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Nilakshi Parndigamage promoted to Vice Provost at Yale
Nilakshi Parndigamage has been promoted to vice provost for strategic initiatives at Yale.
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Senior Fellow Héctor Álvarez's VoyageLA Interview
Senior Fellow Héctor Álvarez was recently interviewed by VoyageLA as part of a Local Stories series. He shared about his childhood and his career in the arts.
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Board Member Claude Grunitzky on Launching TRUE Africa University
Humanity in Action Board Member and Senior Fellow Claude Grunitzky was recently interviewed by MIT News on launching TRUE Africa University.
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Making Taxes Work for Workers: Broadcast with Board Member Danielle Goonan
On Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 Humanity in Action Board Member Danielle Goonan led a live-streamed conversation about how to recreate the tax system and transform communities in the US in service of greater equity. The event was organized by The Rockefeller Foundation.
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Asha Shajahan plays critical role in training healthcare heroes in the #ThisIsOurShot Campaign: WFMZ-TV Article
Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan is on the national executive board of the #ThisIsOurShot Campaign, which was recently featured in a WFMZ-TV article. The campaign aims to combat misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Catalyst Commissions: Grants for New York City Artists
Landecker Democracy Fellow and Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Sharon M. Chin launches the Catalyst Commissions - an initiative to catalyze civic partnership and democracy via the power of art. Applications are open until March 20, 2021.
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Treatment, not incarceration, for those with drug addiction
Senior Fellow Dr. Amish Dave partners with fellow doctors to call for treatment of those suffering from drug addiction.
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Individualized Tutoring: supporting students during COVID-19 in DC
Senior Fellow Allister Chang wrote a piece for The DC Line on how DC can support students during COVID-19. The article mainly focuses on the individualized tutoring, which can provide the needed support for students during these challenging times.
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Podcast on Medical Misinformation: Interview with Robert Skinner
In the recent episode of her podcast series "Beaumont HouseCall", Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajahan interviewed Robert Skinner, Senior Special Advisor in the United Nations Department of Global Communications. They spoke about medical misinformation and the ways to push against it.