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Providing Peer Mentoring Opportunities to Women of Color Through Dimensions
Serving as a peer mentor to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s undergraduate women of color means the world to Kamille Montgomery ’24. When it comes to fostering a strong relationship between herself and her mentees, Montgomery understands that representation matters, and being able…
NVRC Gallery Exhibition Provides Graduate Students With Curatorial Experience
A new exhibition co-curated by three museum studies graduate students represents multiple collaborations across the University. It connects current students and alumni; pairs the College of Visual and Performing and Arts (VPA) and the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC); and…
Ph.D. Student Looking Ahead to Unique Postdoctoral Researcher Role
When she was a special education teacher, Emilee Baker could see that the educational system was failing students with disabilities. To address that challenge, she decided to pursue doctoral studies in the School of Education, supported by a Project INCLUDE…
Through Free Therapy Sessions, Students Provide Enormous Service to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community
In 2023, student therapists from the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics provided a total of 9,134 therapy sessions to 682 individuals. Those free sessions in the Couple and Family…
The Power of Faith: Fostering Community for Muslim Students With Imam Amir Durić (Podcast)
As a faith leader, an imam is the one who proceeds, the one who stands in front and leads the mosque’s worshippers as a role model. A deeply religious man, Amir Durić knew he was meant to serve as a…
Trans Support Day 2024 Set for March 23
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trans Support Day returned in 2023 with an inspiring event hosted by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Trans Team. More than 250 people–including individuals, couples, parents and children–attended Trans…
Engaged Courses Initiative Fosters Social Impact Through Community Work
Learning opportunities that extend beyond the classroom and into the community are key for empowering students to be engaged global citizens in an ever-changing world. By becoming immersed in public work, students can develop an enhanced awareness of societal issues…
Whitman School Receives Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award
The Whitman School of Management received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in Business Award honors colleges and universities that…
Student, University Volunteers Build 44 Beds for Community Children in Need
The number 44 holds a special significance on the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus, and in true University fashion, 44 children in the City of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will soon receive new beds and bedding—some for the first time—through a project that has touched…
Social Workers United Students Spread the Love on Valentine’s Day
This was going to be a story about the Social Workers United student group from the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and how it once again organized an event to benefit the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community. And it still is….