Shinnecock Sa'Naya Morris Earns Prestigious Gates Scholarship

Launched in 2017, The Gates Scholarship, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is based on evidence that “by eliminating the financial barriers to college, a last-dollar scholarship can enable high-potential, low-income minority students to excel in their course work, graduate college, and continue to be leaders throughout their lives.” It becomes evident early on during a conversation with the 17-year-old Sa'Naya Morris why she was chosen to receive the scholarship, which has a rigorous application process, and which is awarded to fewer than 800 students out of the more than 53,000 who apply. Morris joins the editors on the podcast this week to discuss her academic career and plans.