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Reimagining Education for a Changing World

October 11, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:45 am

  • McCosh Hall, Room 50

About Session

This panel will bring together alumni working across educational institutions and initiatives who are reimagining curriculum to reflect today’s challenges and opportunities, integrating real-world learning and workforce preparedness into academic programs, expanding access to underrepresented communities and developing new inclusive, lifelong learning models. The conversation will highlight efforts to ensure that higher education remains relevant and transformational, preparing students for lives of adaptability, purpose and impact.

Moderated by: Angelina Sylvain *16 NEU, Special Assistant to the Provost; Vice Dean for Graduate Education, University of South Carolina

Emily Andrews *20 SPIA, Director, Program Management, Freedom Together Foundation
Donnell Butler *09 SOC, Founder and President, Prelude
Colette Johnson *18 ENG, Executive Director, Business Development and Strategy, The Petey Greene Program
Andrea Morris *99 MOL, Assistant Dean and Director, Career and Professional Development, The Rockefeller University
Margaret Sena *17 HIS, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Director of Graduate Student Engagement, El Centro Chicano y Latino, Stanford University

Speakers

Emily Andrews *20 SPIA

Emily Andrews *20 SPIA

Organizer, Advocate, Troublemaker
Donnell Butler *09 SOC

Donnell Butler *09 SOC

Analytical, Future-focused, Research-driven
Colette Johnson *18 ENG

Colette Johnson *18 ENG

Social Impact, Leader, Mom
Andrea Morris *99 MOL

Andrea Morris *99 MOL

Educator, Scientist, Mentor
Margaret Sena *17 HIS

Margaret Sena *17 HIS

First-Gen Educator, Proud Latina, Advocate
Angelina Sylvain *16 NEU

Angelina Sylvain *16 NEU

Innovator, Change Agent, Princeton Star