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Aug 6, 20231 min read

Brook Quoted in THE CONVERSATION Article


Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California

Published: July 12, 2023 8.40am EDT


Quotes from Brook in article:


As Yurok tribal member Brook Thompson, a restoration engineer, stated in a recent article:

“My people have lived on the Klamath for thousands of years, and I know that the salmon today are the descendants of those my ancestors managed. These salmon are a direct tie to my ancestors – the physical representation of their love for me. The salmon are my relatives.”

It also will promote the recovery of Indigenous peoples’ homelands and lifeways. In Yurok restoration engineer Brook Thompson’s words, “We’re all focused on finding solutions to bringing our salmon back home and creating a healthy life for them. Creating a healthy life for salmon means creating a healthy life for us as people.”

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Jul 10, 20232 min read

Brook wins a spot in the 2023 Ford Foundation Fellowship Predoctoral Competition

Brook was selected as one of 88 individuals who won a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship.

"The following outstanding scholars have been awarded fellowships in the 2023 Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs, which are administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The programs seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students." https://ra.nas.edu/FordFellows20/ExtRpts/PressReleaseRoster.aspx?RptMode=AW&CompYr=2023


"Predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S., show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students."


Stipend and Benefits:

  • Annual stipend: $27,000 for three years

  • An invitation to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows

  • Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons -- a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current Fellows -- and access to other networking resources



The eligibility was as follows:

FORD FOUNDATION PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

Eligibility to apply for a predoctoral fellowship is limited to:

  • All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card); individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program;1 Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation;

  • Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors, or other designations);

  • Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S.;

  • Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based (dissertation-required) program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a non-proprietary (not for profit) U.S. institution of higher education no later than Fall 2023;

  • Individuals who as of the 2023 fall semester require a minimum of three years of their program2 to complete their Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree; and

  • Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.

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