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Andrea Rundell
- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
We're part of Art Science & Democracy!
On June 10th, 2021, Unity in Action Magazine announced the first-ever Art Science & Democracy Festival in the Champaign-Urbana community....
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Mary Wakefield
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
I can’t believe it’s almost here!
We have been thinking about our 2021 Stand Against Racism event for a long time, and we were so excited to jump into action when YW...
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Dr. Kate Browne
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Sharing the Spotlight
I remember the first time I learned the word “privilege.” I was, predictably, in an undergraduate feminist theory course...
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Andrea Rundell
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
What does 7,000 diapers look like? Well...
If you suddenly had $8000 to spend in six weeks to help area women impacted by the pandemic, what would you do? A sudden CRASH of CASH?...
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Andrea Rundell
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
We've Moved!
For the first time since 1884, the YWCA of the University of Illinois is not located on campus.
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Andrea Rundell
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Press release: Thanks Google.org!
YWCA of the University of Illinois Receives Grant from Google.org to Provide Free Digital Skills Training
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Andrea Rundell
- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
So proud of our 2020 WIL Women!
Women in Leadership (WIL) is a flagship program of the YWCA of the University of Illinois, running for nearly a decade. Through this...
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Andrea Rundell
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
WiL Team of the Month: Urbana Arts & Culture Program
One of the YW's 2019-2020 Women in Leadership teams is consulting with the Urbana Arts & Culture Program.
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Andrea Rundell
- Feb 13, 2020
- 3 min
The Narrative of Immigration and Borders
The narrative of “immigrant of color-terrorist-fear” is used by U.S. stakeholders to justify the shirking of democratic values...
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Andrea Rundell
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
Our Women are Leading the Way!
Women in Leadership students just wrapped up an excellent semester!
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Andrea Rundell
- Oct 17, 2019
- 2 min
New women leaders!
The year is off to a great start and the YWCA staff is excited to see the current teamwork and upcoming creative solutions!
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