I am honored to be presenting my work on #FindingtheRightWords in UCLA's Americanist Research Colloquium. I wrote this #memoir w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller about my father's early-onset #Alzheimer's. He became ill when I was a #graduate student in the #Berkeley#English dept. so speaking about this to grad students (& faculty) in the English dept.@ #UCLA is especially meaningful. I'll share what I know now about #dementia & #grief & what I wish I knew then.
#Students in the US are not just setting up #encampments to show solidarity with the #Palestinians but using their #graduation ceremonies to highlight the plight of the people of Palestine.
Still recovering from the fantastic and fantastically busy Friday, where went to see @adrienne graduate with a degree in Veterinary Sciences from UMass Amherst. Beautiful sunny day, which meant hot in the stands for the 2 ceremonies but it was lovely and tearjerking to see her finally walk that stage. A good dinner and then a long drive back made for a long day.
She's the prom king, queen and everything in between: Meet the only #HighSchoolGrad in #KingsCove this year.
Despite her being the only #graduate, Maggie's ceremony will be much like any other. There will be a #graduation gown, speeches, toasts, a few dances, food and a decorated hall.
"Everybody gets a big ceremony. So just because she's in a class by herself doesn't mean she doesn't deserve to celebrate the 13 years that she's gone through school."
For Bourque Bearskin and Dick, the work they’ve been doing over the last few years, including the development of the #MastersProgram, is better aligning #healthcare with the principles of #UNDRIP.