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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3Kyu7v8dxQhoWekmHvl9ft/e734470dbcce94d9a14aff737994aaf1/Mellon_Anne_new_2304x1536V.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3Kyu7v8dxQhoWekmHvl9ft/e734470dbcce94d9a14aff737994aaf1/Mellon_Anne_new_2304x1536V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3Kyu7v8dxQhoWekmHvl9ft/e734470dbcce94d9a14aff737994aaf1/Mellon_Anne_new_2304x1536V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div><div class="blockquoteTypography mf-Mw">How do we expand our “we”?</div><div class="bodySmallTypography">Multivocality</div></div><a class="mf-hl mf-Tp mf-Kw linkTypography" href="/ideas/multivocality">Explore the<!-- --> <span class="mf-il">Idea<!-- --> <svg viewBox="0 0 12 10" fill="none" class="mf-Uq mf-kl mf-ml mf-ll mf-Vq" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10.2448 5.08525L1.05498e-05 5.08525V3.96025L10.2448 3.96025L7.08 0.795495L7.8755 0L12.0005 4.125V4.9205L7.8755 9.0455L7.08 8.25L10.2448 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7JDr8PsnGQB8jjwJq3Q5tE/ffe2f5aeb9dec45ef58ac9d013a1443e/Futuro_Hero_550x367.gif?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7JDr8PsnGQB8jjwJq3Q5tE/ffe2f5aeb9dec45ef58ac9d013a1443e/Futuro_Hero_550x367.gif?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7JDr8PsnGQB8jjwJq3Q5tE/ffe2f5aeb9dec45ef58ac9d013a1443e/Futuro_Hero_550x367.gif?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7JDr8PsnGQB8jjwJq3Q5tE/ffe2f5aeb9dec45ef58ac9d013a1443e/Futuro_Hero_550x367.gif?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div><div class="mf-Ts"><div class="bodySmallTypography mf-Us">The Futuro Media Group</div><div class="bodyLargeTypography truncate-3 mf-Vs">Hearing Myself in Your Voice </div><a class="mf-hl mf-Tp linkTypography" href="/grant-story/hearing-myself-in-your-voice">Read the grant<!-- --> <span class="mf-il">story<!-- --> <svg viewBox="0 0 12 10" fill="none" class="mf-Uq mf-kl mf-ml mf-ll mf-Vq" 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1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6p0NZLQUg9GKqdhYPO5JYD/f805c3349c7bf21b8961625771b730dc/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_2304x1536.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6p0NZLQUg9GKqdhYPO5JYD/f805c3349c7bf21b8961625771b730dc/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_2304x1536.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6p0NZLQUg9GKqdhYPO5JYD/f805c3349c7bf21b8961625771b730dc/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_2304x1536.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div><div class="blockquoteTypography mf-Mw">What is possible with a more complete and accessible cultural record?</div><div class="bodySmallTypography">Expanding Public Knowledge</div></div><a class="mf-hl mf-Tp mf-Kw linkTypography" href="/ideas/expanding-public-knowledge">Explore the<!-- --> <span class="mf-il">Idea<!-- --> <svg viewBox="0 0 12 10" fill="none" class="mf-Uq mf-kl mf-ml mf-ll mf-Vq" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10.2448 5.08525L1.05498e-05 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3XFbbfwqHFqD7IcesdOycX/505f11d846989126bd46da9088fd1f1e/Mellon_Dwayne7_1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Beyond Incarceration</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/borderlands-cultures"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="In portrait orientation, an aerial view of a major highway running parallel to a large border wall set on a hilly landscape" loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=48&fm=webp&q=90 48w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=64&fm=webp&q=90 64w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=96&fm=webp&q=90 96w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=128&fm=webp&q=90 128w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=256&fm=webp&q=90 256w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=384&fm=webp&q=90 384w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6JL9MGmF8YvsGBPz3EuUCQ/90e49fb11fb8e656304fbfacccd0cddd/48488_CFA_MelonBorder_018_14_768x960.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Borderlands Cultures</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/civic-engagement"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="A man in a brown jacket stands in front of blue bulletin board that is covered with papers and advertisements " loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6trd6DfrJfNgaS08tPoqqE/bcb619e995e681ff3721c6acff7caaed/CivicEngagement_1140x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Civic Engagement</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/evolving-higher-education"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="A vertical image of an Indigenous person who is sitting on a chair in front of a backdrop." loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=384&fm=webp&q=90 384w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/37O3K3apnLB1FSFnAXx1q5/7e25c4c5ab95c72013508524bae21813/1821_LF_01B_MELLON_ND_230124_MellonFoundation_Shot02_012_vert.