Like a Boss with Safa Zaki, President of Bowdoin College
From Open Door from the Maine Trust for Local News by Maine Trust for Local News | Portland Press Herald
September 30, 2024 · 48 min
About this episode
The episode features Safa R. Zaki, the first woman president of Bowdoin College, discussing her research and leadership.
About Safa Zaki Copyright Jessica Scranton Safa R. Zaki is the sixteenth president of Bowdoin College, a renowned psychologist and cognitive scientist, and the first woman to lead the College since its founding in 1794. Safa's research focuses on how people divide the world into categories, using computational approaches to model cognitive processes in order to enrich our understanding of the human mind.
People in this episode
Guest: Safa R. Zaki
Topics covered
- leadership
- education
- psychology
- cognitive science
- women in leadership
Keywords
- Safa Zaki
- Bowdoin College
- cognitive science
- psychology
- women leaders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bowdoin College, Maine Trust for Local News, Portland Press Herald
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