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Flinn Scholars reflect on Life Hack Day
Earlier this year, the Flinn Scholars community gathered from their homes around Arizona and across the country for Life Hack Day—an annual career-development event conducted for the first time via videoconference. More than 70 Flinn Scholars currently attending Arizona universities spoke with Scholar alumni about topics such as choosing a career direction, networking, personal finance, […]
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Flinn Scholar alum and pediatrician Dr. Mia Henderson is fulfilling her lifelong dream
Dr. Mia Henderson, a Class of 2001 Flinn Scholar from Sierra Vista and University of Arizona graduate, is serving as a general pediatrician at the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation. An M.D./Ph.D. with a master’s degree in secondary education, Mia has desired since elementary school to be a pediatrician for families with trouble affording health care. […]
Civic Leadership
Rep. Daniel Hernandez working alongside Fellows at Arizona Legislature
Daniel Hernandez, Jr. State Representative Legislative District 2 Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook 1. What suggestions would you have for Fellows interested in running for office? I would suggest reaching out to sitting elected officials, particularly those that are Flinn-Brown Fellows. Many of us […]
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In solidarity with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
The murder of eight people in metro Atlanta last week—six of them Asian women—was tragic and infuriating, and adds to a shameful, ongoing history of discrimination and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. In the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has been used by racist opportunists to ridicule and […]