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Jimmy Karlan Featured for Innovative School-Wide Wildlife Camera Challenge
Jimmy Karlan ’82 (New England, MST with a K-12 biology Certification) was recently featured in The Guilford Gazette. A devoted wildlife enthusiast, Karlan is a Faculty Emeritus in the Environmental Studies Department, where he was Core Faculty for 25 years and directed the Science Teacher Certification for middle and high school science teachers. He has…
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MA in Clinical Psychology Program Participates in One Billion Rising
The Los Angeles Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology community participated in the One Billion Rising Campaign “Rise for Freedom” by dancing to the song “Break the Chain” at the AULA Courtyard on February 27. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid…
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Elana Haviv Presents at Two Events
Elana Haviv ’23 (GSLC, PhD) will be a featured guest at The University of Wisconsin’s “A Community Café Conversation” a cross-cultural conversation focused on topics relevant to both the global and local communities. Additionally, Haviv will join the Jewish Museum Milwaukee for a special Teacher Meet Up to explore the concept and complexities of peace…
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F. Randy Vogenberg Releases Updated Book
F. Randy Vogenberg ’81 (College, MEd) released his fully updated book titled Integrated Pharmacy Benefits for Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Access and Management, available online through the Employer Provider Council of the Hospital Quality Foundation, where he is also a Board member. In addition to the book, he authors a regular column in the Journal of Clinical…
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Beth White Featured in a PBS Video About Her Work
Beth White ‘03 (New England, MS) has been doing amazing work with Big Picture Learning, an organization that helps schools center youth around their learning by sending young people out two days a week to work alongside adults in areas of their interest. They then build a curriculum around these interests. After getting her pilot’s…
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Laura Thomas and Susan Dreyer Leon Appear on Podcast
Laura Thomas ’01 (New England, MEd), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England and Susan Dreyer Leon, chair of the Department of Education at the New England campus, were featured on The Edge ISTE Community Leader Podcast. The episode, entitled “Mindfulness in our Schools with Laura Thomas and Susan Dreyer Leon,” explores…
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Lisa Whited Receives IFMA’s Distinguished Author Award
Lisa Whited ’02 (New England, MS) published her first book, Work Better. Save The Planet: The Earth-First Workplace Is Good For People, Great For Business in March 2022. In the fall of 2023 Lisa received IFMA’s Distinguished Author Award for her book. “The Distinguished Author Award was a highlight of my professional career,” says Whited.…
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Netera Pratt-Gutierrez Presents at Journey Towards Liberation Conference
Netera Pratt-Gutierrez ’21 (Seattle, MA) presented at Journey Towards Liberation, a conference sponsored by the Martinez Foundation. Pratt-Gutierrez is an elementary librarian, Executive Board Member for Kent Education Association, and Kent Educators of Color Network member. She is an abolitionist teacher and leader who works to effect change in her school, district, and region. Her presentation is…
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Tiffany Thomas Published Chapter in Book on Divorce Grief
Tiffany Thomas ‘18 (Los Angeles, MA) recently wrote a chapter on divorce grief as part of book collaboration called The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. Thomas is a therapist in Studio City, CA who helps individuals and couples struggling with addiction, codependency, and unhealthy relationship patterns. She specializes in helping individuals cope…
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Aperr Naadzenga Nominated to the United Nations Roster of Experts
Aperr Naadzenga ’19 (New England, MS) was nominated to the United Nations Roster of Experts for his home country, Nigeria. Carefully drawn from around the world, each expert consistently receives training on a regular basis to be able to fit into the responsibilities and the status of an expert reviewer, to be qualified to undertake…
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Sokthea Phay Named as Executive Director of Wang YMCA of Greater Boston
Sokthea Phay, a student in the MA in Nonprofit management, has been named the next Executive Director of the Wang YMCA of Greater Boston. He is the first individual of Khmer (Cambodian) descent to be appointed to the Executive Director role of a YMCA in the United States. At the age of 19, Sokthea started his professional career as the founding…
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Susie Halsell Appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert
Susie Halsell ’18, ’23 (Santa Barbara, BA, Online, MA) was appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert for the establishment of a skateboarding program for street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Street Kids Aid is actively investing in the future of marginalized youth by providing community and connecting people of diverse backgrounds. They…
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