Prof.Gregory Ricks

Prof. Gregory Ricks earned an undergraduate degree in economics and government from Hampton University, a master’s degree in city planning from MIT, and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University. At Northeastern University, at the age of only 23, he became the youngest major college dean in America. When he first arrived on campus, there were approximately 700 African American students at the university and by 1976 the numbers had risen to 1,000. Ricks also went on to serve as an academic dean at Dartmouth College and Stanford University before returning home to Boston to serve as a Vice President of City Year National. As a result of his role with City Year, Former President Bill Clinton recruited Greg to be the first dean of the Clinton Democracy Fellowship in South Africa (2002-2005) and he was later recruited to be on Oprah Winfrey’s staff to establish a leadership program for girls in Africa (2005-2006). Prof. Gregory Ricks is an advocate for equal opportunity who has travelled the world to meet with community leaders, including Nelson Mandela (Madiba), to ensure the doors to opportunity remain open for those who wish to pursue their dreams.

He is a very humble individual and Stellenbosch University’s students are benefiting a great deal out his wisdom. He has managed to visit all LLL houses and his visit to each house had a great impact, he has also managed to bring students from diverse backgrounds to a common ground. He speaks out of experience which inspires young scholars.

Thank you and we all hope that we shall meet again soon  

Money fact

"Some people still do not have bank accounts, thus hardly use ATMs and this is simply because some people are scared to changes and basically they do not want to be part of the change"

Housemate Profile 4

Hey! My name is Jeanne and I am in the final year for my LLB degree. I love Stellenbosch and I love being a student. Although I come from Cape Town, this feels like my hometown! I  love working with people and for that reason I aspire to be enter the profession of arbitration and mediation. When I'm not busy studying or taking part in campus activities and connecting with friends, I enjoy spending time on my  own and with loved ones. Children, nature, music, experimenting with food and seeing beautiful places are some of my favourite things.