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Written by: Jori Mundy (MPA’15)
This time of year is always special for me because it provides the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the groundbreaking achievements, undeniable resilience, and uncompromising fortitude of my ancestors and the instrumental individuals who created the many avenues of revolution we experience today.
Their stories remind us that our call is not only to be great, defy the odds, and excel to the highest magnitude as they did; we also must lift and support others as we climb.