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… Read more »
Tag: Women’s History Month
Don’t let outdated perceptions and negative voices keep you from your career
Written by: Jessica Kindig (BSPA’04, MSCJPS’12) I am no firefighter. I’m not a police officer nor an EMT. But I help keep IUPUI safe as the university’s Emergency Management Coordinator. My O’Neill degrees (BSPPA’04 and MCJPS’12) have taken me through the public sector, the private sector, and back here to my alma mater. Emergency management… Read more »
Living at an intersection of identities as a biracial woman
Written by: Alyssa Hodges, O’Neill IUPUI Criminal Justice major Being biracial is complex and unique and beautiful. Being a biracial woman only deepens all of those things. These three groups, so wonderfully blended, have made me who I am. But my intersectional identity can be—and has been—fetishized and even questioned by some. My mother is… Read more »
Supporting women experiencing homelessness
In honor of Women’s History Month, the O’Neill School is using our March blogs as a platform to highlight the women of O’Neill, including students, faculty, and alumni, and their work to make a difference in our communities. Written by: Kelsie Stringham-Marquis, Research Coordinator Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy at the IU… Read more »
Sisterhood in the Academy?
In honor of Women’s History Month, the O’Neill School is using our March blogs as a platform to highlight the women of O’Neill, including students, faculty, and alumni, and their work to make a difference in our communities. By Sheila Kennedy, O’Neill Professor Emeritus of Law and Public Policy (retired) The path that led me… Read more »