Anissa Scharborough
Real Talk
Real Talk is a dialogue group focusing on the diverse experiences and needs of Scholars students of color. Discussion topics include microaggressions, cultural appropriation, gender/race roles and balance on campus, hot topics in the news, and more.
We encourage our participants to utilize our Real Talk safe space as a brave space where they can ask difficult questions without judgment, be challenged, and listen to understand, especially when we don't agree. Our goal is to grow together in knowledge as well as community.
Meetings take place every other week.
Bad Bosses, Big Dreams and Broken Philanthropy
For some young people working in nonprofits, their organizations and leaders seem out of touch. Top officials, they believe, are too consumed by their legacy and the hunt for grants. They feel radical change is needed now — in how philanthropy dispenses money, how organizations fight crises, and how staff is managed — but they don’t yet have the power or resources to make it happen. They have big ideas, but they’re still being treated like kids.Life Sciences alum Anthony Sartoni details his work in the mental health space and the partnership between nonprofits and philanthropy in this roundtable discussion.
PL's Washburn Honored with Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Clinical Professor and Levenson Family Professor Susannah Washburn, who is also the program director of the Public Leadership Scholars program, was recently honored with the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by the Office of Undergraduate Studies Programs.
Four Scholars Awarded Boren Scholarships, Fellowships to Study Foreign Languages Abroad
Ten Terps will study language and culture abroad this academic year through David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, making UMD a top recipient of the awards.A federal initiative designed to strengthen the foreign language and international skills of undergraduate and graduate students, Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide up to $25,000 to study in world regions seen as critical to national security. As part of the program, recipients will work in the federal government for at least one year.