Connect Magazine 2025
Featuring our newest Bynum Tudor Fellow and members' stories from around the world.
Featured articles
Welcome to Connect 2025, a publication that shares stories and celebrates achievements of Kellogg College members around the world. This year’s magazine features articles about our newest Bynum Tudor Fellow, Mishal Husain; our Artist in Residence, Joy Richardson; Visiting Fellow, Hyunk-Suk Kim; and College Sous Chef, Alejandro Falla. You can also find out about all the extraordinary achievements and activities of our alumni around the world. See a selection of featured articles below, or read the whole magazine online.
The Bynum Tudor Fellowship
The Bynum Tudor Fellowship is an integral part of the College’s mission to engage with influential thinkers and experienced practitioners in business, policy-making, and culture. This year, journalist and broadcaster Mishal Husain was elected to its prestigious ranks. In May 2025, we hosted a fascinating conversation between Kellogg College Vice-President, Yasmin Khan, and journalist, author and broadcaster, Mishal Husain, in celebration of her Fellowship.
Mishal Husain is one of the most distinguished and respected journalists in the UK, renowned for her incisive interviewing style, calm authority, and ability to tackle complex issues with clarity. Mishal was a presenter on BBC Radio 4’s flagship program, Today, from 2013 to 2024, before taking on the role of Editor at Large for Bloomberg Weekend, where she is launching a new multi-platform interview show, talking to politicians, business leaders, thinkers, and cultural figures from across the globe.
Mishal Husain’s career is a testament to the power of determination, intellect, and integrity. She is a shining example of the values and outlook that define the Bynum Tudor Fellowship.
Upon accepting the Fellowship, Mishal said:
I am delighted and honoured to be a Bynum Tudor Fellow. Kellogg is a very special place, not only a beautiful place, but also because of its spirit and the way it is so international with people at different stages of their lives. It’s a community I feel really involved in.
AI & Music
Professor Hyung-Suk Kim became a Member of Common Room through the Humanities-Kellogg Visitor Scheme. He is a prominent figure in the world of K-POP, widely known for his contributions as a composer, music producer, and mentorship of rising musicians, including prominent figures in K-pop such as Park Jin-young (JYP).
Now undertaking academic research into AI influences in the arts, Kim recognises the creative possibilities that can be expanded by AI but emphasises that authenticity, storytelling, and artistic vision remain crucial.
‘In today’s world, where conflicts and divisions are rising, music can play a crucial role in healing and bridging divides,’ he asserts. ‘It’s one of the purest and most powerful forces for humanity to coexist.’
Sustainability in Urban Design
Alumna Anne Fairfax took up a place to study for a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Urban Development, while maintaining her successful architectural practice with offices in New York and Florida. Drawn to the course by its value placed on evidence-based approaches to understanding the impact of design in the urban environment, she says she now uses what she learned on a daily basis.
‘I developed professionally in the world of architecture, not urban design, but I am excited to be able to take what I have learned in my career, and what I learned while at Kellogg, and do what I can to influence our built environment for the better.’
Art & Nature
Joy Richardson is an actor, artist and writer – and a proud alumna of Kellogg College. She now serves as one of our artists in residence, and has created a series of pop-up drawing sessions, in which she invites College members to connect with nature and each other through drawing.
The project’s goal is to encourage creativity, mindfulness, and connection, free from judgment or expectation. It allows participants to pause, pay attention to nature, and embrace the therapeutic benefits of both drawing and the outdoors.
‘I wanted to bring people together,’ Joy explains. ‘And once their pencil touches the paper, something magical happens,. Laughter and conversation soon fill the space, turning a simple activity into a shared experience.’
Connect Magazine 2025
Discover a fascinating range of stories about members of our community, their insights, achievements and aspirations for the future.
Creative Writing alumna's debut novel shortlisted for London Writer’s Award
Dr Hasmukh Patel
The founder of AgeCare’s person-centred approach brings care for the elderly and opportunities for Oxford students.
Shirley Pi, MSt History of Art
‘Art is not separate from finance – it is a bridge that helps me connect with people in unexpected ways.’
Kellogg in the world
Discover more inspiring alumni stories, student profiles, and research initiatives in Connect Magazine 2025.
From the archive
Discover the origins of the Kellogg Coat of Arms.
What's cooking at Kellogg?
Meet Alejandro Falla, a key ingredient in Kellogg’s reputation for culinary excellence.