Position University Administrative Fellow Bio/Description Kimberly Akano is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Religion at Princeton University where she is also pursuing a certificate in African American Studies. Her research interests include histories of Black migration, politics, and higher education with a focus on African migration to the US during the twentieth century. In addition to her academic research, Kimberly has worked as a GradFUTURES University Administrative Fellow where she coordinated programming exploring the past, present, and future of higher education in the US. Currently, she is a Social Impact Fellow in Marketing and Communications in the Journals Division of the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is passionate about program management, digital storytelling, and working with collaborative teams."With the support of my mentor, James M. Van Wyck, I am eager to coordinate the 'Graduate Education: Then, Now, Next' seminar series with GradFutures. Especially during this time when students, faculty, staff, and administrators are (re)evaluating the efficacy and significance of graduate education, I hope my work will foster honest reflections and imaginative dialogue. I also look forward to cultivating new opportunities for sustained collaboration within and beyond the university." Upcoming Professional Development Events Jun 16 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 18 Effective Research Mentorship for Graduate Students: Rematch+ (Session 5) Jun 18 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 20 Tour of Firestone Library Jun 20 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 23 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 24 Software Engineering Summer School (June 24-25, 2025) Jun 25 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 26 Connecting Visual Studio Code to the Research Computing Clusters Jun 27 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 30 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 30 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Parts 1-3)