- Royce Fellowship
Julia
Turner
Concentration
History
Award Year
1999
Julia will research the effect of immigration on the development of American culture and identity for her honors thesis. She will examine previously unstudied documents of the Tirocchi sisters, two Italian immigrants to Providence who established and ran a dressmaking shop from 1915 to 1947.
Julia is the editor in chief of Slate. Working from Slate's New York office, she edits pieces on technology, fashion, culture and design. She also writes regularly for the magazine and is one of the hosts of Slate's weekly Culture Gabfest podcast. Before joining Slate, she worked at Time Inc.—first in magazine development and later at Sports Illustrated Women as an Associate Editor.