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Coming Up, Series #2: Racism On Tour
12 p.m. NYC (EDT) / 5 p.m. London (GMT+1) — Oct. 24, 2020 REGISTER — Episode #1: Black & POC Men — Same tour, different experiences 12 p.m. NYC (EDT)
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A Note from the Belk Family
Dear Alumni, We are thrilled by the response to my dad’s memoir, J. Blanton Belk: It’s an unfinished world and it’s still in the making… Our entire family has loved
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Join Us for Critical Conversations
The new UWPIAA Programming Committee is announcing our first program titled Critical Conversations. There will be multiple series of panel discussions, each with three episodes looking at different elements of
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Programming Committee Announces Critical Conversation Series
The new Programming Committee (ProComm), chaired by Donalda McCarthy (’91B), is announcing a new critical conversation series, each with three episodes addressing the various elements of a conversation. The first
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Meet UWPIAA President-Elect Megan Luebke (’09B)
I remember feeling like such a lucky ten-year-old when Carolyn (‘97D) and Duangporn (’97D) hung out with me in my playroom and painted my fingernails. And then, if I
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UWP Archivist Elaine Crepeau (‘68C) on editing Mr. Belk’s new memoir and her UWP beginnings
Nathan Kafka (’00C) with Mr. Belk’s book in hand in Appleton, WI, USA interviewing Elaine Crepeau (’68C) in Tucson, AZ, USA. This week, Re-live it LIVE host Nathan Kafka (‘00C)
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New BOG Appointments and Standing Committee
Welcome your new UWPIAA Board of Governors members: Donalda “Donni” McCarthy (’91B) and Heather Reilly (’92A)! Heather Reilly will be the 90s ERA Representative, appointed to fill the currently open
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Cows, cows, cows: One alumna’s journey to name her herd
My name is Kathy Kyle and I travelled with Cast E 91. At the time, I was a 22-year-old city girl from Saskatoon, Canada, who had a hope to work
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From UWP: Seeking New Perspectives
Thank you so much for participating in our alumni input survey! Everyone who provided contact information will be hearing from us in the next few weeks. We are grateful for
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Attention 91-00 Era Alumni…
The IAA BOG, and assorted alumni, in Kansas City at an alumni reception in 2018. We are currently seeking to fill an open spot on the Up With People Alumni
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