Percy Undergraduate Grant Recipients

Katherine (Katie) Kaufman

2019 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: REPURPOSED: A Documentary

Ella Smith

2019 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: Student Board Members in California: History, Impact, and Resources

Lily Green

2020 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: Social Media and Democracy

Miranda Paez

2019 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: Oakland Ceasefire: Evaluating Ceasefire's Impact on Youth Violence

Meanna Gray

2020 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: Black Evangelicals and the Democratic Party: Intersectionality and the Myth of the Monolithic Black Vote

Jacob Levy

2020 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: In-Group Solidarity or Out-Group Resentment?: Measuring the Foundations of White Punitiveness

Corinne Biencourt

2020 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Thesis: Understanding the Modern Secession: The State of Jefferson

Gracielle Li

Class of 2023
2021 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Gracielle Li (she/her) is a second-year undergraduate student, studying Political Science, Psychology, and Legal Studies. Originally from the Philippines, she came to the United States at age fourteen. Upon matriculation, Gracielle has been involved in many organizations on campus: the Risk Resilience Lab as a Research Assistant, the ASUC as a Director of Basic Needs, the Migrant Advocacy Project as a Project Manager, and Zeta Tau Alpha as the Academic Mentorship Chair. Gracielle plans to use her experiences for her future career in Political Science research with a focus on Comparative...

Nabeela Syed

Class of 2021
2021 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Nabeela is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science and Business Administration. As a first-generation Indian American, she cares deeply about Asian American and Muslim American advocacy. Nabeela has previously interned for EMILY’s List and New Blue Interactive, where she developed her background in political fundraising and digital strategy. Nabeela hopes to pursue campaign manager roles post-graduation to further her experience in political advocacy.

Research Summary: The role of politically extreme candidates operating within the framework of America’s two-party system...

Tara Madhav

Class of 2022
2021 Percy Undergraduate Grant

Tara Madhav is a senior majoring in history and political science. Her research interests include twentieth-century American legal history, particularly with regards to the history of housing segregation and the history of educational inequality. Tara is an associate editor for Clio's Scroll, the undergraduate history journal, an undergraduate library fellow and a Travers Fellow at the Commonwealth Club of California.

Research Description: My thesis project examines the politics of integration in majority-black communities with a focus on the history of desegregation in East Palo...