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SLU Virtual Graduate Celebration Honorees Announced
Four SLU students and alumni will be honored at our upcoming Virtual Graduation Celebration. Urban Studies MA graduate KenDell Jackson has been selected as the student speaker for the event. A Labor Management Consultant at 1199SEIU Training & Employment Fund and a lifelong Bronx resident, Jackson’s Capstone project examined health disparities in his home borough. During his…
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Student Union Election Results
We are delighted to announce the results of the first ever SLU Student Union election. Co-Chairs: Siddika Degia and Justin Sanchez Treasurers: Lawrence Ben and Brian Fluerantin Secretary: Jake Head Steering committee: Eriam Lopez and Nicolas Pineda Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee: Glen Guild, Eriam Lopez, Brian Hunt, and Siddika Degia.
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Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Community Change (Washington, DC)
Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partner groups, we bridge the grassroots and the national, supporting outsider strategies to disrupt the status quo while also building pathways to influence the insider conversation. Our vision of…
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Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Community Change (Washington, DC)
Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partner groups, we bridge the grassroots and the national, supporting outsider strategies to disrupt the status quo while also building pathways to influence the insider conversation. Our vision of…
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