Name: James Ford

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2012

School Name: Zaytuna College

Major: Arabic

Description: James is a graduate and a member of the inaugural class of Zaytuna College; he completed a B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature. He also received a certificate from the Center for Islamic Studies (CIS) at the Graduate Theological Union. He previously attained a B.A. from Columbia University where he was a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Scholar. During his undergraduate career and subsequently, his work in public health and advocacy as well as volunteer teaching focused on facilitating social justice and empowerment of disenfranchised individuals and communities, including: homeless adults and those of lower socioeconomic means, refugee survivors of human rights abuses, autistic and Deaf children, and young people considered at-risk. James' graduate work focused on Islamic Political Thought and Interreligious Studies, equipping him to become a proponent of justice for minority communities, particularly in the contexts of educational and civil rights.

Sponsor: Zaytuna Scholarship