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The Creative Journey to ALA’s Musical First
Born in South Africa to American journalists, Kate Kraft spent five years at ALA – from 2010 to 2015 – in the African Studies...

Africa is NOT a Country: What Teaching at ALA Taught Me
Every culture or nation has characteristics that set it apart from others. But this truism seems lost when speaking to people who’ve never experienced...

November Newsletter: The Innovation Issue
The ALA community hosted various meaningful events around the globe this past month. In early November, we joined our peers at ALU to host African...

Meet the New Student Government and Discover Their Innovation Agenda
As the medium of communication between African Leadership Academy’s student body and the administration, the Student Government (SG) plays a vital role in entrenching ALA’s identity...

A multi-faceted approach to life and science
When Julia Agudogo graduated in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University in North Carolina earlier this year, she did so with a stellar triumph to...

Smart About Art
Meet the team behind Sm’Artrepreneurs, an ALA Student Enterprise that offers a platform for artists to develop their skills while giving them practical experiences...
GAME ON: How Classroom Play Infuses a Love of Learning
“Education is not the filling of pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– William Butler Yeats
Mopati Morake, Head of Writing and Rhetoric, is one of...

ALA’s First Senate Candidate: Eddy Oketch
Eddy Oketch is the first graduate of African Leadership Academy to run for public office, having just finished his campaign for Senate in Migori,...

DeJen Launches the Parents Chapter in Kenya and Zimbabwe
On the 18th of November, Kenya Dejen became the 1st parent chapter to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in line with the ALA...

#ALAGivesBack: Support ALA this Giving Tuesday
#GivingTuesday began in the United States six years ago as a simple idea to create a day of giving after the barrage of spending...

Welcome to the (NEW) ALA Newsletter
Welcome to the (new!) newsletter from African Leadership Academy (ALA). This is the first in a regular monthly update we hope you will find...

10 Ways in which ALA’s Pardee Learning Commons Redefines Learning
It’s only fitting that an innovative 21st century campus would house a futuristic learning space. So ALA is justifiably proud of the new Frederick...

Why I Love Our New Learning Commons
I think I enjoy the versatility of the spaces, because we can do much more; we can have group discussions in the conference rooms...

