May 6, 2019 | News
The Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, with support from the U-M Office of Research, is pleased to announce its 2019 Public Scholarship grant awards to graduate students.
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....
Nov 14, 2018 | Student Voices
Cheewit nay Israel (“Life in Israel” in Thai) is a web series produced by Israeli workers’ rights organization Kav La’oved, Louiz Green of GLV Productions, and myself, for the benefit of farmworkers from Thailand who are working in Israel. These workers—who number...
Nov 1, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Student Voices
When I first sought out to apply to Ph.D. programs I was of the mindset, and still am, that I needed to work with communities. I was very critical of academics who only did work within the academy or “ivory tower” without any tangible ways of connecting it back to...
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...