Marie-Noelle Nwokolo ’16
Former international business & management major Marie-Noelle Nwokolo ’16 embraces her passion for improving Africa’s economic standing as a researcher at The Brenthurst Foundation. A fervent advocate for promoting Africa’s prosperity, she strives to help businesses, societies and country managers create solutions to address the continent’s challenges.
Can you speak to how Dickinson’s useful liberal-arts education helped you along your career path?
Can I speak about my journey without acknowledging the usefulness of a liberal-arts education?! That’s the question. I didn’t realize it then, but I can surely attest to how versatile, open-minded, and multifaceted my liberal arts education has made me. It has been especially advantageous on my career path when it comes to understanding and tackling the daunting challenges I face at work, and in general discussions. Understanding that different disciplines teach or emphasize different lens(es) is