Every year in September ALA marks the official opening of the new academic year, celebrating in vibrant fashion with an assembly of students, staffulty, parents and friends, marked by a Parade of Nations, and ending with a cultural variety of food and dance.
You my have been introduced to some of the new staff and faculty or “staffulty” as we say in the days before Taalaw through our social media platforms, but if you missed it, here’s a list of them all and their new roles at ALA:
Ahmed Negm, Egypt – Science Faculty and Institutional Learning Fellow
Bhekinkosi Sibanda, Zimbabwe – University Guidance Fellow
Demilade Fayemiwo, United States – Science Faculty
Dudu Luthuli, South Africa – Communications Associate
Melanie Mboya, South Africa – Anzisha Prize Fellow
Haley Fauntleroy, United States – Strategic Relations Fellow
Hilda Nalwanga, United States – Africa Careers Network Fellow
Jacques van Rensburg, South Africa – Lifelong Learning Experience Designer
Jihad Hajjouji, Morocco – Program Lead, Anzisha Education Accelerator
Lian Boerma, United States – MBA Intern
Mandisa Mtembu, South Africa – Head of Wellness
Max Cembalest, United States – Mathematics Faculty
Mona Hakimi, Malawi – Humanities Faculty
Nosipho Njomi, South Africa – Program Recruitment & Partnerships Coordinator
Ouli Sane, Senegal – Entrepreneurial Leadership Faculty
Safiyah Riddle, United States – African Studies Faculty
Sandisiwe Gwele, South Africa – Chief of Staff
Sarah Kgagudi, South Africa – Director of Creative Arts and Events
Takondwa Semphere, Malawi – Writing and Rhetoric Faculty
Weiwei Bi, United States – Shared Business Services Associate
In the gallery below the community, including the Class of 2018 are welcomed during a ceremony we call “Taalaw” which means “come together” in Arabic. Enjoy!
