Dear Angel, Having the opportunity to work with a group of people (Chloe, Madgean, and Diana) who truly care about the issues that you lose sleep over has been one of the most comforting aspects of the program. I worked closely on issues about education including analyzing inequities concerning access between schools as well as […]
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Can you all believe that this is our second to last week of the internship?? It’s crazy to see how fast this summer has flown by, DCERP and all of the fellows have been the highlight of my summer 🙂 I’ve really enjoyed everyone’s learning group presentations so far. Each one was different and informative
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Hey,It is hard to believe that DCERP is coming to an end and we will all be on campus within a few weeks. I can honestly say that this program has given me so much insight and opportunity. The Detroit Community Engaged Research Program was THE highlight of my summer and an experience I will
Reading How to Kill A City was highly informative for me, as it reinforced everything I’ve learned from previous classroom experience and research during my internship about gentrification in Detroit. Given that I work at a site that is an economic development initiative, How to Kill a City directly related to my work. As far
How to Kill a City, In Relation to My Site Read More »
With the shift of DCERP to a virtual platform, I was anxious and curious as to what my experience would be this summer. I was afraid that the new platform would not allow me to get close with anyone from the cohort. However, with the world seemingly ending at the same time, it was nice
I really didn’t know how our DCERP group would function going completely online, without that in-person living community and face-to-face interactions. I still find it weird that I’ve been talking to so many people and getting to know so many people completely online thus far! Since this is a unique situation that no one has
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One of the moments during the DCERP program was definitely while reading the “How to Kill a City” book. I didn’t expect there to be “advantages” to gentrification. Every time I thought about gentrification, I thought about negatives or people being separated from their communities for the sake of big business or “upgrading” a city.
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Coming into DCERP, I didn’t expect to get the opportunity to meet and relate to so many supportive people who have similar values as me. I appreciate how whenever a new topic of injustice is discussed in our breakout or learning groups we can all relate and have similar standpoints of the issue. It’s also
Cohort Experience! -Week 7 Read More »
The overall experience of our DCERP cohort meetings has stood out to me. I honestly didn’t know what to expect coming into this program, and the fact that it had to completely modify the format and go online only made the experience more mysterious from the outset. I’m grateful that we decided to stick it
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The DCERP experience that sticks out to me the most is when Dr. Custer talked with us about Trauma Informed Practice. I took a class about trauma informed practice and I’m working towards a mini certification for it through the school of ed. The class and certification is a collaboration between the school of ed,
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