Berkley Center

Michelle Hadebe (SFS'25) hails from a township called Mamelodi in Pretoria, South Africa, and is currently majoring in international politics and minoring in African studies at Georgetown University in Qatar. She is deeply passionate about education, social justice, and Africa. Michelle explores her passions by organizing educational and social justice programs through the Black Students and African Students Association, of which she serves as co-president. When not at university, she teaches summer camps in under-resourced parts of South Africa. She enjoys reading African and Afro-Caribbean literature and traveling the world. She is a 2024 Education and Social Justice Fellow.

Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) is a Pakistani student majoring in international politics at Georgetown University in Qatar. She leads the Georgetown Debating Union and has been an active member of the debating community in Qatar and Pakistan. She was ranked as the best speaker at national university tournaments in Qatar. Minahil is also a peer tutor at the GU-Q Writing Center and started the Women’s Swim Club. In the fall of her sophomore year, Minahil traveled to South Africa to study post-apartheid peace and reconciliation as part of the Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace program. Moving forward, she plan to complement her studies with social science research. She enjoys long drives, hiking, trying new cuisines, and visiting independent bookstores. She is a 2024 Education and Social Justice Fellow.

Julianne Meneses (C'25) is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences studying justice and peace (JUPS) and Spanish. She is a first-generation Filipino-American, and she explores her identity and serves others by studying the intersection between immigration and social justice. Julianne serves as the JUPS Student Program Assistant and volunteers with the DC Schools Project for migrant adults in Washington, DC. She plans to become an immigration lawyer or conduct international research related to the field. Julianne studied abroad in Barcelona during summer 2023. She is a 2024 Education and Social Justice Fellow.