Tanesha Golding, a senior philosophy major at Spelman College, has been named the College’s 2025 Reporting Fellow for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, an honor that places her among an elite group of emerging journalists tackling some of the world’s most urgent and underreported issues. Selected through the Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education, Golding will receive a $3,000 stipend and dedicated mentorship from Pulitzer Center journalists as she develops a groundbreaking public-interest reporting project.
Golding’s selection marks a continued tradition of excellence for Spelman within the Pulitzer Center’s Campus Consortium, a national network of colleges and universities committed to supporting rigorous, high-impact journalism. Her project will focus on one of three major global themes — gender equality, justice, or climate science — with the goal of elevating marginalized voices and driving deeper understanding of systemic challenges.
In addition to her Pulitzer Center fellowship, Golding was recently selected as a 2025 Liman Undergraduate Fellow through the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School. She recently attended the Liman Colloquium at Yale, where she joined scholars, practitioners, and students from across the country in dialogue about equity and justice in public interest law.
As someone deeply committed to justice and equity, it was inspiring to be in a space filled with people actively working to dismantle systemic barriers and reimagine what justice can look like,” said Golding. “I left the weekend feeling more grounded in my purpose and more excited than ever about the path ahead.”
Golding now brings that same passion to her reporting work. As a Pulitzer Center Fellow, she will:
With a strong voice, sharp intellect, and unwavering commitment to truth, Golding is ready to carry forward Spelman’s legacy of advocacy, scholarship, and global engagement—one story at a time. The Honors Program scholar recently secured a position as a caseworker at International Rescue Committee.
Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC, according to its website, "offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster." With its work taking place in over 50+ countries and in 28 U.S. cities, Golding will help the IRC "restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure."
Spelman students across all majors are eligible to apply for this prestigious opportunity through the Gordon-Zeto Center. Past fellows have tackled topics such as women’s roles in peace-building, the impacts of climate change on local communities, and racial disparities in criminal justice systems.
For more information about the Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship or to view previous projects, visit the Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education or PulitzerCenter.org.