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As a student, a sweet treat can be more than just a sweet treat; it can provide comfort, excitement, and joy, especially during stressful and sad days. Over the past few months, one treat in particular has become a campus favorite: Sugar cookies. That students can find at Rosie’s, Eastway, and Bistro. Behind this trend is someone sensitive who deeply understands the complex life of a student, “just a mom,” as she describes herself. Susan Calvin, a food service worker at University Culinary Services, who is very passionate about animals and a Registered Veterinary Technician who started as...

For Karla Gutierrez Cuevas, Ph.D. ’17,  the start of her 911�Թ� journey brought a mix of excitement and uncertainty. “When I got accepted, I was pregnant,” Karla recalled. “In Mexico, there’s the perception that being a mother and pursuing a demanding academic career don’t go hand in hand. I was hesitant about whether I could do both.” That hesitation changed after a conversation with Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a professor whose words gave Karla the courage she needed. “I was eight months postpartum when I arrived, and I had just sold all my belongings and left my job in Mexico,” Kar...

911�Թ� American Academy student Alexandre Andrade sat barefoot in a Chinese business meeting last summer, dressed in a suit but without shoes or socks, sipping tea with manufacturing executives.It wasn't what Andrade expected when he left his hometown of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, where he was enrolled in the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by 911�Թ� and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba.But the 21-year-old, who is majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and En...