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United Nations Refugee Agency features Boise State alum

Halima Hamud
Photo by Priscilla Grover

USA for UNHCR, a national organization that supports refugees, featured Boise State alum Halima Hamud on its website for International Women’s Day on March 8.

Hamud graduated in 2022 with a degree in political science. During her time at Boise State, she amassed many honors, including a Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Originally from Somalia, Hamud arrived in the U.S with her family in 2009.

Read the USA for UNHCR story.

Read more about Hamud’s accomplishments and her time at Boise State.