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Women in History Spotlight

Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani graduated from the University of Illinois in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech Communication. She was the founder of the organization Girls Who Code, started in 2012. She is also the first Indian American woman and the first South Asian American woman to run for Congress. In 2015, Fortune magazine named Reshma to their “40 Under 40” list. She is also the CEO of Moms First, a movement that advocates for support for mothers. Additionally, she has her own podcast called "My SO-Called Midlife." The Women in History Wednesday content comes from the...
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Alumni Spotlight

Insights from a Former Fellow: An Interview with Dr. Ananya Tiwari on Winning the WGGP Fellowships

 Dr. Ananya Tiwari, an assistant professor in Educational Psychology and ACES faculty fellow, focuses on the intersection of educational psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and evaluation. Her work emphasizes the sense of belonging, social and emotional development, educational technology, artificial intelligence, and international development. She explores how identities, social structures, and experiences influence the sense of belonging among marginalized communities and evaluates the impact of policies and programs aimed at enhancing this belonging. Previously, as a GRID student,...