DSJ Fellows & Faculty Mentors
2026–2027 DSJ Fellows
Meet the 2026–2027 cohort of Diversity & Social Justice Fellows. Learn about the students, the experiences that brought them to social work, and the community issues they are exploring through their fellowship projects.
Madeleine Brown
MSW • Global Campus • Class of 2027
I’m an MSW student on NMSU’s Global Campus, graduating in 2027, with my sights set on a career that pairs clinical practice with policy advocacy. My path into social work runs through the communities I’ve worked alongside — first as a Partnership Outreach Manager with Animal Humane New Mexico, helping low-income families in Albuquerque care for their pets, and later as a case manager with the Oregon Department of Human Services, serving people with low or no income and those navigating safety concerns. That work shaped a conviction I carry into everything I do: a person’s socioeconomic status should never limit their ability to fully participate in society. As a Global Campus student, I’ve also taken community-building into my own hands — connecting with classmates at social work legislative day and running an autoimmune disorder support group that’s kept meeting steadily over time.
Fellowship Project
Exploring housing as a human right in New Mexico by examining barriers to affordable housing and identifying community-informed solutions that advance equity and access.
To me, diversity and social justice mean: Centering equity and listening to the people closest to an issue— a bottom-up approach rather than a top-down one. My attention sits with domestic violence, the LGBTQ+ community, and homelessness. I hope to grow into both macro and clinical social work while remaining grounded in advocacy and community-driven change. Read more
Logan Broeder
BSW • Global Campus • Class of 2028
I’m a BSW student on NMSU’s Global Campus, graduating in 2028, with my focus set on macro social work and public policy. I knew from a young age that I wanted to help others — I just didn’t have a name for it until I found social work and saw how much the field could do. Today I work in an addiction recovery center, where watching clients rediscover a love for life outweighs any hard day on shift. I bring lived experience with substance use disorder, homelessness, and access to behavioral health services to this work, and with it a deep appreciation for the people and families navigating the grip of addiction and the systemic barriers built into the recovery field.
Fellowship Project
Exploring the barriers that keep people from seeking and reaching treatment, hoping to better understand what communities need and how social workers can help bridge that gap.
To me, diversity and social justice mean: Looking beneath surface-level interventions to the systems that shape people's lives— and then humbly yet fiercely standing up for what is right. I hope to work at the macro level, making services more inclusive, better known, and less weighed down by stigma. Read more
Hai-y Le
MSW • Global Campus • Class of 2028
I’m an MSW student on NMSU’s Global Campus, graduating in 2028, and I came to social work through a winding path. My background is in filmmaking and communications: work shaped by questions of how stories get told, whose voices are centered, and what stays hidden. This curiosity follows me into the clinical room, where I’m drawn to the space where intimate experience and structural forces meet, and where one person’s story becomes a window into something larger.
Fellowship Project
Exploring the mental health of activists and journalists who do some of the most urgent justice work while receiving the least support to sustain it. I’m making a documentary film about the group, Legal Initiatives for Vietnam, to bring attention to their cause and to the broader question of what it costs to sustain a life in service of the truth.
To me, diversity and social justice mean: conditions where every person’s humanity is not just acknowledged in principle but actively centered: I try to arrive with curiosity before expertise, and listen before I pick up a camera. I immigrated from Vietnam with a family history shaped by war and displacement, and I learned early that political history doesn’t stay in the past. It lives on in families across generations. Read more
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The Diversity & Social Justice Fellowship supports students committed to advancing equity through leadership, research, advocacy, and community engagement. Learn more about eligibility, expectations, and how to apply.
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