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January 30, 2020 Acceptance / Healing / Identity

Hair Story

By Sheryl Ruszkiewicz* I was first diagnosed with Alopecia areata at the beginning of fifth grade, right before picture day.

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January 14, 2020 Identity / Immigration

International Student at Oakland

From the U.S. to Europe and back – Corinne Zahra’s Journey By Lauren Reid Corinne Zahra was an international student

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January 9, 2020 Identity

From an All-Boys Private School to Oakland

By Bridget Janis Ethan Dimock is a 2018 Brother Rice graduate that now attends Oakland University. After having to transfer

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December 12, 2019 Ability / Acceptance / Ethnicity / Family / Gender / Identity / Immigration / Race / Religion

Teachers in Training on Diversity

A Fall 2019 cohort of students in Elementary Education, with an Early Childhood Concentration, completed their last course, EC 3330.

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November 14, 2019 Family / Identity / Immigration / Urban

Open-Door Policy in Corktown

By Eileen LeValley My name is Eileen LeValley. I grew up in historical “Corktown” in Detroit, Michigan. My grandfather came

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October 29, 2019 Identity

Safety Is Warmth

At a recent conversation between faculty from different disciplines, the group took just a few words to answer two questions:

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October 5, 2019 Identity / Race

Befriending Differently

By Hadeel Al-Daoud My name is Candace Campbell. I am a recent Communication Master of Arts graduate. I work on

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Megan Wolowiec enjoying the summer sun; close-up of smiling woman, wearing sunglasses, long hair blowing in the wind. Photo by Katelyn Wolowiec
July 31, 2019 Identity

From Private High School to Learning About Diversity

By Megan Wolowiec Going to a small private school didn’t allow much exposure to diversity. Opportunities to interact with people

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July 2, 2019 Ability / Healing / Identity

AD(H)D (Not) Controlling My Life

Journalism major Marcella Banner on ADD and ADHD – they “are disabling mental health conditions that can ultimately make one

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June 20, 2019 Identity / Religion

Shaped by Being Jewish

Amanda Silvestri interviewed Logan Fletcher on her views about diversity. DIFFERENT AS: How would you describe yourself as a person

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