by Mitch Randall | Nov 21, 2019 | Opinion
Giving Tuesday is Dec. 3. Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as an attempt to unleash the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Much of Giving Tuesday centers around the notion of soliciting donations for individual nonprofit...
by Sue Smith | Oct 28, 2019 | Opinion
Daniel* was dressed as a clown, complete with a colorful, baggy suit, big orange hair and an exaggerated, painted red smile. It was his first Halloween. He was excited to share his loot with me, digging through his bag to find a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup, my favorite....
by Laura Beth Bugg | Sep 26, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series. Part one is available here. Part two is available here. *Navid’s real name has not been used to protect his identity. Once Navid* knew that he would be coming to North Carolina, the beloved community in Raleigh...
by Laura Beth Bugg | Sep 25, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series. Part one is available here. Part three is available here. *Navid’s real name has not been used to protect his identity. Talking with Navid* about his journey, I was taken back to Walter Shurden’s undergraduate...
by Laura Beth Bugg | Sep 24, 2019 | Opinion
I first met Navid* while sitting in my car in Toronto. It was a bitterly cold February day. I had just finished giving a lecture on migration and religion to a group of undergraduates. Now, I was staring at a tiny phone screen, talking to a refugee in the searing heat...
