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Current Suffolk international students Macarena Torti (from Argentina), a International Relations & Global Cultural Studies, and Meryem Celebi (from Turkey), a Global Business student, lead an immersive conversation on the topic of navigating the workplace as international career seekers. The two are joined by International Student Services Office team member, Leanne Dolat, and our international career development lead, Vicky Lee, for insight on tips, resources, and more from Suffolk. Follow us on Instagram. Visit https://www.instagram.com/suffolk_careers/ For a transcription of this episode, please visit https://suensemble.suffolk.edu/Playlist/ramplify Learn more about the Suffolk University Career Center. Visit https://www.suffolk.edu/career-center
Madeline Kopp is a professional 800 meter runner for Under Armour. She lives and trains in Washington D.C, with the District Track Club. She graduated from Duke University in 2017 where she ran track and received a bachelors in Global Cultural Studies. When not running you can find her at the nearest coffee shop, on an adventure with her dog, or curled up on the couch binge watching comedy shows. Our conversation touches on a little bit of everything from what it was like for Maddie to turn pro to learning how the best plans are the plans we never made. And we of course chat about what an upcoming track season might look like. Connect with Maddie on Instagram at @maddddddddd and follow her blog at https://www.madelinekopp.com. How can you support the podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please rate and review us wherever you are listening. Make sure to follow us on Instagram at @behindthesweat_ and @alexweissner. And check out some of our amazing partners. Heads up, we might receive a portion from your sale. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/behindthesweatpod/support
Ali Mazrui discussed the state of contemporary African culture and post-independence literary production. Speaker Biography: Ali Mazrui is an academic and political writer on African and Islamic studies and North-South relations. He is an Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. For transcript, captions, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5324.
Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman Professor of Government, Columbia University Ali Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton Timothy Longman, Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, African Studies Center, Boston University Dr. J. Paul Martin, Director, Human Rights Studies, Barnard College Dr. Scott Newton, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK Colleen Driscoll, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Quinnipiac University Moderator: Kenneth Harrow, Distinguished Professor of African Studies, Michigan State University
Mbaya J. Kankwenda, Executive Director of the Canadian Institute for Development Research and Strategic Studies on Africa Tatiana Carayannis, Deputy Director, Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, Social Science Research Council Ali Mazrui, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton Alafuele M. Kalala, Former Democratic Republic of Congo presidential candidate Edouard Bustin, Director, Francophone Africa Research Group (GRAF), College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University Moderator: Ben Shepherd, London School of Economics, London
BIO: ALI A. MAZRUI was born in Mombasa, Kenya, on February 24, 1933. He is now Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University. He is also Albert Luthuli Professor-at-Large at the University of Jos in Nigeria. Dr. Mazrui has also been appointed Chancellor of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. Mazrui was Ibn Khaldun Professor-at-Large, Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences, Leesburg, Virginia (1997-2000). He was also Walter Rodney Professor at the University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana (1997-1998).Mazrui obtained his B.A. with Distinction from Manchester University in England, his M.A. from Columbia University in New York, and his doctorate from Oxford University in England. For ten years he was at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, where he served as head of the Department of Political Science and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Professor Mazrui also served as professor of political science (1974-1991) and as Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (1978-1981) at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
BIO: ALI A. MAZRUI was born in Mombasa, Kenya, on February 24, 1933. He is now Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at Binghamton University. He is also Albert Luthuli Professor-at-Large at the University of Jos in Nigeria. Dr. Mazrui has also been appointed Chancellor of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. Mazrui was Ibn Khaldun Professor-at-Large, Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences, Leesburg, Virginia (1997-2000). He was also Walter Rodney Professor at the University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana (1997-1998).Mazrui obtained his B.A. with Distinction from Manchester University in England, his M.A. from Columbia University in New York, and his doctorate from Oxford University in England. For ten years he was at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, where he served as head of the Department of Political Science and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Professor Mazrui also served as professor of political science (1974-1991) and as Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (1978-1981) at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.