Alumnae Bulletin
![Aneesah Latise Akbar-Uqdah ’07 has her lieutenant bars pinned on by her uncle Christopher Fowler & mother Hajja Khalilah Karim-Rushdan Aneesah Latise Akbar-Uqdah has her lieutenant bars pinned on by her uncle Christopher Fowler & mother Hajja Khalilah Karim-Rushdan](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/Akbar%20USMC%20Comm.-197.jpg?h=6f3285a6&itok=vnvJItnN)
Aneesah Latise Akbar-Uqdah ’07 Goes from Anassa Kata to Semper Fi
Akbar has long sought a career that would merge her passion for public health and her appetite for developing solutions to national security issues.
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More American than Apple Pie
Revisiting a long-ago trial, an alumna sheds light on the American way of dissent.
![Karen Anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/anderson.jpg?h=26c4a494&itok=tumtXWvW)
Standing Together
Across generations, two Mawrters forge careers at the American Civil Liberties Union.
![President Cassidy](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/president-winter-17.jpg?h=667d9dfa&itok=QBeyGX2N)
For Admissions, Science Meets Art
Providing easier ways for engagement with Â鶹ÊÓƵ also generates greater interest.Â
![Arielle McInnis-Simoncelli '11 Arielle McInnis-Simoncelli](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/Simoncelli_0.jpg?h=8221845a&itok=7LtlMRVh)
Being on the Ballot
Alumnae-founded initiative aims to improve representation of women and minorities in government.
![Fighting with Time](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/iStock-642690346.jpg?h=9e168fc5&itok=aOwBH33q)
How Do I Want to Spend My Time?
Three Midlife Mawrters share their stories of reclaiming their time—and making the most of their gifts.
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What Causes Do You Support?
Mawrters' wide-ranging responses show how truly engaged they are.
![The empty pedestal after the 2017 removal of Baltimore’s statue of Roger B. Taney, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and majority author of the Dred Scott decision. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Empty Pedestal, Baltimore](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/GettyImages-832743028.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=fJ95rcfW)
Born Out of Rejection
Inspired by the topic of this year’s Flexner Lectures, six Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty offered classes on the topic of refusal.
![Claudia Ruiz '18 Claudia Ruiz '18](/sites/default/files/styles/bulletin_explore/public/migrated-files/Ruiz_Portrait_Horizontal.jpg?h=5e093898&itok=exTpB1wO)
Access is Key
This Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow is researching financial literacy in the Latino community.
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Hidden Treasure
A Â鶹ÊÓƵ archaeologist sets out to unravel the mystery of the terracotta altars of Morgantina.