Tag: Social Justice

Courtney Bell-Duncan standing in front of Appleby Hall

 |   Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development   |   HP-Sub Story  

A system-level change maker

Courtney Bell-Duncan promotes educational equity through her consulting work
CEHD student poses with members of a Liberian group she organized.

 |   Department of Family Social Science   |   HP-Sub Story  

FSOS grad student leads international initiative in Liberia

Results offer insights into how best to support immigrant and refugee communities.
Student crouches near the banks of the Mississippi River on the University of Minnesota campus.

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Wakpa Tanka and Misi-Ziipi: Today’s …. Mississippi River

OLPD PhD student reflects on sacred river, human rights, and her own ancestral story.
Tricia Wilkinson, Minerva Muñoz, and Anthony Albecker walking and talking

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TRIO programs in CEHD mark milestone anniversaries and look to the future

Educational Equity is a core area of research in CEHD, and the three TRIO programs housed in the college are model examples of how that research is put into practice every day. TRIO grew out of the Higher Education Act of 1965, dedicated to improving underrepresented students’ access to higher education.
Skylor Boualaphanh

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Giving Matters: supporting internships

Dr. Matthew Stark Civil Liberties Internship Awards support and inspire students
CEHD delegates at Tupiniquim indigenous community

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Forging connections in Brazil

A CEHD delegation fosters cross-cultural bonds at a global conference
Troy Wildenberg and Professor Rashné Jehangir

 |   Student Experience  

Finding confidence

Troy Wildenberg aims to empower others and build community
Social work professor Patricia Shannon and clinic founder Yussuf Shafie, M.S.W. '14, are driven to improve refugee mental health.

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Places for healing

Meeting the needs of refugee trauma survivors
Photo: Alumna Belle Yaffe is a therapist with a history in special education.

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A force for families

Belle Yaffe, ’70, followed her values to a career in special education and social services
Vichet Chhuon

 |   Department of Curriculum and Instruction   |   On Campus  

The teacher–student connection

Vichet Chhuon works for social justice in classrooms and communities