by Jallicia Jolly | Sep 13, 2019 | Student Voices
This is for graduate students committed to elevating rebellious voices, to being undisciplined interdisciplinarians, to pursuing radical ethics that set your soul on fire.
by Jallicia Jolly | Feb 8, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Voices
Ph.D. student Jallicia Jolly explores why, despite biomedical developments that aim to reduce the spread of HIV transmission, the pandemic continues to disproportionately impact the poorest and socioeconomically disadvantaged sectors of our population.
by Jallicia Jolly | Nov 16, 2018 | Student Voices
We are alive in amazing times. Times in which the lives we live are demanding more from our academic training. Where the intense political upheaval and social strife of our daily lives invite us to critically apply our knowledge and skills beyond elite institutions....
by Jallicia Jolly | Jun 26, 2018 | Student Voices
As we approach National HIV Testing Day on June 27, communities throughout the country will gather to raise awareness of HIV and provide testing services. In Detroit, for example, local organizations such as Gospel Against AIDS, the Michigan Health Department, and...
by Jallicia Jolly | Oct 13, 2017 | Student Voices
“America will make you and break you my child. Be vigilant, and walk good,” exclaimed my mother during a phone conversation. Immediately, she reminded me how the fault lines of race, gender, ethnicity, and citizenship status have shaped the Jamaican immigrant routes...
by Jallicia Jolly | Aug 2, 2017 | Student Voices
Is academia a contributing factor to mental and emotional health problems? How are universities and their institutional cultures contributing to these issues? Is there space to have these discussions? Who will listen? In the past year, I have often had these...
by Jallicia Jolly | Apr 19, 2017 | Student Voices
This past month has been rough. I have lost a father, a mentor, and a staff member in my department in the span of three weeks. These three deaths were soul-crushing, inviting me to consider what it means to deal with sorrow and despair while managing an array of...
by Jallicia Jolly | Nov 15, 2016 | News
Want to learn more about how to further enhance your graduate experience? Do you want to take a leadership role on campus, impact graduate student funding, and collaborate with administrators and policymakers? Looking for a way to engage in conversations and actions...
by Jallicia Jolly | Sep 15, 2016 | Student Voices
I was 15 years old when I discovered my love for words. My arms swung loosely and bones shook on the Brooklyn spoken word poetry stage. As I faced the fear of performing untold stories, the gates of my heart opened. Etched along the walls of my mind, were the tales of...
by Jallicia Jolly | Jun 15, 2016 | Student Voices
When I used to think of fundraising and philanthropy at the university level, I thought of transactions. I viewed these as largely unidirectional. A vacant monetary exchange from which passion and excitement were contingent upon the receipt of a “gift,” which ideally...
