From Iraq to Jordan to the U.S., Without Family
By Elaina Joncic Ghaith Al-Musaied is a 22-year-old immigrant from Iraq. Ghaith and his family fled from Iraq to Jordan
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Consulting on Immigration After Trauma
By Katelyn Burnsfield Leaving your home country and starting a new life somewhere else is no easy task. Escaping trauma
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
From Italy to Michigan
By Leah Cobb Lidia Elezaj is an 18-year-old student at Oakland University. Originally from Italy, her family of seven packed
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.
When You Stick with Your Own
Kierra McQueen interviewed Oakland University senior Taylor Elam about her thoughts on her identity and place in society. Prompted by
99 Students
Undergraduate nursing students reflect on diversity in six words. Brown skin boy. White family. Loved. Girls compete. Women uplift one
Be Anything
Matthew Zeig interviewed senior recruitment advisor Brittany Thomas about diversity and her life journey. She shared her experience learning that
An Important Notebook
Matthew Zeig interviewed undergraduate admissions advisor Reem Aabed about an important object in her life. She shared her attachment to
Women of OU
This project started as a requirement of my Critical Social Justice Perspectives course but turned into an exciting opportunity to hear my role models share
