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Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Technology, Interview/Profile
In 2017, William returned to Connecticut College as an assistant professor of computer science. “Connecticut College has long been a home and a special place to me,” he reflects, noting that his experience as an international student continues to shape his approach to teaching, mentoring, and service.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Health & Medicine, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
Cecilia Wallace (USA, UWC-USA, Oberlin College ’19) graduated with a biology major and computer science minor, launching a career dedicated to healthcare equity and serving vulnerable populations.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
When Rosalia Mwidege (Tanzania, UWC East Africa, Princeton University ’26) arrived at Princeton from Mbeya, Tanzania, she intended to major in economics.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
As the 5-Colleges Campus Director of the Hult Prize in 2024, Prince Bashangezi (Zimbabwe, UWC Southern Africa, Pomona College ’27) supported students across the Claremont colleges in applying for start-up funding through a competition partnering with the Clinton Global Initiative.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Technology, Interview/Profile
Arriving at Lake Forest planning to study finance, Christine Dossa’s trajectory shifted after her first HTML course with a professor who made computer science feel “nice and welcoming.”
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Arts & Entertainment, Politics & Law, Technology, Interview/Profile
Azman Abdulla hopes to combine creative and legal expertise to lead a film production company while mentoring upcoming artists.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Politics & Law, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
As his family endured two months of Russian occupation in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, “hearing explosions and constantly fearing for their life,” Ivan Dudiak (Ukraine, UWC East Africa, Harvey Mudd ’26) began to wonder if drones could be used to safely scan his homeland for landmines.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
After he had earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Raymos Kimanzi ’17 (Uganda, Waterford Kamhlaba UWC) felt torn. He wanted to build more experience in the U.S.’s well-developed oil and gas industry—but he also longed to be back home
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Technology, Interview/Profile
Xan Chacko (India, Mahindra UWC India, Wellesley College ’05) is from a remote part of Kerala, a southern state in India. When she graduated from MUWCI in 2001, there were only five universities that were a part of the Davis UWC Scholars Program. She applied early to Wellesley, where she majored in Physics and Women’s Studies, rowed on the crew team, and represented the Wellesley Association of South Asian Cultures in the student Senate.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Technology, Interview/Profile
With a Ph.D. in development economics, Aarti Reddy (India, Li Po Chun UWC of Hong Kong, University of Richmond ’15) is building a career on illuminating and helping to guide changes in the digital economy’s world of work.
