The Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual (IDVSA) assault received the 2018 ProtectHer Award from New Friends New Life, for its work on raising awareness about human trafficking.
Issues
Champion for Life
Social work undergraduate Jarmarquis Durst is one of the Big 12 Champions for Life. This campaign highlights student athletes with life-changing stories from each of the conference’s ten universities. Selected students embody the defining characteristics of a champion — leadership, perseverance, community service, and discipline — and serve as role… read more
Showing up for black mothers
Black women in Texas are 2.3 times more likely to die while giving birth than white women. To address this disparity, professor Michele Rountree founded the Black Mamas Community Collective, an organization comprised of black mothers, activists, leaders and advocates with the goal of saving the lives of black mothers… read more
