Alumni

B.A.

Africana Studies

2017

High School Social Studies Teacher

YES Prep Eisenhower High School

After graduating with a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of Arizona, I went on to pursue my masters at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education & Psychology with a degree in Social Entrepreneurship & Change. After graduating with this degree, I moved to Houston to teach 11th grade US History & AP US History for one of Houston’s top charter school districts.... Read More

Patricia Ogunmola

B.A.

Africana Studies

2014

B.A.

Linguistics

2014

Mitigation Investigator

Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana

After graduating in Fall of 2014, I moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University. I received my Master’s in Social Work in the Fall of 2016. Currently, I am a Mitigation Investigator at the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, working on a multi-disciplinary indigent defense team. Our office handles all final appeals for those who have received a death sentence in the State of... Read More

Jeffrey Powell

B.A.

Africana Studies

2013

Director, Economic Development and Research

Sun Corridor

After graduating in Africana Studies, I moved to Washington D.C. where I worked as a project manager for an international development NGO, working on clean water and sanitation access across Africa. My focus was primarily in South Africa, specifically Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. After a couple of years in D.C., I moved back to Tucson where I now work as the Economic Development Coordinator... Read More

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