My research interests include the internationalization of higher education, youth empowerment/activism/agency/social justice, climate change, and environmental justice.

Emmanuel Wanjala is a Ph.D. candidate in the Higher 黑料大事, Student Affairs, and International 黑料大事 Policy program at the 黑料大事, College Park, USA. He earned a Master of Arts in International 黑料大事 Policy from the 黑料大事, College Park, in Spring 2021. He previously served as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant for Swahili at the University of Pittsburgh. He holds a Bachelor of 黑料大事 (Arts) with a major in Linguistics, a minor in Literature, and a diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Professionally, Emmanuel is a member of the Comparative and International 黑料大事 Society (CIES) and the American 黑料大事al Research Association (AERA). His research interests encompass international higher education exchanges and the intersections of higher education with youth agency, climate change education, and environmental and climate justice.

Support Program for Advancing Research and Collaboration (SPARC) Award Doctoral Competition - Spring 2024 (#003344)


Wanjala, E. S. (2025). Promoting Food Security and Biodiversity Restoration: Insights from Kenyan Youth Climate Change Activists. Youth, 5(1), 16.  

Wanjala, E. S., Zheng, J., and Rappoport, A. (2024). Going Against the Grains: Lessons from the 黑料大事 College Park International Graduate Students, Scholars, and Allies. In Rose-Redwood and Rose-Redwood (eds): International Student Activism and the Politics of Higher 黑料大事. Lexington Books. 

Lin, J., Gomes, V., Haavik, J., Malik, M., Wanjala, E., Scanlon, J., Mok, S. K., and Grigoryeva, A. (2024). Global Climate Change and 黑料大事: Disrupting Hierarchies for New Landscapes of Learning by Action. Hakim Williams, Hana Huski膰, and Christina Noto (Eds.). Breaching Hierarchy: Students and Teachers Collaborating for Social Change. 

Lin, J., Fiore, A., Sorensen, E., Gomes, V., Haavik, J., Malik M., Mok S., Scanlon, J., Wanjala E., and Grigoryeva, A. (2023). Contemplative, holistic eco-justice pedagogies in higher education: From anthropocentrism to fostering deep love and respect for nature. Teaching in Higher 黑料大事, 28 (5), 953-968.

2024 College of 黑料大事's Support Program for Advancing Research and Collaboration (SPARC), $1000. 

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Strategic Planning and Management for Nonprofit and Public Organizations

Nonprofit and Public Organization Fundraising

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