BOWIE, Md., Oct. 28 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release:
Refaa Sait '28 is a force. She arrived at Bowie State from Saudi Arabia in 2025 with many roles to play: student, wife and mother. Her plan was to earn a degree in business administration with a concentration in economics while raising her three-year-old son.
But she didn't expect to discover so much about herself, both academically and personally, or to win a business competition for her chocolate enterprise along the way.
"My experience here has been very growth-oriented because I'm an international student. Back home, the teaching style and lectures are totally different."
Her path to Bowie began through a scholarship sponsored by the Saudi A...