Junior Fellows

Elizaveta Grebenkina

Elizaveta Grebenkina, better known as Liza, graduated from Middlebury College in 2025 with a double major B.A. in Economics and International and Global Studies with a focus on Global Migration and Diaspora Studies. During her college years, she completed internships that ranged from food justice work with a local NGO in Vermont to social impact consulting for a biotech company in Cape Town. She is interested in migrant and refugee rights, building more sustainable and resilient communities, and making educational spaces more inclusive. In her free time, she enjoys singing, reading, watching movies, and going on walks. Want to know more? Ask Liza about what language she is focusing on at the moment or what new hobby she tried out recently.

Ekaterina Tsavalyuk

Ekaterina Tsavalyuk, better known as Rin, graduated from Wellesley College in 2024 with a double major B.A. in Economics and French. Her work experience varies from economic research to assisting in writing a non-fiction book about the Louvre Museum in Paris. She is interested in cultural exchange and cultural heritage and likes to connect things to how we present ourselves and our cultures. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, doing pottery and café-going. Want to know more? Ask Rin about what Netflix show she is watching or what’s her favorite tea at the moment.

Lingyi Wang

Lingyi Wang graduated from Columbia University in 2024 with a BA in Theatre and Education Studies and recently earned her Master’s in World Literatures at the University of Oxford, researching cross-cultural women writers of the early 20th century. Born and raised in Xi’an, she has worked internationally as a stage manager, sound designer, and playwright. She currently leads Will We Return, a global writing project for migrant and post-migrant voices. In her free time, Lingyi can be found browsing bookstores, hunting for gelato, and solo-traveling with her trusty 2003 digital camera.