2009 Alumna
Cottage: Oak
BIO: Sonora Jha is the author of the novels The Laughter (2023) and Foreign (2013) and the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son (2021). After a career as a journalist covering crime, politics, and culture in India and Singapore, she moved to the United States to earn a PhD in media and public affairs. Dr. Jha's op-eds, essays, and public appearances have been featured in the New York Times, on the BBC, in anthologies, and elsewhere. She is a professor of journalism in the Communication and Media Department and Associate Dean of Academic Community in the College of Arts & Sciences at Seattle University. Her new book, The Laughter, has been described by New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng as "a deliciously sharp, mercilessly perceptive exploration of power."