendy on this prestigious recognition and the impactful work they will undertake this summer!

Contact Jason Kelly Roberts at jason-roberts@northwestern.edu to learn more about the Clark and Hinman Foundation Fellowship.