Today is the first day of school for the kids in my neighborhood. That means no more bikes in the street, teens on the stroll, or lemonade on the corner. You read that right...lemonade on the corner. A small group of children erected a lemonade stand in my neighborhood this summer. They had a well … Continue reading Sippin’ a Little Lemonade
I'm in Baltimore attending the Association of American Medical Colleges' annual meeting and this year's meeting focus is social justice and racial inequity as contributors to health disparities. I just left an informative, timely, standing room only session on holistic review in admissions that revisited the Supreme Court's consideration of the Fisher vs University of Texas … Continue reading Drawing a Line in the Sand
In honor of the National Day of the Girl, Z Daughters and I headed over to Annapolis this weekend to see He Named Me Malala. The movie is a documentary about Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teenager who was shot by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education. Malala's father was an educator and through him, … Continue reading Influential Voices in Unexpected Places
Listening Aloud 