Kathy follows mother’s footsteps

By Journal on February 13, 2026 Australian National University, Hilda Heine, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Peinam, Tommy Kijiner Jr. Feature Articles

Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner received her PhD in Australia last week, adding to the small number of Marshallese who have achieved this advanced degree. Her PhD is in Pacific Studies from the Australian National University in Canberra. Her mother, President Hilda Heine, was the first Marshallese to achieve the advanced degree when she received her Doctor of […]