Brave conversations
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The new director of the Office for Inclusive Excellence describes their vision for improving the campus climate.
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Humans of the U: Brittany Kiyoko Badger
“I did not fully grasp the impact of the injustices that my ancestors experienced until I was in my 20s. I loosely knew my Japanese-Australian grandmother and her family were interned during World War II. I knew she was a single mother, raising three children in post-war Australia and living below the poverty line. I knew my mother experienced racism in her home country. However, as the child of a white-American father and an immigrant, Japanese-Australian mother, I was shielded from much of this while growing up in a middle-class neighborhood.”
Read MoreQueeroes: Reclaiming Hero
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This year’s Pride Week at the U, held Sept. 30-Oct. 4, celebrates queeroes from both in and around the university community including respected artists, LGBTQIA+ alumni, local politicians and proactive students, staff and faculty.
Read MoreThe changemaker: Elizabeth Kronk Warner
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The first female and first Native American dean in the College of Law’s 106-year history is ready to revolutionize legal education at a time when the industry is ripe for innovative ideas to accommodate a changing workforce.
Read MorePower to the parents
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University scholars demonstrate that parents are the solution—not the problem—when it comes to education reform.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Anahy Salcedo
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“When I got to the U, I volunteered with an organization helping underserved communities find resources. Lots of parents wanted to sign their kids up for camps, but couldn’t get them to the location or couldn’t afford it. I thought Science in the Parks would be awesome here.”
Read MoreA powerful transformation
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After just one year in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation, the number of Disability Studies minors has doubled.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Kelly MacArthur
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“I’m really excited to meet new students. I go out of my way to memorize all the students’ names. By the end of every semester, I think to myself, ‘I wonder if my next group of students is going to be as great as this group of students.’ I’m going to miss these students, and I’m not sure how to detach so that I can leave space to attach to the next set.”
Read MoreDriven by relationships
The new director of the LGBT Resource Center lays out her approach to building community and driving the center forward.
Read MoreA beacon of equality
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Reflecting on the Stonewall riot’s 50th anniversary and the many queer heroes who have emerged in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Read MorePublic restrooms of the future
Some legal experts, architects and social-equality activists are working to ensure gender-neutral restrooms will be an option in the future.
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