Samia Mansour

("Sam-ya Mon-Soor" | she/her/hers)

  • Assistant Dean & Director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

Education

  • BA, religion, Oberlin College
  • MSW, Case Western Reserve University

Biography

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Samia Mansour is a lifelong Ohioan who is passionate about building sustainable communities and uplifting the stories of those who have been historically and systemically underrepresented. She has spent over a decade working in the nonprofit world, advocating for intentional and thoughtful representation of diverse identities and experiences. 

Samia has previously worked with organizations supporting college students, interfaith couples and families, and women and gender non-conforming folks. She is excited to be back at her alma mater working with students as they explore religious and spiritual life on campus.

Samia earned a BA in religion with a concentration in Islam at Oberlin College as a proud first-generation and low-income student, and she went on to complete a master's in social work at Case Western Reserve University. She is a licensed social worker in Ohio and earned a professional certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cleveland State University in 2023. 

Religious & Spiritual exploration, Oberlin stories from the past (Class of 2010), being a first-generation and/or low-income student, where to eat in Cleveland

News

Happy Return

December 8, 2023

Oberlin was Samia Mansour’s top college choice. Now years removed from her graduation, she chose it all over again.