Beulah Nimene is a Master’s student in the Education Policy, Politics, and Leadership cluster. Originally from Liberia, West Africa, she brings over seven years of teaching experience and a strong background in civic engagement, politics, and women’s empowerment to her work at UC Berkeley.
Before coming to Berkeley, Beulah served as a Program Officer at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Monrovia, Liberia, where she organized policy roundtables, fact-finding missions, and capacity-building workshops for civil society and government stakeholders. She is also a storyteller and award-winning spoken word poet, passionate about using the arts to elevate women’s voices and lived experiences.
As both a practitioner and researcher, Beulah is interested in how education policy can be leveraged to improve student outcomes, particularly for African students in U.S. higher education. Her work focuses on cultural transition, belonging, and the role of social capital in shaping academic experiences. Her current research, under the guidance of her advisor Dr. Jennifer Ann Delaney, explores how African students at UC Berkeley navigate academic spaces and build community, with a focus on the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program.
Beulah also works as a research intern at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, where she leads museum tours for primary school students within the Berkeley Unified School District using Visual Thinking Strategies and investigates best practices for teaching art to children.
