Growing up in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji received a scholarship from the United World Colleges as part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the United States.
After earning degrees from Brown University, Harvard University and Columbia University, she went on to become a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
That passion for research stemmed from Khoja-Moolji’s “ethical commitment to cultivating a more just and pluralistic world.”
Shortly after completing the program in 2018, she was offered a faculty position at Bowdoin College.
“Bowdoin has been a particularly hospitable home for me as it emphasizes excellence in both research and teaching,” says Khoja-Moolji, assistant professor of gender, sexuality and women’s studies at Bowdoin. “I therefore feel extremely supported by the institution.”
The field of gender, sexuality and women’s studies provides Khoja-Moolji with an opportunity to “examine political and social problems through multiple lenses utilizing a broad range of research methodologies.”
In the classroom, Khoja-Moolji describes diversity as being a “fact of life” and looks at it through the lens of “inquiry, critique and healing.”
