Sumaita Hasan

Grant Category:	Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistant
Project Title:	N.A.
Field of Study:	Education
Home Institution:	Hunter College, New York, NY
Host Institution:	Swami Vivekananda Rural Community College, Puducherry, Puducherry
Grant Start Month:	July 2023
Duration of Grant:	Nine months

Brief Bio:

Sumaita Hasan graduated summa cum laude as a valedictorian with honors from Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College, receiving a bachelor’s degree in media studies, English literature, and music. Her degree was supported by a four-year merit scholarship. Sumaita has had extensive experience in journalism, having served as editor-in-chief of the City University of New York’s platform, CUNYverse, in addition to being an editor for various publications.

Sumaita has also served as a volunteer vocal teacher for three years, as a volunteer English teacher for French and Bangladeshi women, and as a volunteer English mentor for a Ukrainian student. Her experience as a tutor for grade school, undergraduate, graduate, and for other professional students has reinforced her passion for teaching and writing. Sumaita is particularly interested in media literacy and cinema, and has dabbled in production, post-production, and website design. She strives to center South Asian and underrepresented voices in her work as a Bangladeshi second-generation American.

While in India, Sumaita hopes to create a journalism club that would produce a student-led publication, in addition to discussing the impact of all forms of media. She is also a trained vocalist and would love to organize a cappella group.