Jonmaesha Beltran

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The rise of ASU’s Downtown campus

Over the past 10 years, Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus has evolved and helped bring life into downtown Phoenix. The campus first opened for classes in 2006 with approximately 3,000 students taking courses, a number that would...

Metropolitan Arts Institute college enrollment rate exceeds state average

Students at Phoenix's Metropolitan Arts Institute, a charter school located on Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road, enroll in post-secondary institutions at a much higher rate than state averages, according to an Arizona Board of Regents report. Less than...

ASU holds panel and preview screening for Native American heritage month

In commemoration of Native American heritage month, ASU’s American Indian Social Work Student Association hosted a panel discussion and preview screening of the film “Blood Memory."  The film, an independent documentary and outreach project directed by Drew Nicholas,...

ONE Community Celebrates LGBTQ History month by awarding locals

ONE Community, a statewide coalition of LGBT-inclusive organizations and individuals, celebrated this October’s LGBT History month with the eighth annual Spotlight on Success: Local Hero Award ceremony. The ceremony, held at the Sheraton in downtown Phoenix Friday, honored...

ASU panel discussion talks about the roles of men’s barbershops in communities

Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy held a community discussion Thursday to talk about the play ‘Barber Shop Chronicles’ and the role barbershops hold in black communities both from global and local...