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Young black man smiles by brick house with rounded wooden door
March 2, 2021 Community stories / Family / Race / Urban

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

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Black woman with blue shirt and long hair smiles by greenery and bench
February 9, 2021 Community stories / Intersectionality / Race / Suburban / Urban

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,

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January 21, 2021 Community stories / Race

Diverse Working-Class Community

By Daniel Carr Joshon Allen is an employee at United Shore, one of the largest and fastest growing wholesale lenders

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Young man smiles posing on rocky ground by body of water
January 14, 2021 Family

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

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Four teenagers holding a white and blue banner sign that reads "Belize Christian Academy" and has cross and symbol on it. Center is a young woman of Asian heritage.
October 29, 2020 Age / Community stories

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

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June 16, 2020 Family / Immigration

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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June 9, 2020 Community stories / Immigration

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

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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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December 17, 2019 Family / Immigration

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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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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