Harrison Fellows
Claude Harrison Jr. & Anne Nelson Harrison Fellowships
The Salvatori Center is dedicated to topics in constitutional law, American political thought and development, political philosophy, and liberal democracy, as well as public policy relative to constitutional and philosophical questions. Harrison Fellowships provide funding for students to work on their own research under the supervision of a CMC faculty member. Harrison Fellows are expected to devote an average of 40 hours per semester over the course of the academic year to their research. The Harrison Fellowship is awarded to four-to-six students and is worth up to $2,000.
Harrison Fellows 2025-2026
Aria Fafat ’27
Project: Mechanisms of Drift: Executive Appropriations of Congressional Power in U.S. Foreign Policy, examines the historical and constitutional processes through which the presidency has gradually absorbed foreign policy related powers once understood to belong to Congress, ultimately revealing a pattern of constitutional drift.
Advisor: Jenny Taw
Shivom Parihar ’28
Project: Charles Sumner: Conservative of 1776?
Advisor: George Thomas
Rachel Svoyskiy ’26
Project: Moral Visions of Responsible Citizenship. Her project explores how James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., and William F. Buckley Jr. each defined the moral duties of the citizen, and how their competing visions of responsibility continue to shape American ideas of freedom today.
Advisor: Nicholas Buccola
Harrison Fellows 2023-2024
Ian Akers '26
Ian's project is tentatively titled, Forbidden Knowledge: Book Bans in Texas and Florida. He is currently majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Advisor: Emily Pears
Belinda Gorsuch '24
Belinda's tentative project is titled, From Madison to Modernity—Proposed Constitutional Amendments and their Consequences. She is currently majoring in Political Science and Government.
Advisor: James Nichols
Joshua Morganstein '25
Joshua's research project is tentatively titled, Antitrust Law in the Digital Economy: Assessing the Adequacy of the Consumer Welfare Standard for 21st Century Markets. He is currently an International Relations and PPE Dual Major.
Advisor: Paul Hurley
Zaynamin Murtaza '26
Zaynamin's tentative project is titled, Emergency Powers and the Expansion of the Federal Government. He is currently majoring in Government.
Advisor: George Thomas
Elijah Weiss '25
Elijah's research project is tentatively titled, Comparing Constitutional Democracies: Examining Drivers of Civic Engagement and Political Pluralism in Spain vs United States. He is currently majoring in Political Science and Government.
Advisor: Jon Shields
Harrison Fellows 2022-2023
Olivia Licata ‘25
Olivia is writing a piece tentatively titled “Secularism vs. Theocracy: The Goals of the American Left & Right.” She is currently a Public Policy and International Relations Dual Major and loves to dance and hike.
Advisor: Dr. John Pitney
Henry Fina ‘25
Henry’s tentative project is titled “The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis.” He is a Philosophy, Politics & Economics Major and enjoys playing lacrosse at CMC and researching constitutional law for the Salvatori Center.
Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Obdrzalek
Lucy Goldberg '25
Lucy’s project is tentatively titled “What Are You to a College? Examining Identity & Priorities of Higher Education Through the Evolution of the Common Application.” She is a Film Studies major with a possible Classical Studies or History dual major.
Advisor: Dr. Susan McWilliams
Baxter Brew ‘25
John "Baxter" Brew is currently working on a project tentatively titled "The Scope of the Right to Privacy: A Look at State Policies." Baxter's research specifically looks at sexuality and bodily autonomy through legislation and ballot initiatives. He is a Public Policy and History dual major.
Advisor: Dr. Shana Rose
Porter Reyes ‘25
Porter’s project is titled “988: Democratic, Federalist, and Constitutional Underpinnings.” He is a Politics major with a subfield specialization in American Politics.
Advisor: Dr. George Thomas
Maryum Khwaja '24
Maryum is working on a project tentatively titled “The Supreme Court & Bodily Autonomy: It’s Not Just Abortion." She is a passionate student of law majoring in Government through CMC’s Legal Studies.
Advisor: Dr. John Pitney
Sophie Abrams ‘25
Sophie’s paper, tentatively titled “The Sex Market Reconsidered,” studies a potential sex market that properly balances public, private, and state interests while establishing sex as a partially commodified good with the potential to restore gender and sex-based inequalities. She is currently majoring in Philosophy.
Advisor: Dr. Paul Hurley
Michael Gadinis’24
Michael’s project is titled “Confirmation Controversy: An Analysis of Recent Controversial Supreme Court Nominations.” His passion is to attend law school and continue advocating for sexual violence survivors through a legal lens.
Advisor: Dr. Ken Miller
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