June 9, 2025
The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to celebrate Pride Month with the announcement that Alexandra Coakley has been awarded an Edward E. Hildebrand Research Fellowship for Summer 2025.
Alexandra is a PhD student in the Department of History. Her research focuses on small local newspapers and international activism in the late 20th century. Her dissertation project examines the work of queer journalists during the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the ACT UP protest movement. Her Hildebrand Fellowship will support her travel to Toronto, where she will explore the critical role of the Canadian queer press in combating the disease.
Alexandra holds a BA in history from Occidental College, and she worked as an editor before arriving at Berkeley.