Bennett College has a New Vision for Their Global Studies
It’s easy to see why Kelly Mallari is a good fit as director of Bennett’s Center for Global Studies. She has extensive international experience and her passion for travel and her appreciation for other cultures is evident when she discusses the benefits of traveling abroad.
Kelly’s planning and advocating for growth of the program has help to build the program’s current success and developed a vision for its future.
Since joining Bennett’s staff, Mallari has worked diligently to ensure Bennett Belles are afforded travel abroad opportunities.
When she was a student at UNC Greensboro, she studied abroad at the University of Westminster in London in 2010 and later lived in London from 2012 – 2015 where she and her husband have a second home.
Her visits to Mexico, Brazil, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Spain, France, Norway, Turkey, Belgium, Italy, Japan, China and India has provided her with extensive knowledge which she brought to Bennett College.
The native of Boone, North Carolina holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Composition, International and Global Studies and Religion and a Master of Arts from UNC-Greensboro. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education Administration at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education Administration at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.