By: Michelle Tong, Office of International Programs

Princeton Class of 2024 member Sam Bisno has been selected as a George J. Mitchell Scholar. This year, 12 students nationwide were awarded Mitchell Scholarships by the US-Ireland Alliance.

Bisno, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will study history at Queen’s University Belfast. He said he plans to research how transatlantic slavery and abolitionism influenced the trajectory of both Ireland and the United States.

At Princeton, Bisno is a history major and is also pursuing certificates in African American studies, Latin American studies and humanistic studies.