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Carla Robertson (BS '85): Mending seams and broken dreams through education, community service
2/5/20
For Texas Woman’s alumna Carla Robertson (BS ‘85), fashion has always been a do-it-yourself endeavor. At the age of six, Robertson learned how to sew from her mother. By the time she was 12, she was making all of her own clothes, and at 16, she began sewing custom creations for private clients.
Students invited to register for TWU Edible Car Contest
2/5/20
Registration for Texas Woman’s University’s 22nd annual Edible Car Contest is under way. The contest, which is open to students in grades 6-12, will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in the Multipurpose Classroom and Laboratory Building auditorium.
Sociology PhD student Vanessa Ellison brings plant-based eating to local food desert
2/4/20
Sociology doctoral student Vanessa Ellison is keen on greens. Through a recently awarded Pioneer Center for Student Excellence experiential learning grant, she will launch her passion project, “Power of Your Plate: A Juneteenth Summit.”
TWU sociology PhD student receives 2020 Virginia Chandler Dykes scholarship
2/3/20
Aubree Evans, a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in sociology with a concentration in social stratification and the sociology of higher education, will receive the 2020 Virginia Chandler Dykes scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences. By fall 2021, Evans plans to complete her dissertation, which focuses on power in higher education.