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Audio content to support the RU120 campaign as Rhodes University celebrates a remarkable milestone.
13 Episodes
RU120 - a legacy in motion
For 120 years, Rhodes University has shaped history. Rhodes University is more than an educational institution; we are a legacy in motion. Be part of the legacy. Rhodes University. Where leaders learn.
Zola Mbinda on her childhood
Mbinda ’s role as an ambassador for the university aligns perfectly with the life she has lived, which revolved around education and academia, as the daughter of a Statistician, who planted the seeds of education, and paved the way for Mbinda’s journey in academia.
Zola Mbinda on her newly found community in the programme
As Zola’s path began taking shape, her life started coming full circle, as her memories of being in lecture rooms, studying and admiring her mother, became her reality as one of the staff members at Rhodes University.
Zola Mbinda on joining Rhodes University
As a lecturer at the university, her contributions have been immense, within her department and outside of it, as she has achieved many great things as a result of her hard work and determination
Zola Mbinda on her experience with other students
Mbinda speaks about her academic journey, explaining her dissertation and the process of creating it. Although the journey may seem lonely for many, and isolating, Mbinda’s experience has been one for the books.
Zola Mbinda on her experience as a supervisor
When she is not supervising other student’s work, she continues to breathe life into the history department and the world at large through her contributions to society
Zola Mbinda on her thesis
When she is not supervising other student’s work, she continues to breathe life into the history department and the world at large through her contributions to society. As a PhD candidate, her thesis, titled “Umsebenzi Wabafazi” - the work of women. Drawing from people within her own life, she used…
Zola Mbinda on being on set
Although historians focus more on the past and how we got to where we are, Mbinda took the opportunity to also contribute to the future of Rhodes University, as a key character in the RU120 commercial.
Pat Terry on RU legacy
Pat Terry on RU legacy
Pat Terry on student years quality education and changes
Pat Terry on student years quality education and changes
Pat Terry advice on how to maintain excellence
Pat Terry advice on how to maintain excellence
Pat Terry on the first email sent in the country and leading the way
Pat Terry on the first email sent in the country and leading the way
Pat Terry RU120 message and the need to guard the legacy
Pat Terry Ru120 message and the need to guard the legacy