Union Blog Month: November 2022

May your Thanksgiving bring good health, joy, and abundance.

              Dear Union Institute & University community, Thanksgiving offers the opportunity to express gratitude to our students, alumni, staff, faculty, and community for another…

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Education advocate wins City Council seat

Alumna Dr. Kim Barber was just elected to the Monterey, California City Council. The 2018 Union graduate of the Ph.D. program with a major in Public Policy and Social Change,…

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Leveraging Art to Build Community at the Mitra Gallery

Bright brush strokes on a canvas. Figurines carved from stone. A page from the Qur’an with gold ink calligraphy. Architectural limestone features from a temple. How can artifacts like these…

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A Veterans Day message…

  “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt     Union Institute & University salutes all the brave men and women…

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African American Military History: The Lessor Known Contributors

  Veteran and alumnus Dr. Hubert C. Jackson, Jr. presents “African American Military History: The Lessor Known Contributors.” Dr. Jackson shares the significant role African Americans played in the United…

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Her Air Force career, plus education and discipline, makes this woman a role model

Crystal Tyson Bridges joined the United States Air Force 21 years ago. She also earned two degrees from Union, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management in 2016 and a…

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The United States Army and Union advanced my career

Scheherazade Abdul-Latif joined the United States Army to advance her education. She also found a career. “I was born in New York City. My parents worked hard to send me…

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