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Over the past few weeks, my time in Morocco has taken me south — first to Ouarzazate, then to Agadir — two places that couldn’t feel more different, yet both left a strong impression. Ouarzazate I traveled to Ouarzazate with a group of fellow Fulbrighters to help run workshops at the cinema school there. Over two days, we watched two films with students and spent time discussing media, storytelling, and how perception is shaped through film. The conversations were thoughtful,

Over the past several weeks, my project has started to take shape through classroom visits, conversations, and community connections. I’ve had the opportunity to speak with high schoolers, university students, teachers, professors, and women working in STEM fields. Each discussion adds a new perspective to my understanding of what influences young women’s pathways into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Morocco. Originally, my research focused on what was ha

Two years ago, I almost walked away from teaching. Not because I didn’t love my students, but because I felt like there was nothing left...