Alice Balewa

Professor Balewa, a character in The Sophomore and The Senior series, is an English Professor at Hartfeld University. She is first seen in The Sophomore, Book 2, Chapter 13.

Appearance
Alice is black, with braided hair tied into a bun. She dresses in a traditional African gown and jewelry.

Personality
Alice is friendly and enthusiastic, describing herself as an "open book."

Book 2

 * Chapter 13: U Got it Bad

The Senior

 * Chapter 1: Don't Stop Me Now
 * Chapter 10: Imagine
 * Chapter 11: Go Your Own Way
 * Chapter 12: Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 13: London Calling
 * Chapter 14: Come And Get Your Love

Your Character
Professor Balewa is kind and welcoming of your character from the first time you meet, mentioning that she knows you because you were Vasquez's protégé and that she was hoping that you would end up joining the English department. Soon after you meet, she encourages you to call her by her first name.

After you declare an English major, she becomes your teacher and eventually serves as your advisor for your thesis. In The Senior, Your Character can spend some time with her to gain inspiration for her thesis. When Your Character needs a change of place, she joins Alice in London. Alice gives her a pocket watch for her Memory Box.

Enrique Vasquez
Vasquez was one of her colleagues in the English department. She speaks warmly of him when you first meet her in The Sophomore. If you ask her if she knew Vasquez well, she mentions that she was "might fond of that old codger" as well as describing him as "a dear friend and a magnificent writer." She explains that the two of them disagreed on most things and used to enjoy debating each other over gin and tonics, sometimes even at faculty events.

Trivia

 * By the way she is dressed, Professor Balewa seems to be paying homage to her African Culture.
 * Some players think she resembles the character of Shuri from Marvel's Black Panther.
 * In The Sophomore, she introduced herself as Associate Professor. She usually only works with seniors because she teaches upper-division courses.
 * She did ethnographic research in Africa and South America during her early career.
 * If you ask her how she ended up at Hartfeld, she will answer that "I got my PhD at the university and was hired on as adjunct professor. Now I've got tenure as well as a happy home here."