Position University Administrative Fellow Bio/Description Mai K. Alkhamissi is a second-year PhD student with an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics from Goldsmiths and a BA in Anthropology and Sociology from the American University in Cairo. Mai is a University Administrative Fellow in the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. Mai has done fieldwork in Cairo from 2011 to 2013 on a project called the Imagination of the Political researching independent trade unions and artists who chose to display their art in public spaces. She taught introduction to Sociology at the American University in Cairo this past academic year. She did her MA fieldwork in 2013-2014 with craftsmen in Darb el Ahmar area of Cairo where she looked at how their methods of organizing impacts her understanding of what democracy is and different definitions of the political. Upcoming Professional Development Events Mar 21 Scientific Visualization with VisIt Mar 21 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Part 1 of 3) Mar 21 Ethics of AI 8: AI Snake Oil: A Sneak Peek at a Draft Chapter of Prof. Narayanan’s New Book Mar 22 Introduction to ArcGIS Mar 22 High-Performance Python for GPUs Mar 23 GradFUTURES Departmental Office Hours for History Graduate Students Mar 23 Venture Capital & Startups 7: Guest Graduate Alumna, Juliana Nascimento *08 (ORFE), co-founder Optimal Dynamics Mar 24 Data Visualization with R - Introduction to ggplot Mar 24 Getting Started with LaTeX on Overleaf Mar 24 Getting Started with Machine Learning in Python Mar 26 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Mar 27 Fireside Chat: Ways to Advance Innovation, Equity, and Inclusion via Professional Development