ClassACT casts a mold for leadership
To many of her classmates and others around the world, Benazir Bhutto ’73 epitomized strength, determination, and grace under pressure. As the first female prime minister of a Muslim country, she espoused values — democracy, equality for women, education for all regardless of gender or religion, human rights — that today are in sore need of promotion all over the world. That is why her college friends are starting an international leadership course in her name. The Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program (BBLP) will take leaders from across the Muslim world and offer them both training and the chance to connect with others who share her principles. The idea is to introduce these fellows to a wide network of advisers, influence holders, and Class of 1973 alumni who can help initiate progressive change once they return home. “The goal is to prepare people who will be assuming leadership positions in these countries,” said Bhutto’s...