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  1. Students at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, Calif., share a robotics lesson with their principal, Elias Miles EdD ’21. PHOTO CREDIT: STEPHANIE YANTZ
    Alumni Story

    Guiding principal

    Elias Miles EdD ’21, principal of A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, Calif., earned a 2019 DSAG scholarship.

  2. photography by Peter Brown
    Alumni Story

    Into the wild

    At L.A. Zoo, teaching to save the world.

  3. Shirley Parry PhD ’17
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    Marathon memories

    Shirley Parry PhD ’17 became one of only 41 women and 97 men to ever complete the World Marathon Challenge: seven marathons on seven continents in seven days

  4. Sy Stokes
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    Finding the path to an inclusive future, by listening

    Americans cannot wallow in discouragement.

  5. Jennifer Tróchez MacLean
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    Los Angeles Teachers of the Year honorees include two Trojans

    Jennifer Tróchez MacLean, a Rossier grad, had never imagined becoming a teacher at all

  6. Left: Hattie Mitchell EDL '17, founder and CEO of the Crete Academy, with first grader Khloe, Principal for the Day. Right, top and bottom: The Crete Academy cultivates a sense of family. PHOTOS BY MARGARET MOLLOY
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    EDL alumna founds new school that serves students impacted by homelessness

    Hattie Mitchell EDL ’17 creates community at the Crete Academy in South Los Angeles.

  7. Raven Barrow, MFT '12 | PHOTO BY MARGARET MOLLOY
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    Q&A: Raven Barrow MFT ’12

    Building resilience in individuals by strengthening communities.

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    Alumni Story

    Creating opportunities

    Hattie Mitchell EdD ’17 opened Crete Academy in South Los Angeles in September 2017, mere months after completing the USC Rossier Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program. Her goal...

  9. Ching Cheryl
    Alumni Story

    Q&A: Why is equity such a challenging term?

    PhD alumna Cheryl Ching breaks down a definition of equity

  10. Emily Sandoval smiling and talking on the mic at Comic-Con, encouraging people to embrace their inner geek.
    Alumni Story

    Residential education director unleashes inner geek in Comic-Con panel

    Emily Sandoval EdD ’17 takes her message to a sympathetic audience: Embrace your 'nerdentity' and you can succeed in college academically and socially.