Alumni Role as Agents of Social Change

You are the light of the world. A city on the hill cannot be hidden – Mathew 5:15   The noun Alumnus describes a former pupil or student of a particular school, college or university. This definition has in recent times been broadened to encompass former members of specific organisations

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My Chance Encounter With Professor Magoha

As an Executive Committee member of one of the fastest-growing and member-driven Alumni Associations in the region, I am tasked with the role of ensuring that all functions of the Association are properly coordinated in line with our Association’s objectives. One of my responsibilities involves drafting of the year’s calendar

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Mama Mary Metobo: A Heart That Gives

Once in a generation, there comes along a few individuals who impact society in a significant manner that leaves an indelible footprint on posterity. These are ordinary individuals who despite their often meager resources and limited political capital endeavour to leave society with less suffering and more light. Think of

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The Alternative Perspective

In every work of genius, we recognise our own rejected thoughts which come back to us in a certain alienated majesty.                                                                                                           – Ralph Waldo Emerson   As Alumni of a non-local institution of higher learning, we are bestowed with considerable advantages that exposure bestows upon a people than we

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The Life and Times of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: 10 Characteristics Of Great Leaders

Each one of us bears a sense of pride emanating from possessing a certain valuable document neatly tucked away in safety that bears the names of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. But how many of us care to know what persuaded Marathwada University to adopt the name of this great Indian son?

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