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Women in History Spotlight
Ramona Faith Oswald
Ramona Faith Oswald became a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in 1998 and in 2001 she was promoted to Professor. Now, she is head of the department. As a scholar, Ramona is a nationally recognized leader in LGBT family life and processes. She leads a USDA supported multistate project examining the quality of life forrural LGBTQ youth and families–a first ever for this federal agency. Her survey data on LGBTQ lives in downstate Illinois has been shared with state legislators and used to advocate for human rights protections. For over 20 years, Ramona has...
- Anita Kaiser, the associate director of the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, is among eight staff and academic professional employees recognized by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for their outstanding professional contributions... Read full story
Alumni Spotlight
Aida orgocka
Aida Orgocka
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alumna
GRID Minor, 2002
PhD in Human and Community Development, 2003
Current Position
Project Manager, Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER)
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada
What is the focus of your current work and/or subject of your current research?
I am the Manager of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project, an initiative of Canadian and Kenyan universities and one Kenyan non-governmental organization to bring university...