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- November 14, 2022
I remember the day in 2016 that a terrorist attack killed several of my fellow students and professors at the American University of Afghanistan. I wasn’t hurt during the 10-hour siege, but from then on, I decided I could no longer risk attending school in-person because of my young daughter.
- Topics: Alumni, Community Stories
- November 11, 2022
From Harvard to NewYork-Presbyterian, Ann tackles new challenges in American academia Ann’s corner office is tidy and practical, warmed by glowing lamplight. She peers to her left, and her monitor’s camera captures a professional headshot in real time. This is the angle that her students so often see her from
- November 7, 2022
Meet Sohaila, a surgeon and Upwardly Global alum from Afghanistan There are 125 students in my medical class. 124 boys and me, one girl. Usually, the patient come to the hospital after they just deliver baby at home. Once, we told the family the best option is to do hysterectomy.
- November 2, 2022
I was born to fly. Being a pilot was my great ambition from childhood. When I was playing with my friends, every time I was trying to be a pilot, making my hands look like wings. When I saw “Top Gun,” I was always trying to be cool like him.
- October 31, 2022
Legislation in effect Nov. 1 sets equitable hiring precedent for local governments across the country NEW YORK — For over 3 million foreign-born New Yorkers — especially women and immigrants of color — the search for a fair-paying job in the U.S. is one of the biggest challenges they will
- Topics: New York, News, Resources for Employers
- October 31, 2022
WARSAW — Upwardly Global, the Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI), the Ukrainian House, and a coalition of partners are teaming up to support the economic resilience of 1,000 displaced Ukrainian women in Poland with job coaching, job readiness, language, and technical skills training, and wrap-around services such as childcare. Over
- Topics: News, Press Releases