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Making Media Making Change Student Blogger Study USA
Below, Behind and Underneath
Each term, one participant from each HECUA program takes on the role of student blogger, sending regular dispatches from the field. Carter Starkey (he/him/his) is HECUA’s student blogger for Making Media, […] Read More »
Environmental Sustainability Student Blogger Study USA
A Time for Rest
I feel guilty when my friends at the University of Minnesota ask about homework or midterms and I admit that I’m actually spending the next day paddling down the Mississippi River or learning about food justice on a farm. Amidst a year that continues to provide hurdles and tragedies, having the space for rest and transformative learning has been important. Read More »
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Art for Social Change Student Blogger Study USA
Are you an artist? Are trees art?
Part of the reason that I have found the Art for Social Change program to be so impactful is the ways that it has centered the processes of life through art making. It has artfully woven the aforementioned qualities of art into education. For instance, we practice movement art that allows us to connect mind and body. Read More »
Inequality in America Student Blogger Study USA
Alternative Learning Experiences: Play
Each term, one participant from each HECUA program takes on the role of student blogger, sending regular dispatches from the field. Ying Moua (she/her/hers) is HECUA’s student blogger for Inequality […] Read More »
Inequality in America Student Blogger Study USA
New Beginnings
In unprecedented times, HECUA continues to adapt and thrive. Coming in as a new student to HECUA’s Inequality in America Program, I had no expectations, especially during these times. However our first encounter set the tone for what to expect. For the first time ever, HECUA combined three of its programs, Inequality in America, Making Media Making Change and Environmental Justice, at an in person meeting at the Bdote of Fort Snelling. This encounter laid the ground for what to expect this semester. Read More »
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Media and Movements
Making Media, Making Change Program Director Raechel Jolie announces the program’s new title. I’m excited to share that HECUA’s program has been renamed Media and Movements: Storytelling for Justice. The […] Read More »
Art for Social Change Student Blogger Study Abroad
Freedom and Transformation
Each term, one participant from each HECUA program takes on the role of student blogger, sending regular dispatches from the field. Zoe Quinn (she/her/hers) is HECUA’s student blogger for Art for […] Read More »
Making Media Making Change Student Blogger Study USA
Time Flies
Each term, one participant from each HECUA program takes on the role of student blogger, sending regular dispatches from the field. Carter Starkey (he/him/his) is HECUA’s student blogger for Making Media, […] Read More »
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Environmental Sustainability Student Blogger Study USA
Season of Growth
Six weeks into our HECUA Environmental Justice program, and I already feel richer for the connections that Dr. Michelle Garvey, our program director, has helped us to create within the movement. Nearly every day in class, we get the opportunity to meet with an expert in an environmental justice field, as well as to learn from the writings of many more. Read More »
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Environmental Sustainability Student Blogger Study USA
Fresh Air
Each term, one participant from each HECUA program takes on the role of student blogger, sending regular dispatches from the field. Rachel de Sobrino (she/her/hers) is HECUA’s student blogger for […] Read More »
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