BGSA leader Kimya Loder brings 'unifying force' to student organizing for AAAS departmentalization
BGSA leader Kimya Loder is a ‘unifying force’ in student organizing for AAAS departmentalization Kimya Loder, a third-year sociology Ph.D. student, has been at the forefront of advocacy for departmentalization of the African & African American Studies (AAAS) program. Kimya Loder BGSA President Upon her arrival at Stanford, Loder’s primary mission was to find spaces where she felt seen and supported both personally and academically. She found the AAAS program, the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and the Black Services Community Center (BCSC) to be such spaces. From there, she...