ELCA World Hunger: Abbreviated Remarks at the United Nations 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (March 2018)
By Angela Dejene
Even in the United States in 2018, women still face very different challenges and live very different lives than men. But the stories the media has told, until very recently, have rarely reflected those female narratives and the daily inequalities with which they struggle. If we strive to find and to communicate, if we work to broadcast the truth about women from and to even the most remote of places – we fuel and ignite progress everywhere.
Argus Leader: Why a liberal arts education matters (February 2018)
By Angela Dejene
The scholarship recipients who choose Augustana University will choose a liberal arts education of enduring worth – one that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service. It’s a choice that may not ever deliver great wealth, but it will surely deliver a rich and meaningful life. And most importantly, the young people who choose Augustana and accept the call to a liberal arts education grounded in the Lutheran faith will leave equipped to build a better future for us all in that wider world.
O’Dwyer’s Magazine: Communication counts when you’re saving lives (November 2016)
By Angela Dejene
It turns out that the hardest problem in bringing modern healthcare to places in the world that lack even basic necessities is sometimes not the funding nor even the logistics of delivering life-saving medicines to remote corners of the world. The biggest challenge may be raising awareness and understanding among those who most need help.
O’Dwyer’s Magazine: When sharing stories saves lives (November 2015)
by Angela Dejene
Public relations might not offer the same lifesaving, critical aid as a medical doctor or breakthrough drug, but the stories we tell in healthcare can definitely have life-changing consequences.
Austin-American Statesman: Global competitiveness depends on pay equity (July 2015)
By Angela Dejene
Pay equity is not just a women’s issue. It’s not just a fairness issue. Nor is it just a political issue. Pay equity is a business issue. It’s an economic issue. And our global competitiveness depends on it.
The American Nurse: From tragedy to opportunity: Investing in students’ mental health and well-being (March 2013)
By Nichole Bobo and Angela Shubert
Recent tragedies, such as the Sandy Hook school shooting, have reignited conversations about promoting and investing in students’ mental health and well-being. The current picture demands attention: Approximately 11 percent of children and adolescents experience some form of diagnosable depressive disorder by 18 years of age, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Adolescent Health Information Center estimates that 60 percent to 90 percent of adolescents with mental health disorders fail to receive treatment.