Introducing the 2025 Shansi Fellows

Ben Echickson ‘22

We are excited to announce the selection of seven new 2025 Shansi Fellows who will be working with our partners in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. This was an exceptionally competitive year for the fellowship, and we are thrilled to welcome the newest members of the Shansi community.

Our new China Fellows are Sorah Guthrie ‘25, a Comparative Literature and Studio Art double major, and Yuji Kono ’25, a History, Politics, and German triple major with minors in East Asian Studies and Comparative Literature. They will be based at our historic partner, Shanxi Agricultural University.

In India, Amelia Bronfman ‘24, a Geosciences major, will be joining Keystone Foundation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu. Olive Badrinath ‘24, a psychology and linguistics double major, will serve as the second Shansi Fellow to the American College since we resumed our historic partnership in 2023. 

Our new Indonesia Fellows, Ella Erdahl ‘25, a Hispanic Studies, Comparative Studies, and Creative Writing triple major, and Trevor Smith ‘25, a Politics major and Philosophy minor, will be based at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and Syiah Kuala University in Banda Aceh, respectively.

In Japan, Yuhki Ueda ‘24, a double degree student who majored in Psychology and Piano Performance, will work with the Office of International Programs and the English Language Faculty at J.F. Oberlin University in Machida. 

Please keep an eye out for posts of the Fellows’ biographies and photos in the coming weeks.

Congratulations to the 2025 Oberlin Shansi Fellows!