The Class of 1911 Prize Scholarships Winner: Erica Nork

Erica Nork (A20) is a Sociology major with minors in Dance and Spanish. In addition to her extraordinary academic performance at Tufts, she has proven an accomplished and driven leader, activist, and researcher. She was selected into and presented with the American Sociological Association’s highly competitive honors program. Her seniors honors thesis focuses on the differential impacts of the Columbia Gas Crisis of 2018 on two adjacent but socioeconomically divergent communities. She has been heavily involved in extracuriculars at Tufts, and has dedicated herself in particular to organizations and initiatives revolving around climate change action and environmental justice.

The Class of 1911 Prize Scholarships are for seniors who have made the most progress in both academic record and by participation in extracurricular activities of enduring worth.