Currently one album into a three-album deal with Golden Retriever Records, Thistle discusses how SC&I professors motivate him, and how he enjoys learning skills he would need if he ever wanted to pivot to a different career as a publicist or public relations practitioner in the music industry.
A class enrichment activity planned by Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Journalism and Media Studies Neal Bennett developed the students’ professional and networking skills in practical and lasting ways.
“After being at SC&I, I began thinking about how I could combine my interests in policy and law with journalism and continue expanding myself,” Wilson said.
“Believe in yourself and never give up. It took me a long time to get to where I am, and I have no intention of settling. I have a plan and am looking forward to seeing where my ambition will take me,” said Daniela Vega MCM ‘24, JMS ’23.
The prestigious and highly competitive fellowship was formed by The Faith and Politics Institute after the 2020 death of the late civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Robert Lewis. As a fellow, Wilson will concentrate on studying the six principles of nonviolence and the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
