by Emory College Director Christine Ristaino
Christine Ristaino is the Director of the Emory College Language Center and Professor of Practice at Emory University. She is also an Atlanta author whose memoir, All the Silent Spaces, published in July 2019 by She Writes Press, confronts the topics of violence, identity, and discrimination. She participates in social justice work, education reform, and violence prevention. She is an award-winning advisor and teacher and has experience organizing powerful symposiums, seminars, conferences and events. She leads workshops on the topics of diversity, equity and inclusion, privilege, coming to terms with violence through memoir, writing and talking about difficult topics, and creating a public voice. She is also a trained life coach.
Victoria Umutoni, originally from Rwanda, graduated from Emory College in 2018. She is currently a PhD Student in Epidemiology at the University of Chicago. In this interview with ECLC, she shares her experiences as an international student and emphasizes the value of learning multiple languages in fostering cultural understanding and opening doors to new opportunities.
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