University to host female Iraqi scholar
May 14, 2009 in News and Updates
Stanford Daily News, Stanford CA (May 14, 2009)
By: Aimee Miles
A pilot program developed by the nonprofit Iraqi Women’s Fellowship Foundation (IWFF) is finalizing plans to host an Iraqi woman faculty member for a yearlong residence at Stanford for the next academic year, according to Ryan Orr, executive director of the Collaborative for Research on Global Projects (CRGP).
The IWFF aims to provide training and networking opportunities for Iraqi female educators who have begun a leadership track at their respective home institutions.
While the IWFF requested that the faculty member’s surname and university affiliation be withheld for security reasons, they agreed to identify her as Dr. Afaneen. Afaneen, who holds a Ph.D. in power engineering, will be Stanford’s visiting scholar for the 2009-2010 academic year. She is an assistant professor in a university engineering department in Baghdad.