27 Year Old Nigeria Lady Breaks PHD Record In America

Christine Uzuakor

Christine Uzuakor is a trail blazer and an inspiration. On Dec 17 2016 Christine completed her PHD (security engineering) at Colorado, becoming the youngest person and first African American Woman to do so at the University (27yrs)

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"I started my PHD program at age 23 and at the time was told i was too young, naive and inexperienced, but I stood by my dream and turned doubt Into motivation. To any one who has been taught that its unrealistic to dream, i assure you that its okay to dream big. Dare to dream and be brave enough to execute" she said