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Evolving Higher Education</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/expanding-public-knowledge"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="An interior room filled with audio and video equipment " loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=48&fm=webp&q=90 48w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=64&fm=webp&q=90 64w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=96&fm=webp&q=90 96w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=128&fm=webp&q=90 128w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=256&fm=webp&q=90 256w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=384&fm=webp&q=90 384w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/1fGRCm4Ajf2rYoWkjHZrp4/aa4518059857869834692b1fb436c704/Public_Knowledge_RUIZ_Mellon_LOC_05_1440x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Expanding Public Knowledge</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/monuments-and-memory"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="A multicolored painted totem pole set in front of a foggy forest landscape" loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=48&fm=webp&q=90 48w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=64&fm=webp&q=90 64w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=96&fm=webp&q=90 96w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=128&fm=webp&q=90 128w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=256&fm=webp&q=90 256w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=384&fm=webp&q=90 384w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/44VUNQ9Mm1d1WlnmySMDuI/e30a8c4c87430b0c06d577c70d66cd7a/MonumentsMemory_Johnson_JuneauTotems_1440x1800.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Monuments and Memory</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/multivocality"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="Five people stand together in a group photo. They are laughing and smiling." loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=384&fm=webp&q=90 384w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=640&fm=webp&q=90 640w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/QFTTI3PdASDziYiS8gmcH/3e455ed4bae5a3d38ae599aee3e761a5/Mellon_Anne_new_1440x1800H.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Multivocality</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/power-of-the-word"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="Five colorful neon signs hang on the wall with messages that include, "Freedom cannot wait," "Brown owned," and "America is for Dreamers."" loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6Z77IiQRCZYtjEJszBHm8O/afd1377987c1c121d7c3a23ab7a0d344/PatrickMartinezByMonicaOrozco_1440x1800V.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, 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data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=750&fm=webp&q=90 750w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/3prRULtDJGSSc6n58Fw7Hb/794c4bdbf58b205ab8592ecaa576266e/ppt_31_rt__1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Public Places‚ Public Stories</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/puerto-rico-and-its-diaspora"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="In a vertical image, a black leather vest is adorned with colorful pins across the front of it. Embroidery on the vest reads: "Felícitas "La Prieta" Méndez" " loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=48&fm=webp&q=90 48w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=64&fm=webp&q=90 64w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=96&fm=webp&q=90 96w, 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//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=828&fm=webp&q=90 828w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=1080&fm=webp&q=90 1080w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=1200&fm=webp&q=90 1200w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=1920&fm=webp&q=90 1920w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=2048&fm=webp&q=90 2048w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90 3840w" src="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/7AvqWVf7AEBaq68335fQkR/27302a1b11f58594f2fcb617685f127b/Felicita_Mendez_Freedom_Rider_Vest_Hires_1440x1800V.png?w=3840&fm=webp&q=90"/></div>Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora</a></li><li><a class="mf-hl mf-1P linkTypography mf-jl" href="/ideas/university-everywhere"><div class="mf-Jm mf-2P" style="aspect-ratio:2/3"><img alt="Students walk through the campus of the University of Hawaii" loading="lazy" width="48" height="64" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgc3R5bGU9Im9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMDg7IiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiPgogIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJyIiB3aWR0aD0iMjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjIwMCIgZmlsbD0iIzAwMCIgLz4KICA8YW5pbWF0ZSB4bGluazpocmVmPSIjciIgYXR0cmlidXRlTmFtZT0ib3BhY2l0eSIgdmFsdWVzPSIwLjI7MC44OzAuMiIgZHVyPSIxNzAwbXMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPgo8L3N2Zz4=")" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 727px, ((min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1279px)) 1183px, (min-width: 1280px) 1530px" srcSet="//images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6sqsGOLqQd4YdDGvIHp5Rr/7d2012ba97a26c20bab2a402e4f625f8/UnivEverywhere_UH_BGK03065_1400x1800.png?w=16&fm=webp&q=90 16w, //images.ctfassets.net/nslp74meuw3d/6sqsGOLqQd4YdDGvIHp5Rr/7d2012ba97a26c20bab2a402e4f625f8/UnivEverywhere_UH_BGK03065_1400x1800.png?w=32&fm=webp&q=90 32w, 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Flanked by a public space made up of a communal theater that was adapted from a 1920s church and that has become a symbol of civic pride, the station also features an open-air classroom, pavilions with technology infrastructure provided by the university that fosters long distance learning, and a series of accessory buildings that contain programming for citizenship, orientation, community services, and art-making.