Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*
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USD Commencement Ceremonies Continue for the Second Weekend
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The University of San Diego will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for its second weekend of celebrations. This year, more than 2,900 students will be graduating during five commencement ceremonies at Torero Stadium. Media is invited to attend Sunday, May 29 undergraduate ceremonies. Please RSVP to press@sandiego.edu. A press release with more information can be accessed here. In addition, if you’re looking for a graduating student with an inspirational story, please let us know and we can share several story ideas.
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Baby Formula Shortage: Tips for Parents from a Nursing Professor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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Martha Fuller, associate professor of nursing and nationally certified pediatric nurse practitioner, is available to share tips for parents who have been affected by the baby formula shortage and solutions to feed their babies until the baby formula stocks are restored.
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May is National Foster Care Month: New Steps to Stop State Agencies from Taking Social Security Benefits from Foster Youth
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For the past several years, the Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI) at USD's School of Law has been at the forefront of efforts nationwide to stop state and county foster care agencies across the country from using social security benefits of eligible foster youth to reimburse the agencies for the cost of their foster care services -- often without notice. This is a trending issue, with the Marshall Project and NPR recently echoing CAI's concerns and several jurisdictions passing new laws to curb or prohibit such practices. For example, New York City says they will stop collecting social security funds from foster care children and Philadelphia has a pending bill to end the practice altogether, according to The Imprint. A representative from the Children's Advocacy Institute can talk about how CAI has been at the forefront of efforts around the country to put an end to this practice, including its recent filing of an amicus brief in the Alaska Supreme Court seeking to prohibit the state of Alaska from seizing the federal Social Security and disability benefits of Alaska foster children to reimburse the state for their foster care costs.
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USD Professor to Speak About New Book During Warwick’s Event
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Today at 4:00 p.m., Warwick’s is hosting USD associate professor of sociology, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, and his co-authors as they discuss their new book, “Wicked Problems: The Ethics of Action for Peace, Rights, and Justice.” The event will be hosted via Zoom and is free to attend, but registration is required. You can find more information here.
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