Pearl StewartSocial JusticeLaw Schools Respond to the Movement for Social JusticeThe resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the violent death of George Floyd and the global protests that ensued have triggered a reckoning in many institutional spaces, including American law schools. Concerned law professors and deans have examined their courses and curricula to determine what changes need to be made to address issues of racism and bias in the United States.April 12, 2021Latest News2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Amanda ParksThe daughter of mental health professionals — a mother who is a licensed clinical social worker and a father who heads a behavioral health care organization — Amanda Parks says she was “taught at a young age to use my voice to uplift those who may be voiceless as a result of what I now know to be oppression.” She is currently using her voice and training to advocate for Black and Brown children and their families as a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University.March 22, 2021Latest News2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Cherish TaylorFor Cherish Taylor, having the opportunity to spend her 11th and 12th grade summers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology exploring engineering and science opened new horizons and provided a foundation for her future research.March 18, 2021Latest News2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Bria MacklinBria Macklin began her career in chemical and biomolecular engineering during her senior year in high school at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute when she interned in a lab at Johns Hopkins University. There was just one problem: “Initially, high school was a struggle for me because I always dreamed of being an actress,” says Macklin.March 15, 2021HBCUsMultimillion-Dollar Gift From Mackenzie Scott Helps HBCUs Envision What’s PossibleThe word “transformational” was used frequently by leaders of historically Black colleges and universities to describe multimillion-dollar grants they received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.February 15, 2021Latest News2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Antonio L. EllisAlthough he has earned five degrees, authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and books and is currently scholar-in-residence and director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice at American University, Dr. Antonio Ellis considers his most meaningful accomplishment his graduation from high school. K-12 was his toughest challenge.January 28, 2021HomeScholars View Washington D.C.’s Statehood ProspectsThe decades-long, on again-off again struggle for District of Columbia statehood, a rich subject for historians and other scholars, is officially on again with the Democratic “trifecta” – victory in the presidency, House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.January 28, 2021Latest News2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Elizabeth AquinoNurse, professor, scientist and activist all aptly describe Dr. Elizabeth Aquino. As an associate professor in the School of Nursing at DePaul University and president of the American Nurses Association-Illinois, Aquino has also risen to national prominence in her field. In 2019, she was named one of “Five Hispanic Nurse Trailblazers Everyone Should Know” by […]January 19, 20212021Leaving No Student BehindJanuary 14, 20212021A Readiness to Serve OthersJanuary 14, 2021Previous PagePage 2 of 23Next Page