Gloria Ampadu-Darko

Gloria is a sophomore majoring in International Relations with a minor in Political Science and Public Health. Her interests include international development, human rights, civil rights, and social justice. She aspires to pursue a career in which she can make a meaningful impact in one of these areas.

Gloria’s directed study will be centered around community health and wellness with a focus on housing. She will take a deep dive into the housing situation in four major United States cities: Boston, Washington D.C, Atlanta, and Orlando. Gloria will explore the extent to which local politics have caused discrepancies in the conditions of various neighborhoods, with an eye towards identifying ways to improve the wellbeing of struggling urban communities.

Gloria was born in London but raised in Ghana until she was four years old. She moved to the United States and grew-up in the metro Atlanta area. Her experiences of being from a developing country and growing up in a low-income neighborhood are what fuel her passion to bring about changes for others in similar situations. Gloria has interned with local nonprofits, engaged in cultural clubs in high school, and volunteered to tutor elementary school students. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, listening to true crime and self-care podcasts, journaling, reading, and going on picnics with her friends. On-campus, she currently works as an assistant at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground and is involved in Charcoal Magazine.

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