Navigating Life Post Graduation: Interview with Awaly Diallo
Description
The following episode highlights the transition many college graduates endured graduating during a pandemic and facing an uncertain economy and job market. Awaly Diallo describes with eloquence how she is navigating this trying time while being rooted in services to others in her hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Her passion for her community is clear and she exhibits this by working at a non-profit child welfare agency. This is an episode highlighting the challenges many graduates of the "Class of 2020" have encountered and their creative approach tackling the uncertainty on day at a time.
Awaly Diallo (she/her), a native of West Philadelphia is an activist, paralegal within the child welfare field, and recent graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with degrees in Sociology and African American Studies. She was recognized as the 2020 College Marshal for the College of Liberal Arts as well as 2020 Liberal Arts Change Maker. Her particular work focuses in the area of race and gender politics of education and policed states. Photo Credit: Chuck Fong
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