Zoe Kolenovsky

Major

Public Policy

Minor

Journalism & Environmental Science

Awards & Recognition

-2023 Chester P. Middlesworth Award for “Cancer Alley, Louisiana: A Case Study in Race- and Class-Based Discrimination as Drivers of Environmental Injustice”

-Rachel Carson Council Stanback Environmental Justice Fellow 2024

-AIUSA Leading Change Student Group of the Year Runner Up from Amnesty International USA 2024

-Dean's List with Distinction- Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, June 2025

-2025 Online Pacemaker Award from Associated Collegiate Press 2025

-Rachel Carson Council Stanback Fellow 2024-2025 & National Environment Leadership Presidential Fellow

-Karen Blumenthal Internship 2026

Activities & Clubs

Duke Chronicle- Staff Writer, Associate News Editor, News Editor & Data Editor

Bass Connections Researcher

Operation Climate- Team Member and Executive Producer

Penny Pilgrim George Women's Leadership Initiative- Communications Lead & Project Lead

Amnesty International- Secretary

What Next

Zoe will be the 6th recipient of the Karen Blumenthal Internship at the Dallas Morning News.