Welcome to the newest members of our team
With the start of the new academic semester last week, Akilah not only welcomes its students to a new campus, but also is proud to introduce a number of new staff. Mutoni Kayihura is Akilah’s new...
View ArticleAdmissions Update: September Student Intake
Akilah’s admissions team has been working tirelessly over last few months in preparation for last week’s application deadline for the new intake of students that will begin classes in September at...
View ArticleNew Akilah Board Members
Akilah is thrilled to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Carmen Nibigira and Michael Fairbanks. Over the last four years, Akilah has built a growing Board comprised of...
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Board of Directors Anne DiGiovanni Anne DiGiovanni is an educator and writer. After fifteen years lecturing at the university level, she developed a mindfulness curriculum, which she teaches in...
View ArticleEmpowering Women: The Akilah Model
Author: Paul Swaga Cross-posted from The New Times It is amazing to see the great strides that this country has made in advancing women’s rights especially through education for girls and women....
View ArticleHow Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes Started the First Women’s College in Rwanda
Author: Nisha Chittal Cross-posted from MSNBC When Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2006, she moved to Rwanda with no friends and no job, knowing only that she wanted...
View ArticleOne-On-One With Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes
Author: Alaina Gurwitz Cross-posted from Adhara “When I first launched Akilah, I desperately wanted to achieve rapid growth and recognition for the work we were doing. It’s inevitable that our egos...
View ArticleGuest Post: Leadership Lessons from an Exceptional Rwandan
Author: Susan Freeman Cross-posted from the Step Up Leader blog This week we feature leadership wisdom from an extraordinary young Rwandan woman, Nadine Niyitegeka. She is a staff member and graduate...
View ArticleWhy do you #LoveYourLabor?
In honor of Labor Day, Executive Director Karen Sherman shares her reflections on her career and family, and why she will always be proud of her balance between the two.
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