The Du Bois Department is pleased to announce that Ariana Vazquez has been selected as the first recipient of a scholarship established in honor of Professor Chester Davis, a member of the W. E. B. Du Bois Department faculty from 1971 to 1992. During his tenure, Professor Davis recruited prominent activists and scholars to the department. His constant encouragement and unflagging support of the students he mentored during his more than 20-year tenure transformed the lives of his students. Ariana Vazquez is a first-generation college student, double-majoring in Sociology and Afro-American Studies. She is currently working on a senior project titled “From Vigilantes to Officers: The Transformation of Policing and Punishment in America.” Ariana was born and raised in Boston, MA to Puerto Rican and Panamanian parents and she will be graduating in May 2021. Congratulations, Ariana!