In February, I had the privilege of interviewing 2006–07 International Fellow Valentine Khaminwa at the AAUW national office in Washington, D.C. Valentine was born in Kenya but grew up in Zimbabwe, where she worked for a small legal nonprofit, the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers’ Association. This position gave Valentine “a taste of human rights in practice,” [...]
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Meet Valentine Khaminwa: Research Coordinator
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Africa, domestic abuse, Following the Fellows, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, international fellowships, women's rights on March 20, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Meet Dian Belanger: Historian, Writer, and AAUW Member
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Antarctica, deep freeze, Dian Belanger, Fellowships, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, grants and awards, international fellowships, STEM on January 30, 2009, | 2 Comments »
I was looking forward to meeting Dian Belanger, a 1980–81 Career Development Grantee and long-time AAUW member. At her suggestion, we met in the National Gallery of Art’s atrium, where Dian told me about her recent book, Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica’s Age of Science. The [...]
Meet Carmen Wickramagamage: University Lecturer
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, international fellowships on December 19, 2008, | 1 Comment »
Carmen Wickramagamage, a 1991–92 International Fellow, combines her experiences here in the United States and in her homeland to raise awareness about women and minorities in her native Sri Lanka. After graduating from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka with a bachelor’s degree, Carmen worked as a lecturer in the English department for 2-½ [...]
Meet Florence Adong: Ugandan Refugee Camp Protection Officer
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged Fellowships, Florence Adong, Following the Fellows, grants and awards, ICC, international fellowships, sexual violence, uganda, UNHCR, United Nations on November 21, 2008, | 3 Comments »
In June 2008 the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted into existence a resolution that, according to Marianne Mollmann, women’s rights advocate at Human Rights Watch, sends a message to the international community that “rape is a crime that should be prevented, and when it’s not, it should be systematically reported and effectively prosecuted.” The UNICEF [...]
Meet Rashi Bahri: Talk Show Host, Screenplay Writer, Producer, Director
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Fellowships, film, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, international fellowships, movies on October 10, 2008, | 6 Comments »
I remember once, after a knock-down, drag-out battle about whether or not I should take a year off of college to travel the west coast — my corner said yes and my parents’ corner said no way — my dad stayed up all night and wrote a small-novel length e-mail explaining his position and concluding [...]
Meet Shibani Rao, Legal Counsel
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Fellowships, Following the Fellows, grants and awards, international fellowships, Research and Grants, Shibani Rao on September 19, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
I got an e-mail from Shibani Rao my first week at AAUW. Shibani was looking for ways to connect with former fellows, and I was happy to announce that so was I! A 2003–04 International Fellow, Shibani sees education as “an essential tool that enables the broadening of one’s thinking capability and capacity.” After graduating [...]
Meet Inga Murariu
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Fellowships, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, International Fellowship program, international fellowships, Moldova on August 1, 2008, | 1 Comment »
Today the application forms for the five AAUW fellowships and grants were posted online, beginning the process for many women of trying to put their dreams into words and asking for support in pursuit of credentials, advanced degrees, and even community-based projects. Inga Murariu, a 2007–08 International Fellow, completed this process one year ago and [...]
Following the Fellows
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged American Fellowship, Fellowships, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, International Fellowship program, international fellowships on July 23, 2008, | 4 Comments »
Last week I moved back to the United States after a four-year teaching stint in Brazil. Holidays were spent lying on deserted, white-sand beaches; my four-year rent was completely paid for, and I lived with an honest and dependable partner. As I packed up my apartment and spent a weekend saying goodbye to Rio, I [...]
Cinco de Mayo
Posted in Educational Programs, tagged ACCION Internation, Hispanic, international fellowships, Linda Sanchez, Women of Distinction on May 5, 2008, | 4 Comments »
Ethnicity is an interesting topic of discussion, whether you’re comparing presidential candidates, having a heated debate about immigration policies or making dinner table conversation with people you’re meeting for the first time. For example, my English/Irish heritage seems obvious from my appearance, and yet Spanish was my first language. And speaking of Spanish, one holiday [...]
Visitors from Iraq
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Baghdad, Basra, higher education, international fellowships, Iraq, Iraqi women on March 26, 2008, | 1 Comment »
As part of a weeklong tour to learn about American higher education programs, nine Iraqi university administrators and deans visited AAUW this week. At a meeting led by Gloria Blackwell, Director of Fellowships, Grants, and International Programs, AAUW staff shared information about the programs we offer to help students and administrators in higher education. The [...]
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