{"id":20796,"date":"2026-04-15T10:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=20796"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:13","slug":"shireen-hassim-receives-faculty-graduate-mentoring-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2026\/shireen-hassim-receives-faculty-graduate-mentoring-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Shireen Hassim receives Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Shireen Hassim receives Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five Carleton University professors were recognized with a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award during a ceremony held on campus on April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate students from across all disciplines submitted nomination letters in support of their supervisors, highlighting the meaningful impact these faculty members have had on their academic journeys as well as their personal development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This award recognizes professors who demonstrate exceptional dedication to graduate education through their roles as supervisors and research mentors. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International) and Graduate Studies, the award underscores the significant and lasting influence that strong mentorship can have on graduate student success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-FGMA-Winners-main-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"2026 FGMA Recipients\" class=\"wp-image-59783\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carleton University Professors Sana Mohsni, Sreeraman Rajan, Mostafa Taha, Shireen Hassim and Christine Koggel are the 2025-2026 recipients of a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"this-years-recipients\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Year\u2019s Recipients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Below are the recipients (in alphabetical order), along with selected excerpts from their students\u2019 nomination letters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/people\/shireen-hassim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shireen Hassim<\/a>, Canada Research Chair in Gender and African Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shireen-Hassim-main-pic-512x491.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Shireen Hassim of Carleton University\" class=\"wp-image-59794\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cShireen advises and guides with integrity and consistency. Her expectations are clear, her commitments unwavering, and her support steadfast. In a system where graduate students often feel invisible or expendable, Shireen\u2019s mentorship communicates something profoundly different: that our ideas matter, our struggles are legitimate, and our growth is worth sustained investment.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThroughout my time working with her, Prof. Hassim has shown me, in countless ways, what it means to be an exceptional mentor. Her guidance is always detailed and thoughtful, tailored to my challenges and questions, and she continually fosters a supportive environment that makes me feel truly seen and valued. Her belief in me has made a real difference in my journey.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cProf. Hassim\u2019s sponsorship of my participation in the doctoral workshop at Makerere University (gave me) the opportunity to workshop my doctoral research with senior scholars and doctoral colleagues, receive detailed, constructive feedback and, most importantly, build lasting professional networks with doctoral colleagues (who have) become an important part of my academic and professional development.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffacultyofartssocialsciencesfass.cmail19.com%2Ft%2Ft-l-wiihlhy-tkydhrtrki-ju%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGabrielHabiyaremye%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C18443df133f94222d3c508de9af7880c%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639118585124223233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9mNw3Bt8seP7HQexwUNpQgw1xe6lAlgyfQZcrakJLbY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Learn more about this year\u2019s recipients &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Carleton University professors were recognized with a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award during a ceremony held on campus on April 7, 2026. Graduate students from across all disciplines submitted nomination letters in support of their supervisors, highlighting the meaningful impact these faculty members have had on their academic journeys as well as their personal development. 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