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Statement Regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
As you are likely aware, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed its version of a tax bill called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The House version of this bill proposes taxation of tuition waivers, in addition to other proposed measures, that would impact...
Starting a Monthly Budget
Want to create a monthly budget but don’t know where to start? Hopefully I can give you some ideas by recounting how I came up with my monthly budget. My graduate school stipend is the first time in my life I’ve had a consistent monthly income that I have to live off...
Alumni Spotlight: Tiffany Marra
Tiffany Marra has always had a heart for social justice. Even as a high school student in an agricultural part of California with a majority Latino population, she noticed a clear disparity in the opportunities available to different students. Some students were able...
A Productive Day
7:30 a.m. I hear a loud noise which I quickly identify as my alarm clock. I wake up at an earlier time than I would have wanted to. The guilt of not having been productive on the previous day gets me out of bed. 10:00 a.m. I finally manage to get myself out of my...
A Productive Day
7:30 a.m. I hear a loud noise which I quickly identify as my alarm clock. I wake up at an earlier time than I would have wanted to. The guilt of not having been productive on the previous day gets me out of bed. 10:00 a.m. I finally manage to get myself out of my...
Rethinking Advocacy: Organizing and Racial Justice Work in Higher Education
I am reminded of my first day of college when I think about Dr. Edward A. Bouchet’s experiences as the first African American person to earn a Ph.D. in the U.S., from Yale University, and the importance of advocacy when thinking about addressing racial disparities in...
A Ma Scholar Reflects on Meeting Karl C.K. Ma and Other Awardees Working Across the Globe
Karl C.K. Ma has made a gift to the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies in the amount of $2.5 million. Of that sum, $2 million will be used to establish the Karl C.K. Ma Endowed Graduate Scholarship Fund, and the remaining $500,000 will be used to establish...
400 Miles in Their Shoes
On the eastern coast of the island of Cyprus lies what may well be the world’s most beautiful ghost town. Home to an idyllic expanse of beach and shimmering Mediterranean views, the city of Varosha was once Cyprus’s greatest tourist attraction, where hoteliers and...
“Studenting” While Black and Immigrant
“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...
Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Hyman
Josh Hyman is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy, the Department of Economics, and the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, so he spends the majority of his waking hours interacting with college students; however, he often...