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An early morning run
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I was in Washington DC (for the second time this year) on a policy trip for my doc program. To provide some context: There are five core/required courses for PhD students in the HALE program. The last class is education policy, and for that class, all of the students take a trip to Washington DC to visit with individuals who work in higher education policy. You might be asking, "How did Emiko make it to Washington DC on such a meager grad student salary?" Well, the College of Education pays for it. One of the perks of being at a large university with a reputable education program.
It was a tiring two days. We had back-to-back speakers talking about undocumented students, talking about budget appropriations, talking about student access and completion, talking about higher ed statistics, talking about how it's difficult to get an ear on the hill when it is in such disarray right now. I did have a little bit of time on the last afternoon to sneak in a walk to the MLK Memorial, but for the most part I was in a room with 18 others in my cohort listening, discussing, laughing, questioning about all things higher ed policy.
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