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Remittances, Ruptures, and Repair: Migrant Money and Emotional Labor in the UAE by Vaishali Garg
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-26
Remittances are often hailed in public discourse as symbols of sacrifice and familial devotion—unquestionably good and beneficial. But what happens after the money is sent? What are the emotional costs and interpersonal complexities that unfold when financial transfers become the foundation of family ties? My project investigates the emotional and …
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Crossroads of Justice: Researching the Parallels Between Educational Inequality and Environmental Injustice by Humnah Poonawalla and Fatima Zohra Poonawalla
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-26
Every day, educational inequities shape and restrain the life trajectories of underprivileged youth across the country. A longstanding correlation exists between environmental and educational inequalities, yet it remains commonly overlooked. In an effort to illuminate this connection, Princeton undergraduate researcher Humnah Poonawalla and high school student Fatima Zohra Poonawalla embarked …
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Pathways of Influence: Moderators and Mediators of the Association Between Structural Xenophobia and Externalizing Symptoms Among Latine Youth by Byron Gonzalez
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-25
My honors thesis examines how structural xenophobia—defined as societal and institutional conditions that systematically disadvantage immigrant populations—shapes externalizing symptoms among Latine youth in the United States. Externalizing symptoms, including aggression, hyperactivity, and rule-breaking, can have enduring consequences, predicting poor academic outcomes, substance use, and contact with the juvenile justice system. …
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Disability and Food Insecurity Among Senior Adults in Southern Nevada by Allister Dias
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-25
Overview
This study examines how having a physical disability influences one’s risk of being food insecure, given that they are above the age of 60. Southern Nevada is a unique landscape due to its incredibly scarce resources, low quality education, and lack of viable infrastructure to support an ever growing …
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Reflecting on 30 years of MJCSL's impact on the field
Posted by Neeraja Aravamudan on 2025-02-18
To celebrate 30 years of the Michigan Journal for Community Service Learning being a key voice in the field, we invite “Editorial Reflections” on past publications of the journal. These retrospective reflections will appear alongside this year’s second issue (31.2) and will be featured on our blog.
The editorial note …
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Introducing our New Editorial Board Members
Posted by Neeraja Aravamudan on 2024-09-05
As part of the journal’s commitment to expanding our reach, deepening our impact, and diversifying the field, we are pleased to announce several new members cycling onto the MJCSL editorial board. Please give our incoming members a warm welcome!
Erica Y. Yamamura, Ph.D.
For over 15 years, Dr. Erica Yamamura …
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2022 Year-in-Review
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2023-09-11
We are excited to share highlights and demographics from 2022 (Volume 28, Issues 1 & 2) to further transparency and offer insights into MJCSL’s ongoing endeavors to increase diversity within the field of community engaged scholarship.
Top Viewed Articles From Last Year (2022):
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Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning Receives IARSCLE'S Publication of the Year Award
Posted by Jeremy Glover on 2023-03-17
In recognition of exemplary contributions through research on service-learning and community engagement, IARSLCE honors those whose research contributes significantly to understanding and advancing community engagement, across all approaches and all educational sectors. The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, published by the Edward Ginsberg Center, received IARSLCE's 2022 Publication …
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Intro to the Scholarship and Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference Blog Series
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-25
The Scholarship & Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference at Harvard College was launched ten years ago as a joint project between the Phillips Brooks House Center for Public Service and the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race relations to bring more attention to socially engaged research. It was 2015 and …
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MJCSL Annual Report (2023-2024)
Posted by Patricia Jewell on 2025-07-19
In a time where higher education is under amplified scrutiny, we hold fast to our belief in the importance of diverse representation, participation, and leadership in the field of community engaged scholarship.
To that end, as part of MJCSL’s continued commitment to enhancing transparency and our ongoing mission to increase …