Published May 1, 2024
Congratulations to Zanaya Hussain – one of fifteen UB students named a recipient of the 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence!
Zanaya, of Buffalo NY, graduates with a BA in international studies and urban and public policy studies, and a minor in Chinese. She is a first-generation college student, as well as a University Honors College and Ronald E. McNair scholar. She is an ambassador and student liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences, representing the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Program. Hussain serves as a board member for Open Buffalo’s Youth Action Social Justice Group, a facilitator for the Girl’s Club at the Westside Economic Development Initiative, and a student coordinator for UB’s Asia Research Institute.