Aly Kassam-Remtulla Explained

Other Names:Aly Remtulla
Citizenship:Canada/USA
Alma Mater:Stanford University
Oxford University
Occupation:academic, writer and scholar
Years Active:1996-present
Known For:Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations at Princeton University

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

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, in 1998.[4] As an undergraduate, he worked in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Paul Berg.He then studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College,[5] where he received a master's degree, MBA, and doctorate from Oxford University, in (2012).[6]

Career

Since 1996, Kassam-Remtulla has been an academic researcher and scholar of immigrant Muslim communities. He has been widely cited by scholars of Ismailism, Islam, and those with interests in African Studies.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He is a published poet and his journalism has appeared in WIRED, Al Jazeera, and Stanford Magazine.[13] [14] [15]

As of 2020, he has been working as Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations at Princeton University.[7] Earlier, he worked on advancing diversity for graduate students and faculty members at Princeton and efforts to support Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.[16] [17] [18] [19] He co-founded and co-chairs the Faculty Advancement Network, a national consortium to promote diversity and inclusion in the American professoriate.[20]

Aly has been awarded the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award, the Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence in Humanities and Creative Arts[21] and the Alberta Centennial Medal.[22] He also received the Annetta Dieckmann Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois where he founded the Young Advocates Program.[23] In 2022, he was inducted into the Stanford Multicultural Hall of Fame.[24] [25]

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.[26] [27]

In 2021, he was appointed to the board of Allegheny College.[28] In 2021, he joined the UWC-USA board of trustees and became a chair in 2022.[29]

As of October 2021, he has been serving on the Admissions Advisory Panel for the Luce Foundation to develop a more open process for selection of Luce Scholars.[30] As of October 2024, he was serving as a judge for the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change $100 million competition.[31]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aly Kassam-Remtulla Provost. 2020-11-03. provost.princeton.edu.
  2. Web site: Kassam-Remtulla. Aly. Sinophobia, the new Islamophobia. 2020-11-03. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  3. Web site: Aly Kassam-Remtulla Named Program Officer. 2020-11-03. www.macfound.org. en.
  4. Web site: Stanford students win Rhodes, Marshalls: 12/98 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151212010300/https://news.stanford.edu/news/1998/december9/rhodes129.html . December 12, 2015 . 2020-12-02 . news.stanford.edu.
  5. Web site: The Association of American Rhodes Scholars: Oxford University Society Elections. 2020-12-02. www.americanrhodes.org.
  6. Web site: IIS Announces 2007 PhD Scholarship Awards The Institute of Ismaili Studies. 2020-12-02. www.iis.ac.uk.
  7. Web site: Course brings new perspective on American Muslims to campus. 2020-12-02. The Princetonian.
  8. Book: Daftary, Farhad. A Modern History of the Ismailis: Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community. 2010-12-08. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-0-85772-335-2. en.
  9. Book: Kassam-Remtulla, Aly. Muslim Chaplaincy on Campus: Case Studies of Two American Universities. 2012. University of Oxford. en.
  10. Book: Pal. Adesh. Theorizing and Critiquing Indian Diaspora. Chakraborty. Tapas. 2004. Creative Books. 978-81-8043-009-1. en.
  11. Book: Equality. 2007. Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Campaign Foundation. en.
  12. The Migration of Indians to Eastern Africa: A Case Study of the Ismaili Community, 1866-1966. University of Central Florida 2019.
  13. Web site: magazine. STANFORD. Here for the Taking. 2020-12-02. stanfordmag.org. March 1997 . en.
  14. Web site: Aly Kassam-Remtulla Al Jazeera News. 2020-12-02. www.aljazeera.com. en.
  15. When Schools Reopen, Don't Ditch Online Learning. en-us. Wired. 2020-12-02. 1059-1028.
  16. Web site: Pilot programs build bridges, add diversity for promising scholars interested in graduate study. 2020-12-02. Princeton University. en.
  17. Web site: 2017-10-20. Upward Bound: New Programs to Help Underrepresented Students Prepare to Pursue Ph.D.s. 2020-12-02. Princeton Alumni Weekly. en.
  18. Web site: Graduate School orientation focuses on academic success, community. 2020-12-02. Princeton University. en.
  19. Web site: Princetonians provide post-hurricane support to Puerto Rico. 2020-12-02. Princeton University. en.
  20. Web site: Faculty Advancement Network. 2020-12-02. Faculty Advancement Network. en-US.
  21. Firestone and Golden Medal recipients honored for academic achievement. Stanford Report Volume 1.
  22. News: The Alberta Gazette. GOVERNMENT NOTICES Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
  23. Web site: The Association of American Rhodes Scholars: Aly Kassam-Remtulla won the Annetta Dieckmann Award.. 2020-11-03. www.americanrhodes.org.
  24. Web site: Alumni Involvement Asian American Activities Center . 2024-10-25 . a3c.stanford.edu . en.
  25. News: October 24, 2022 . Stanford welcomes newest members of Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame . stanford.edu.
  26. Web site: Hongera Mpala Science & Outreach Report . Mpala Research Centre & Mpala Wildlife Foundation.
  27. Web site: Princeton celebrates 25 years of research and teaching at Mpala, Kenya . 2020-12-06 . Princeton University . en.
  28. Web site: 2021-07-22 . Allegheny College names three to Board of Trustees . 2024-10-25 . Meadville Tribune . en.
  29. Web site: 2023-02-02 . UWC-USA Board Chair Retiring . 2024-10-25 . lasvegasoptic.com . en.
  30. Web site: 2021-10-06 . Redesigning the Luce Scholars Admissions Process and Expanding Alumni Engagement . 2024-10-25 . Henry Luce Foundation . en.
  31. Web site: 100&Change 2024 . 2024-10-25 . www.100andchange.org.
  32. Book: Conference. African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific. Re-imagining Africa: New Critical Perspectives. Schwerdt. Dianne. 2001. Nova Publishers. 978-1-59033-100-2. en.
  33. Web site: (DIS)PLACING KHOJAHS:FORGING IDENTITIES, REVITALIZING ISLAM, AND CRAFTING GLOBAL ISMAILISM. 2020-11-03. ismaili.net.
  34. Book: Encounters: People of Asian Descent in the Americas. en-us.
  35. Web site: 9781889876009: Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America (Asian American Writers' Workshop) - AbeBooks - Maira, Sunaina: 1889876003. 2020-11-03. www.abebooks.co.uk. en-GB.

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