From War to Poverty, to a Stable Life
By Vedad Jazic Editor: Katie Williams In his home office hangs a diploma from Oakland University, next to a Shinola
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Inequality in Education, Working Harder
By Joe Popis Semaj Shelton is a student-athlete at the University of Detroit Mercy. In the future, he plans on
From College Dropout to College Counselor
By Theresa Kennedy “Who is this with you?” asked the judge. “My counselor,” replied the young man. “Your therapist?” “No,
Diverse Working-Class Community
By Daniel Carr Joshon Allen is an employee at United Shore, one of the largest and fastest growing wholesale lenders
Hawaii, Thailand, the Philippines, OU
By Alexandra Laird Steven Sturtevant is a a transfer student, sophomore at Oakland University in his first semester here, studying
Taiwan, Belize, Mexico, and Back
By Chunchi Tseng This is Vivian Hsu’s story. I was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, but I don’t have
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
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
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