Lilly Mathieu and Izzy Jones win the Matteo Ricci, SJ International Studies Honors Thesis Award

The IS Program's thesis award is named in honor of 16th century Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, known for his nearly 30-year work in China as a scholar, scientist, and missionary. Each year the IS Program honors an exceptional thesis in the program with the Matteo Ricci, SJ International Studies Thesis Prize and an award stipend. We are pleased to announce that for the first time, TWO seniors -- Lilly Mathieu and Izzy Jones  -- will share the Ricci Award in 2023! 

Lilly's thesis, titled "Forging New Fields of Feminine Identification in Morocco: Assessments of Agency Mobilized through Motherhood and Islam," was supervised by Prof. Natana DeLong-Bas. 

Izzy's thesis, titled "Masking Up: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Spectrum of Health Security in Latin America," was supervised of Prof. Jennifer Erickson. A Scholar of the College thesis, it also won the McCarthy Prize, the highest honor for a theis in the social sciences in the Morrissey College.

Congratulations to Lilly and Izzy, and thank you to Profs. DeLong-Bas and Erickson for all yoru hard work.