Elon's eight fellows are leaders of diverse campus student organizations and clubs.
Elon University’s Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life is proud to announce the selection of the inaugural cohort for the 2025–26 Multipartisan Leadership Training Initiative (MLTI), in partnership with the Institute for Multipartisan Education.
MLTI aims to empower student leaders to navigate difference and disagreement with curiosity, empathy, and integrity, skills vital to strengthening democracy and reducing polarization on campus and in the world.
Elon University is one of only two institutions nationwide selected to pilot the program, alongside Dartmouth University. The fellowship will be supported on campus by the Rev. Kirstin Boswell, university chaplain and dean of multifaith engagement, and Hillary Zaken, director of multifaith programming and engagement.
The 2025–26 Elon University MLTI Fellows
Aiden Prucker – American Studies Club
Omar Khamis – Arabic Language Organization
Fatmata Binta Bah – Elon Muslim Society
Hannah Wagner – Sierra Student Coalition
Sasha Stanley – Divine Embers
Jacob Bradshaw – Milk Club
Nailah Ware – Limitless
Madeline Mitchener –Students for Peace and Justice
These students were selected for their leadership potential, commitment to fostering dialogue across difference and dedication to building a more connected and resilient campus community.
The MLTI is a nine-month, stipend-supported fellowship designed to train and support student leaders in fostering campus environments that embrace constructive disagreement and collaborative problem-solving. The program begins with an immersive retreat in the fall, followed by student-led implementation projects within campus organizations, and concludes with a winter retreat and spring capstone projects designed to broaden the fellows’ impact.
“After a robust application process, 13 fellows from Elon University and Dartmouth College were selected,” said Shira Hoffer, founder and executive director of the Institute for Multipartisan Education. “They bring rich leadership experience, a commitment to their organizations, and a clear vision for how curious disagreement can serve their clubs and their campuses. We are so excited to kick off our work together in May.”
The Truitt Center and the Institute for Multipartisan Education invite the campus community to support and follow the work of these student fellows throughout the year as they model respectful dialogue and lead transformative initiatives that bring bridge-building and curious disagreement to student organization programming in the 2025-25 academic year.
For more information about the MLTI Fellowship and upcoming opportunities to engage with the 2025–26 cohort, please contact the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.