Current Class Photos

Opening Meeting

Traditionally, the first day of classes includes an “Opening Meeting” with the Fellows and their Faculty.

Front Row:
Shireen Fahmy, Egypt; Anh Tu Ha, Viet Nam; Rose Kuteesa, Uganda; Yassmin Badawy, Egypt; Ramya Kohilamulla Arachchige, Sri Lanka

Second Row:
Carlos Alberto Echazu, Bolivia; Ansan Dav, Cambodia ; Mayan In, Cambodia; Tithokoze Carolyn Samuel, Malawi; Ama Blankson-Anaman, Ghana

Third Row:
Mamadou Barry, Guinea; Jeremiah T. Jargbo, Liberia; Bayasgalan Rentsendorj, Mongolia; Gelardina Prodani, Albania; Erhanfadli Bin Mohd Azrai, Malaysia; Willis Chipango, Zambia

Fourth Row:
Asma Khalid, Pakistan; Ivan Murenzi, Rwanda; Arshad Riaz, Pakistan

Fifth Row:
Giorgi Barbakadze, Georgia; Anton Dolgovechny, Belarus; Wilson Kamali, Rwanda

Not in photo:
Salman Ahmed, Pakistan; Mohammad Ismail Rahimi, Afghanistan

Convocation

It is customary to mark the beginning of the academic year by holding a formal Convocation during the early weeks of the fall semester.

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Informal gatherings

Thoughout the year, the class celebrates many other milestones. The class is encouraged to build community and forge relationships that help them during the year in study groups, as well as later when they return home. The Annual CDE Holiday Party was held at the end of the fall semester. At the party, the current class celebrated a recent marriage (Erhan and Farhana) and shared the moment with friends and faculty (CDE Professors Kuttner and Caprio to the right).
Below, the current class sings holiday songs with colleagues, faculty, and host families.

Arshad's familiy shares a first birthday celebration for his son, Farhan.

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Students gathered around the television to watch the inauguration ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama.

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