I couldn’t contain myself. It took me 10 whole years of depression, de-registrations, exclusions, anxiety, degree changes, and I finally discovered myself.
Hey TUTzens!
Let’s give it up for Itumeleng Mahlatji for receiving the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Faculty of Management Sciences. She graduates with a Diploma in Human Resource Management.
Itumeleng, you are now a graduATE! Congrats!
Unfortunately if you want to grow you need to be exposed to hard things. You need to wire your brain to think that you can actually bypass anything. You are most probably capable, you just have not tested that ability yet. Do hard things. 🤍
One of the most painful things should be not being able to afford your kid’s basic needs. Imagine your kid is hungry and you can’t even buy them food.
Sending strength to all the unemployed parents. May you find work soon 🫂
Tonight, a dream years in the making finally crossed the stage with me.
From lecture notes between radio links, assignments after long production days, research, rewriting, sacrifice, self-doubt and perseverance… tonight I officially graduate with my MBA.
It is finished 🥹🩵🧑🏾🎓
I am overcome with so many emotions. I am so grateful to have been able to do this. I am leaving @Columbia with STEM Designated MPA concentrating in International Finance and Economic Policy. I’ve now conquered the edge and Ivy League.
Grad week loading…
Graduate Reflections 🎓
As an international student, Shudufhadzo (Shudu) Musida MPA '26 learned that she can find community anywhere. And what better place than NYC!
living in this generation is actually terrifying cause you could be having an innocent conversation with your colleague and one person would decide to take a video and post it on social media without realizing how their actions may affect the families of the people involved.
An entire me! I absolutely shed a tear after receiving this email babhem.
I have done so much in my long life. I wonder what else is still for me.
SHOUT OUT TO EDUCATION. 🥺📚🎓