2023 Beverly Cobble Rodriguez Lectureship
RSVP at the link provided to join us to hear Rangina Hamidi (Col ’00) in conversation with the Women’s Center. Ms. Hamidi will share highlights from her distinguished career to inspire today’s students to consider careers in public policy, education, and entrepreneurship. The former acting Minister of Education in Afghanistan, she is also Founder and Creative Director of Kandahar Treasure. Her professional journey has brought her to Arizona State University, where she is currently a Professor in the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her professional autobiography will inspire today’s students to reach beyond their dreams.
Rangina Hamidi was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 1981, she emigrated to Pakistan and then to the USA in 1988 with her family. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in Religious Studies and Women & Gender. Ms. Hamidi returned to Afghanistan in 2003 and took up residence in Kandahar. For two decades, Ms. Hamidi worked tirelessly to better the lives of Afghan citizens through development projects, advocacy, and, most importantly, education. Examples of Ms. Hamidi's accomplishments include the establishment of a full value-chain model of an all-women’s social enterprise in Kandahar, Kandahar Treasure. She also successfully led the Mezan International School to integrate and implement a world-class and internationally accredited curriculum. Most recently, Ms. Hamidi was Minister of Education of Afghanistan, until August 15, 2021.
Location: Graduate Hotel, Piedmont Ballroom
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About the Beverly Cobble Rodriguez Lectureship:
In 2014, Beverly Cobble Rodriguez and Joe V. Rodriguez, Jr. generously endowed the Beverly Cobble Rodriguez Lectureship Fund Supporting Women’s Education and Global Leadership to allow us to host an annual lecture on women’s education and global leadership with a special emphasis on healthcare, multi-national business, and the liberal arts.
