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Alumni Spotlight: Lisa Davis
Lisa Davis fell into a job she loves through a summer internship after her Master’s degree at U-M. “I applied to an internship pool and they placed me with this office. I had no idea what I was getting into and didn’t know anything about working for the government. ...
Say It Loud
As much as we would like to think that we live in a post-racial world as apparently evidenced by the election and re-election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, the sad reality is that in most settings the overt racism of the past has been subtly...
Alumni Spotlight: Roz Abrams
“For me, graduate school was one of the most important aspects of my life and success.” Some alumni find that sentiment centers on academic achievement or incredible mentoring from faculty. For Roz Abrams, celebrated television broadcaster and award winning...
Student Spotlight: Omari Keeles
Omari has been in school a long time. After his undergraduate degree at Howard, he pursued a Master’s in Public Health at George Washington University, two Master’s degrees at Columbia, then started a Ph.D. program at Miami. His three years at Miami got him through...
Protecting the Interests of Our International Graduate Community
Dear Rackham Community, We affirm the University’s commitment to the international members of our graduate community. International students and faculty have been integral to graduate education for over 125 years. We recognize their contributions to the social...
Student Spotlight: Naomi Wilson
Naomi is a second year graduate student in the Educational Studies-Foundations and Policy program. She came to U-M to work with Camille Wilson and is interested in Black youth activism, revolutionary thought, and critical consciousness within secondary schools. She...
Ode to Coffee
Open Adobe Photoshop Copy, paste, cut, crop. Build the figure, make it pop. Forgot to save? Better not! I'm putting down the pipette, So I wait, the timer’s set. I check my notes and forgot a step. Now immediate regret. No time to waste, here we go. But my head...
Reflections and Plans: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Graduate Education at U-M
My name is Mark Kamimura-Jiménez and I am a proud Rackham alum. My experience as a graduate student at U-M was supported by engaged staff, faculty, alumni, and most importantly a community of student peers that sustained me academically, professionally and socially....
Learning with Detroit: Place, Politics, and Pedagogies
Teaching initiatives in Detroit are often framed as opportunities for strengthening our institution’s connection with the city, for moving curricular revisions onto a more critical and equitable terrain, and for building skills that are necessary for engaging with...
Alumni Spotlight: Carol O’Cleireacain
Carol O’Cleireacain’s unassuming office in the Mayor’s Suite of the Coleman Young Municipal Building in downtown Detroit is adorned with a few mementos of her career in public service. “I love this picture, look at those faces,” she says as she points to the black and...