Neilly Series Lecture
Awista Ayub '01 is author of However Tall the Mountain. Ayub was two years old, when her family fled Afghanistan for the United States. Her book tells her story and the stories of the eight original girls, with who she has kept in touch. She is founder of the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange and previously served as the Education and Health Officer at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C.
Introduction by Paul Burgett, University vice president and general secretary, senior advisor to the president.
The Neilly Series is supported by the Andrew H. Neilly and Janet Dayton Neilly Endowment, and the River Campus Libraries at the
This lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the Library Lot on the River Campus. For more information on the Neilly Series, call (585) 275-4461 or visit here.