Categories Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Graduate News Human Rights Events Sociology Sociology (Student) Undergraduate News Congratulations to John Kalkanli, graduating in May with dual degrees in International Studies and Markets and Culture with a minor in human rights Post author By Katherine Nickles Post date May 10, 2016 This week we are sharing some powerful SMU stories from the class of 2016… John Kalkanli has never seen the campus of SMU, but he says he loves it none-the-less. John Kalkanli is blind. Born in Turkey with a disorder that robbed him of his sight from day one, his family brought him to Dallas six times in his first five years of life to attempt surgeries they hoped would make him see. None of the surgeries worked, but eventually he found something else in Dallas – a future home at SMU. After Kalkanli graduates in May with dual degrees in International Studies and Markets and Culture with a minor in human rights, he will enroll in SMU’s Masters of Liberal Studies program with a focus on human rights. After that, he hopes to work for an international human rights organization like Amnesty International or the International Rescue Committee. Congratulations John, we look forward to watching as you change the world. Read more of John’s story at the link in profile. #smugrad A photo posted by SMU (@smudallas) on May 10, 2016 at 3:21pm PDT Tags human rights program, sociology, sociology student ← SMU physicists: CERN’s Large Hadron Collider is once again smashing protons, taking data → An appreciation for SMU’s Jeremy Adams, who helped us understand the past
