Salvatori Student Researchers
Julia Eason ’27
Research Assistant
Julia is a senior from Connecticut dual majoring in Literature and Government. She has been working at the Salvatori Center since her sophomore year. During her time at Salvatori, Julia co-developed the now annual Constitutional Amendment Convention and has helped Professor Thomas with research. She also attended the London Conference in 2026. After graduation, Julia hopes to move to Washington D.C. and pursue a career on the Hill.
Logan Fang ’28
Research Assistant
Logan Fang is a sophomore at CMC studying government. He is particularly interested in constitutional law and political philosophy, focusing on how classical political thought informs contemporary debates today. He is also interested in constitutional law. As an RA, he assists with hosting various Salvatori salons and events.
Greta Long ’28
Research Assistant
Greta Long is a member of the Class of 2028 from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, studying Philosophy & Public Affairs. Her academic interests focus on constitutional law and the ways in which the American founding continues to shape modern policy discourse, particularly in contemporary culture war debates. She enjoys attending Saturday salons with experts and engaging with the creative perspectives of her peers.
Sarah McPeek ’29
Research Assistant
Sarah is a freshman at CMC majoring in government and economics, with strong interests in constitutional law and the evolution of legal doctrines. She is excited for Salvatori to host their second annual Constitutional Convention, and looks forward to seeing the creative proposals brought forward.
Claude Harrison Jr. & Anne Nelson Harrison Fellowships
The Salvatori Center is dedicated to topics in constitutional law, American political thought and development, political philosophy, and liberal democracy, as well as public policy relative to constitutional and philosophical questions. Harrison Fellowships provide funding for students to work on their own research under the supervision of a CMC faculty member. Harrison Fellows are expected to devote an average of 40 hours per semester over the course of the academic year to their research. The Harrison Fellowship is awarded to four-to-six students and is worth up to $2,000.
Harrison Fellows 2026–27:
Aria Fafat ’27
Project: Mechanisms of Drift: Executive Appropriations of Congressional Power in U.S. Foreign Policy, examines the historical and constitutional processes through which the presidency has gradually absorbed foreign policy related powers once understood to belong to Congress, ultimately revealing a pattern of constitutional drift.
Advisor: Jenny Taw
Shivom Parihar ’28
Project: Charles Sumner: Conservative of 1776?
Advisor: George Thomas
Rachel Svoyskiy ’26
Project: Moral Visions of Responsible Citizenship. Her project explores how James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., and William F. Buckley Jr. each defined the moral duties of the citizen, and how their competing visions of responsibility continue to shape American ideas of freedom today.
Advisor: Nicholas Buccola
We the Students
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