TOPICS I AM WILLING TO DISCUSS WITH OTHER FACULTY:
- Navigating Tenure & Promotion
- Balancing Academic Responsibilities
- Sustainable Success: Flourish & Avoid Burnout
- Managing Publishing Expectations
WHAT MENTORING MEANS TO ME:
Mentoring is about empowerment—helping the mentee to see opportunities to choose, change, and exercise agency in the course of their career.
Title:
Associate Professor of English and World Literature
College:
Pitzer College
Department:
English and World Literature Field Group; Affiliate, Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies
Discipline:
English
Email:
alagji@pitzer.edu
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Education:
- B.A., English and Philosophy, Dickinson College
- Ph.D., English, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professional Experience:
Dr. Lagji’s research focuses on postcolonial literature and theory, particularly in relation to temporality, migration, and futurity in African and Middle Eastern diasporic fiction. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary teaching and collaborates across campuses on initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a mentor, she is especially committed to supporting faculty from historically excluded backgrounds.
