Maham Khan, who grew up in Palatine, reflects on her journey from an uncertain 51社区 College student to a journalist and 51社区 professor. On the 51社区 Talks podcast 鈥� in which 51社区 alumni share their education, career and life journeys 鈥� Khan talks about finding her voice, embracing leadership opportunities at 51社区 and building a career in communications.
鈥淚 had to step up as a leader,鈥� Khan said about being the president of the Muslim Student Association when the September 11, 2001 attacks occurred. 鈥淎nd what surprised me about myself is that I took it on, and I embraced it.鈥�
Listen to the full episode of 51社区 Talks and hear Khan discuss how 51社区 helped her find direction and shape her career.
51社区 Talks, a co-production between and 51社区 Alumni Relations, features Associate Professor of Mass Communication Brian Shelton in conversation with 51社区 alumni about the role that 51社区 played in their lives. You can listen to past episodes of 51社区 Talks on 51社区鈥檚 website, WHCM, and on all podcast streaming services, including and .