"Courage is like — it's a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging." -Dr Marie Daly on the bravery required to push the…

"Courage is like — it's a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging." -Dr Marie Daly on the bravery required to push the…
“I went there on the stage and the 3,000 of them, who were now leading normal lives, wanted to hear from me and I was absolutely speechless. The tears started to flow and I quoted a shloka (passage) from Ramayana:…
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Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University Profile Name: Fatima bint Muhammad Al-Fihriya Al-Qurashiya Life: 800 C.E. – 880 C.E. (Died aged 80) Known for: Establishing the oldest existing and currently operating educational institution to award degrees [1][2] Who was Fatima…
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The following PDF contains information regarding how to survive the application/interview process when trying to obtain a PhD placement in STEM, and includes information about the journey of two members of POC2 during their application process. The particular obstacles faced…
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