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UNK, Kearney communities stand in unity against social injustices

June 4, 2020 by Tyler Ellyson

 By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Eight minutes and 46 seconds. That’s how long a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck as Floyd gasped for air and eventually stopped breathing. The May 25 incident – another fatal interaction between law enforcement and an unarmed black citizen – sparked a wave of protests across the country and a renewed call to end racism, inequality and police brutality. On Thursday – 10 days … [Read more...] about UNK, Kearney communities stand in unity against social injustices

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, Faculty, News, Student Life Tagged With: Adrian Gomez-Ramos, Black Lives Matter, Black Student Association, Deans Council, George Floyd, Johnny Collins, Kearney, Max Beal, Toni Hill, UNK

Medical professionals will address rural care, teleservices at UNK forum

September 19, 2019 by Tyler Ellyson

KEARNEY – Dr. Marjie Heier, medical director at the Chifundo Rural Health Center in Zambia, is among the panelists speaking Wednesday (Sept. 25) during the Global Perspective on Telecare and Rural Health forum hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room, will address rural health care issues and the use of technology and teleservices during three sessions featuring 12 … [Read more...] about Medical professionals will address rural care, teleservices at UNK forum

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News Tagged With: Chifundo Rural Health Center, Health Care, Kearney, Marjie Heier, Rural Health, teleservices, Toni Hill, UNK, UNMC

Black Student Association provides sense of belonging for Samiya Alexander, others at UNK

September 28, 2018 by admin 1 Comment

Samiya Alexander has helped re-establish the Black Student Association at UNK, which gives students opportunities to voice their opinions, discuss issues, support their peers and develop friendships. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Samiya Alexander was born in Chicago, but raised in North Platte. She’s used to life in the rural Midwest and being a minority. “The black population here isn’t that huge,” Alexander said, perhaps understating the lack of diversity in many Nebraska communities. Alexander feels comfortable at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where people from many races and backgrounds come to study and interact. Still, she … [Read more...] about Black Student Association provides sense of belonging for Samiya Alexander, others at UNK

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Black Student Association, Multicultural Affairs, Nolline Omollo, Samiya Alexander, Student Affairs, Toni Hill, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Child Kinship Caregiving: Welfare of Families, Relationships Drives Toni Hill

October 20, 2014 by admin 3 Comments

By TODD GOTTULA Director of Communications Not all families look a certain way. It is something you learn after so many years of working with children in foster care and social services. “Many families are separated and divided,” Toni Hill says. “Some are broken, and some are not. But they all look different.” Currently, Hill is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Forever, she’ll be an advocate … [Read more...] about Child Kinship Caregiving: Welfare of Families, Relationships Drives Toni Hill

Filed Under: 2014/2015, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: New Frontiers, Toni Hill

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