Issa Mudashiru, an anthropology major pursuing minors in East Asian studies and in global health and health policy, is among three Princeton seniors selected for the Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2025-26. Mudashiru, a Center for Health and Wellbeing Health Scholar and co-captain of the Princeton men’s varsity soccer team, will attend a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Mudashiru and the other Princeton winners, Diya Kraybill and James Zhang, were chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 candidates worldwide. They are among 150 Schwarzman Scholars representing 38 countries and 105 universities, according to the scholarship announcement. “This year’s selected Scholars are keenly interested in learning about China and broadening their understanding of global affairs, which are both now more important than ever,” said Stephen A. Schwarzman, founding trustee of Schwarzman Scholars, in the announcement.