World's youngest professor drawn to SUNO to aid in rebuilding

Alia Sabur

The “Today Show's” Ann Curry conducted an exclusive interview with Alia Sabur who just shy of her 19th birthday was hired to become a professor in Seoul, Korea. Sabur is preparing for her new role while teaching math and physics at Southern University, New Orleans. She said it's her way to aid the area devastated two years ago by Hurrican Katrina.

"Some people come and they do Habitat for Humanity and they build houses, but I don't think I would be very good," she said. "So I tried to do what I'm good at. I was particularly interested in this university because they are still in trailers after Hurricane Katrina. And I thought it could be something I do to help."

For more on the interview, see Todayshow.com.