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"LI4GISKDS9SZRMxnHSSDT\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"The Casa station is a cooperative effort in increasing community capacities for political action via a public space that is programmed with collaborative productions of theater, music, and visual arts. 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Recognizing the lemons as biosensors, the students used the silt on the lemons to create placards with Spanish words that could then be used to communicate what is being faced by inhabitants of this area. The incredible connection between science, climate change, urban design practices, and activism all culminated in a story that the people of the station call “the black lemons”, a recurring theme in cultural productions of the community. “The lemons have become a way to communicate to policymakers in the border region that we are being left out, that our health concerns are a function of political decision and we need to change it. 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In partnership with Embajadores de Jesús—a religious organization deeply rooted in the area run by activist-pastor-economist Gustavo Banda Aceves—Alacrán has become a proto-typical example of the program’s commitment to blurring the lines between research, teaching, and service. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"“The Alacrán Community Station became an experiment with our partners—nonprofits that really are rooted in those environments. We tell our students in the arts and beyond, you cannot just parachute into these environments. The idea is to collaborate so that there\\u0027s a point of entry. 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Already, the location features a collective food hub, an industrial kitchen showcasing food justice programming. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"In the community stations, the local is global. Learning from their partnership with Embajadores de Jesús, the program has recognized priorities such as enabling and fostering local economies that benefit migrants who are facing arduous and inaccessible asylum processes. What they are finding is that their case studies can be used as clear illustrations of how refugees can move from transitional living sites to more permanent housing—knowledge that will be more necessary as migration increases around the world due to displacement driven by climate change, among other factors. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"5RBuThjrZDfXiKPk5qp0Dd\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Entry\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-entry-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"“We\\u0027re going to continue seeing this across the world no matter how much we slow the warming. The frontline communities will continue to feel impacts at least through the middle of the century, if not further beyond,” Forman says. “We need to be thinking about regional resilience and what it looks like now. When California and the southwest talks about what it means to be climate resilient, too often that vision stops at our borders. There\\u0027s this fantasy in the American mind that the border means we don\\u0027t have to worry about anything that goes on on the other side.”\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Forman and Cruz urge a re-imagining of national boundaries for occupants of both sides. Referencing a map they’ve created, Forman declares excitedly: “We\\u0027ve erased the line visually. The border simply becomes a set of watersheds. Imagine what the entire continental US border looks like when it\\u0027s reconceptualized as watersheds instead of a metal fence. 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Understanding that the decisions, studies, and programming that they are participating in belongs to them rather than something that is done to them is a paradigm shift that leads to empowerment.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"FU2wWVjMUALWf2wijw2ri\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Entry\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-entry-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"“Citizenship is more a way of inhabiting a place together and sharing interests and aspirations. We\\u0027re always rethinking citizenship with these young people. How can we reimagine the space that we\\u0027re inhabiting and how we share it? Children are going to be thinking differently about borders and interconnection in the future simply because our world cannot tolerate the current geopolitical pattern. They\\u0027re the new thinkers. They\\u0027re experiencing reality differently in new ways,” says Forman. 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