Growing up in India Shahana Althaf thought earning a doctorate was a distant dream. But, despite potential roadblocks, she persevered and she will receive her Ph.D. from RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on May 10. In this episode of Intersections she talks with associate professor Callie Babbitt about how she overcame cultural pressures and the challenges of balancing home life with a young child to fulfill her dreams and earn her degree.

Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/Graduation-Podcast-Transcript.pdf