The 2020/21 Welcome Ceremony was held in February of 2021 because of concerns about gatherings during the pandemic. The ceremony affords second-year students an opportunity to welcome first-year students. Dr. Mora shares her thoughts on the current Zeitgeist, community, and pride in one’s country and flag.
Check out pictures of the Welcome Ceremony here.
Nadejda Marques ’90 shared her thoughts on human rights during the pandemic and answered student questions during an MLK weekend workshop on January 17, 2021.
Nadejda is a specialized human rights researcher and consultant for gender and social inclusion. She holds an M.A. from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and a Ph.D. in Human Rights and Development from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain), and has worked in human rights for two decades. She has written on a range of topics, including resettlement of refugees, internally displaced and former combatants in Angola, public health in sub-Saharan Africa, and school health services in the United States. Marques has served as Angola researcher for Human Rights Watch and as a frequent consultant for AJPD, a leading Angolan rights center. She has worked as a special correspondent for the Washington Post in Latin America and taught and/or worked at Harvard, Bentley College, the University of Massachusetts, Stanford, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Marques is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
