Michelle Renzetti, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Arizona Daily Star. “Last week the Invest in Ed movement announced a 2020 ballot initiative that would raise funds for Arizona schools. Along with new funds, we also need to rethink money already allotted for teacher performance pay.” […]
Category: Public Voices Fellowship Archives
Experience the Grassroots Power of Women’s Giving Circles
Elizabeth Slater, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Thrive Global. “February 13 is Galentine’s Day. This relatively new and unofficial holiday was founded by the fictional Leslie Knope from the Parks and Recreation television series. Galentine’s Day is an appreciation of female friendship.” […]
Dark days are leading to something greener
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Thrive Global. “January: gray, dull, sluggish. Dark. The longest, dimmest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Stark, lifeless tree branches scrape a dull, sunless sky. In much of the country, it seems that all is inert outside our windows; the view is bleak.” […]
Women outweigh men in the workforce. It’s time to take the plight of working moms seriously.
Heather Mace, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in The Lily. “It’s official: Women now hold the majority of jobs in the paid workforce. When employment numbers from the latest Labor Department report were calculated, they revealed that women hold 50.02 percent — the majority — of all non-farm jobs for the second time […]
The Struggle for Civil Discourse
Melissa Benjamin, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Thrive Global. “According to Weber Shandwick’s Civility in America Survey, 75% of Americans surveyed in December of 2016 believed that incivility in American had risen to crisis levels.” […]
To ease climate anxiety, reconnect with the rythm of the seasons
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Scientific American. “Climate-related anxiety and depression is an increasingly common malady. Reestablishing a conscious awareness and a bodily connection with the ebb and flow of the seasons, by observing and documenting what’s happening outside our windows, is a grounding activity that can restore comfort.” […]
Let’s not turn our backs on refugees
Orhon Myadar, 2019-2020 Fellows. This piece was first published in The Hill. “President Trump signed Executive Order 13888 on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement with the hope that states and local jurisdictions would deny refugees in their communities.” […]
Southern border wall is destroying natural habitats
Maggie Trinkle, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in The Hill. “Americans love cute critters, whether it’s our pets or the endless stream of cat and otter videos on Twitter.” […]
Let’s Make Holiday Giving a Year Round Thing
Melissa Benjamin, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in Arizona Daily Star. “It’s the holiday season, and along with the holidays comes the holiday spirit — and, for some, the spirit of giving. Surprisingly, this can be a challenging time of year for nonprofits. As a homeless services director for a local nonprofit, I […]
No home for the holidays: Why colleges should stop forcing students to leave campus during breaks
Elizabeth Slater, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in The Washington Post. “While parents across the country are welcoming their college-going children home for the holidays, Rashel Olalde and other students who are homeless are dreading the month-long campus shutdown.” […]
