Alumni & Student Updates

Mubeena('01)

Philosophy continues to warp my sense of time and space. In the beginning, an advanced class in high school egged me to major in the love of wisdom at Hofstra. All it took was a mind-bending conversation of five minutes to initiate my quest down the rabbit hole of thought. “Do I see colors the same way as the next guy?” had me hooked for one very long moment My time at Hofstra was nothing short of a personal renaissance As an international student, I relished an out-of-country experience, not only to embrace new ideas, but to make space to build my own Philosophy only added fuel to this fire But what would I do with it after school? And so I decided to also major in Psychology Figured it was the closest thing to a career in applying philosophical insights while exploring perception, emotion, ethics and culture

With a Masters in Organizational Psychology, I used Philosophy in business over the next twenty years (feels like 10 minutes though). As a workplace culture specialist, my core service was to ask the right questions, rooted in existentialism, to uncover human issues in the workplace. Constructing a sound argument and communicating messages based on the human condition are what I became known for. Because of Philosophy, work never felt like work. Times have changed and so have my philosophical views. I used to put rationality on a pedestal, but with life experience I now value emotional resonance too Today, I’ve cut down on consulting to write my first novel set in a world of philosophical quandaries And I’ve picked up my paint brush again So, I guess it doesn’t matter if you see colors differently to the way I do, as long as you’re in for the joyride