We're so proud of our Gashora Girls Academy graduate, Linda, who was featured in the Hamline University News!
Undergraduate economics major Linda Umwali ‘18 traveled nearly 8,000 miles to pursue her college degree in a culture vastly different than what she’s used to and in a country she’d never been to before. Umwali is the first-ever recipient of a scholarship that was born out of a Hamline study abroad trip to her home country of Rwanda. As part of the trip, which focused on restorative justice following the Rwandan genocide, the Hamline students and professor visited Umwali’s high school, Gashora Girls Academy.“They were all really friendly,” Umwali said. “They talked about how nice Hamline was, how friendly all the ...
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