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Marwah Malik

GRID student Marwah Malik was awarded the 2023-2024 Barbara A. Yates Fellowship. Marwah  (Urban and Regional Planning) Marwah is a PhD student in Urban and Regional Planning. Marwah's...
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Nehal Elmeligy

GRID Student, Nehal Elmeligy, was awarded the Evelyne Accad and Paul Vielle International Research Awardee 2022-23. Nehal (Sociology) Nehal is a PhD Candidate in Sociology. Through...
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Maimouna Abdoulaye Barro

Maimouna Barro received her M.A. in African Studies in 1997 and her PhD in Education with a minor in Gender Relations in International Development (GRID) in 2005, both from the University of Illinois...
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Gender in Development: Standards and Real-Life Limiting Beliefs, Structures, and Practices

On November 30th, 23, WGGP hosted a public talk by Rana Elmeligy on "Gender in Development: Standards and Real-Life Limiting Beliefs, Structures, and Practices". Rana Elmeligy is an international...
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SAVE THE DATE: International Women's Day Celebration, March 5, 2024

The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are co-hosting our seventh annual event, “12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories” bringing together faculty, staff, students, and...
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International Women's Day Celebration, March 5, 2024

The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are co-hosting our seventh annual event, “12...
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