Devin Weiss, of Northbrook, Illinois, has been named a Marshall Scholar. A 2013 graduate of Glenbrook North High School, Weiss is a senior at the University of Illinois majoring in sociology.
Funded by the British government, the Marshall Scholarship fully funds outstanding young Americans for two years of graduate study in any field at a United Kingdom institution. Each year, approximately 30 Marshall Scholars nationwide are selected based on their academic merit, leadership and ambassadorial potential.
This marks the third consecutive year that a University of Illinois student was awarded this prestigious honor. Weiss plans to earn a master’s degree in gender, violence, and conflict at the University of Sussex in order to inform her career goals of advocating for women around the world.