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Aly Kassam-Remtulla (also known as Aly Remtulla) is a U.S.-based academic, writer and scholar who is Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations at Princeton University.[1][2] Previously, he was associated with the MacArthur Foundation.[3]

Education

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Kassam-Remtulla was born in Kenya and grew up in Canada. After completing his high school at the United World Colleges (UWC) USA campus, Aly received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences, Asian American Studies and Anthropology from Stanford University.[4] As an undergraduate, he worked in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Paul Berg.[5]He then studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College,[6] where he received a master's degree, MBA, and doctorate from Oxford University.[7]

Career

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Aly Kassam-Remtulla

Kassam-Remtulla's academic research and teaching concerns immigrant Muslim communities and he has been widely cited by scholars of Ismailism, Islam, and those with interests in African Studies.[8][9][10][11][12][13] He is a published poet and his journalism has appeared in WIRED, Al Jazeera, and Stanford Magazine.[5][14][15]

As of 2020, he has been working as Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations at Princeton University.[8][16] Earlier, he worked on advancing diversity for graduate students and faculty members at Princeton and efforts to support Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.[17][18][19][20] He co-founded and co-chairs the Faculty Advancement Network, a national consortium to promote diversity and inclusion in the American professoriate.[21]

Aly has been awarded the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award, the Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in Humanities and Creative Arts[22] and the Alberta Centennial Medal.[23] He also received the Annetta Dieckmann Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois where he founded the Young Advocates Program.[3][24]In 2022, he was inducted into the Stanford Multicultural Hall of Fame.[25][26]

Kassam-Remtulla has served on numerous non-profit boards and is the chair of the board of trustees at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya.[27][28][29]

In 2021, he was appointed to the board of Allegheny College.[30]In 2021, he joined the UWC-USA board of trustees and became as chair in 2022.[16]

As of October 2021, he served on the Admissions Advisory Panel for the Luce Foundation to develop a more open process for selection of Luce Scholars.[31]He is currently serving as a judge for the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change $100 million competition.[32]

Publications

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  • (Dis)Placing Khojas: Forging identities, revitalizing Islam and crafting global Ismailism [33][34][35]
  • Kassam-Remtulla, Aly. Muslim Chaplaincy on Campus: Case Studies of Two American Universities. The United Kingdom, University of Oxford, 2012.[10]
  • Encounters: People of Asian Descent in the Americas, ISBN 978-0-8476-9144-9 [36]
  • Contours Of The Heart (Asian American Writers Worksh), 1998, ISBN 978-1889876009 [37]

References

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  1. ^ "Aly Kassam-Remtulla | Provost". provost.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ Kassam-Remtulla, Aly. "Sinophobia, the new Islamophobia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "Aly Kassam-Remtulla Named Program Officer". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  4. ^ "Stanford students win Rhodes, Marshalls: 12/98". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  5. ^ a b magazine, STANFORD (March 1997). "Here for the Taking". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. ^ "The Association of American Rhodes Scholars: Oxford University Society Elections". www.americanrhodes.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  7. ^ "IIS Announces 2007 PhD Scholarship Awards | The Institute of Ismaili Studies". www.iis.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  8. ^ a b "Course brings new perspective on American Muslims to campus". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  9. ^ Daftary, Farhad (2010-12-08). A Modern History of the Ismailis: Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-335-2.
  10. ^ a b Kassam-Remtulla, Aly (2012). Muslim Chaplaincy on Campus: Case Studies of Two American Universities. University of Oxford.
  11. ^ Pal, Adesh; Chakraborty, Tapas (2004). Theorizing and Critiquing Indian Diaspora. Creative Books. ISBN 978-81-8043-009-1.
  12. ^ Equality. Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Campaign Foundation. 2007.
  13. ^ "The Migration of Indians to Eastern Africa: A Case Study of the Ismaili Community, 1866-1966". University of Central Florida 2019.
  14. ^ "Aly Kassam-Remtulla | Al Jazeera News". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  15. ^ "When Schools Reopen, Don't Ditch Online Learning". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  16. ^ a b "UWC-USA Board Chair Retiring". lasvegasoptic.com. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  17. ^ "Pilot programs build bridges, add diversity for promising scholars interested in graduate study". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  18. ^ "Upward Bound: New Programs to Help Underrepresented Students Prepare to Pursue Ph.D.s". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  19. ^ "Graduate School orientation focuses on academic success, community". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  20. ^ "Princetonians provide post-hurricane support to Puerto Rico". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  21. ^ "Faculty Advancement Network". Faculty Advancement Network. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  22. ^ "Firestone and Golden Medal recipients honored for academic achievement" (PDF). Stanford Report Volume 1.
  23. ^ "The Alberta Gazette" (PDF). GOVERNMENT NOTICES Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
  24. ^ "The Association of American Rhodes Scholars: Aly Kassam-Remtulla won the Annetta Dieckmann Award". www.americanrhodes.org. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  25. ^ "Alumni Involvement | Asian American Activities Center". a3c.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  26. ^ "Stanford welcomes newest members of Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame". stanford.edu. October 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Hongera Mpala Science & Outreach Report" (PDF). Mpala Research Centre & Mpala Wildlife Foundation.
  28. ^ "Princeton celebrates 25 years of research and teaching at Mpala, Kenya". Princeton University. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  29. ^ "Letter to the Editor: Mpala Research Centre is committed to inclusive, strategic vision for the future". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  30. ^ "Allegheny College names three to Board of Trustees". Meadville Tribune. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  31. ^ "Redesigning the Luce Scholars Admissions Process and Expanding Alumni Engagement". Henry Luce Foundation. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  32. ^ "100&Change 2024". www.100andchange.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  33. ^ Conference, African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific; Schwerdt, Dianne (2001). Re-imagining Africa: New Critical Perspectives. Nova Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59033-100-2.
  34. ^ "(Dis)Placing Khojas: Forging identities, revitalizing Islam and crafting global Ismailism". africabib.org. 1999.
  35. ^ "(DIS)PLACING KHOJAHS:FORGING IDENTITIES, REVITALIZING ISLAM, AND CRAFTING GLOBAL ISMAILISM". ismaili.net. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  36. ^ Encounters: People of Asian Descent in the Americas.
  37. ^ "9781889876009: Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America (Asian American Writers' Workshop) - AbeBooks - Maira, Sunaina: 1889876003". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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