
Alex DelFranco
Amherst College
Founded in 1968, the Watson is a rare window of time after college and pre-career for promising undergraduates to engage their deepest interests on a world scale. Chosen from select American colleges, fellows conceive original projects, execute them independently outside of the United States for one year and embrace the ensuing journey. They decide where to go, who to meet and when to change course. The program produces a year of personal insight, perspective and confidence that contributes deeply to fellows’ becoming more humane and effective leaders in the world community.
The fellows come from 18 states and 4 countries. They traveled to 78 countries exploring topics ranging from community-centered AI to agroforestry; from end-of-life care to interfaith advocacy; from seabird communities to soundscapes. These are their journeys.
Amherst College
Haverford college
Hamilton College
Colorado College
Wheaton College
Wesleyan University
Macalester College
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Bowdoin College
Union College
Bates College
College of the Atlantic
Haverford College
Wellesley College
Bowdoin College
Reed College
Scripps College
Ursinus College
Rhodes College
Hendrix College
Connecticut College
Berea College
Colorado College
Bowdoin College
Oberlin College
Bard College
Berea College
Union College
Middlebury College
Swarthmore College
Grinnell College
Swarthmore College
Connecticut College
Macalester College
Amherst College
Pitzer College
Rice University
College of the Atlantic
Wellesley College