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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That local community outreach in the host country of the conference, Lewis added, is critically important. “We It has exponentially grown in such a way and shows me of the need that’s out there for validating people’s work around urban education, and equity issues that’s going on in many different places,” said Lewis. “I

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Dr. Toby S. Jenkins, University of South Carolina

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jenkins other community outreach initiatives won awards from the President of the United States and the Governor of Maryland. She is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institutions Center for Community Wellbeing and a faculty trainer with the University of Southern Californias Race & Equity Center.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As his reputation grew, Williams was recruited by Northwestern University, where he served as assistant dean of diversity and inclusion between 2017 and 2021, and then until 2022 as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lead of Northwestern’s Public Health Program. The mission is the same, bringing many people together in one community.

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Tips for observing Ramadan at Hopkins

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

You can also request formal religious accommodations from the Office of Institutional Equity. They host events all month long at the Interfaith Center , and it’s super fun attending Iftars, halaqah (religious study circles), and community outreach events with other Muslims. Or maybe even a PILOT session ? Follow @Jhu.ma