Camila Mena

Black, Latina, and Whole

Camila Mena ’20 reflects in this week’s blog on being Black and being Latina and how her overall life experiences that have made her the person she is today. She joins over 20 students in the MA Urban & Public Affairs program, who graduate next week and will be making their mark in the world…

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Same-Sex Couples and the Census

Urban and Public Affairs grad student, Campbell Beaver ’21, continues our Census 2020 series with this week’s blog. She details the nuances of the inclusion and recognition of same-sex couples on the census, and why “we still have farther to go.”  Her guest blog post is taken from a class assignment for her course work…

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David Jefferson, Urban and Public Affairs Graduate Student

Will We Ever Truly Count?

Urban & Public Affairs grad student, David Jefferson ’21, continues our series covering the 2020 Census! In this week’s blog, he speaks on the history of racial inequity, particularly for African-Americans, that stemmed from being undercounted throughout the Census’ history. He also points to the reasons for participating in this year’s Census, and why it…

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The Vibrancy of Colombia

Recently, Community-Engaged Learning Manager at the McCarthy Center, Jackie Ramos travelled with students in the “Family Global Business Immersion in Cali, Colombia”. This course is part of the School of Management’s Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy Department’s family business offerings. The class allowed students to integrate general family business theories with on-site coursework and immersion experience…

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Maria Amezcua

Privacy and the Census

Maria Amezcua ’20, a member of the graduating class of the M.A. Urban and Public Affairs (UPA) program writes on the elements of privacy concerns related to the 2020 Census. Her guest blog post is taken from a class assignment for her course work in “Social Justice and the Census”. After reading this post, follow…

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Metyia Phillips

Engage through History

Metyia Phillips ’23 is a Freshman at USF who joined the McCarthy Center as an Engage Literacy Tutor. Recently she and other Engage tutors participated in a community celebration of Black History Month performing poems and dances with kids from the Western Addition afterschool programs.  I’ve always loved working with kids, so when I found…

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Photo of the McCarthy Center facade on 281 Masonic Avenue in San Francisco

To our Friends and Partners

Dear McCarthy Center Friends and Partners, This moment in time is a true test of our authenticity as an institution committed to the public good.  With rapidly changing national, state, local, and institutional policies designed to contain the pandemic, there is real danger that our connections to each other will diminish. In this context, we…

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Photo of Chloe Bryan

The Joy of Teaching Art

In this week’s blog, we hear from Engage San Francisco Literacy Tutor, Chloe Bryan, who has brought her own special artistic touch to the children she works with at the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center – through painting! Read more as she brings her lived experience and love of art to the classroom. Last month,…

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