Katharina Oguntoye
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This has been one hell of a year, and Berlin was different!: Some Final Thoughts on the 10th Anniversary of the #FemGeniusesinBerlin
This has been one hell of a year. Early last fall, I was preparing to pursue a promotion to Full Professor, which the Dean of Faculty recommended last month and the Board of Trustees approved this past Friday. Throughout the fall and early this spring, I was working to submit the first draft of my…
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Some Final Thoughts on the 2018 #FemGeniusesinBerlin
It’s been a while since I contributed to “Some Final Thoughts.” So, bear with me, please, as I shake some of the rust off. Despite earning tenure and promotion to Associate Professor this spring, this year had its rough spots—some worse than others, especially the death of one of my closest aunts. Because of that,…
