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Lone wolf finds his pack at AU
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Addictions caused her to lose everything — perseverance helped her recover
By Lini S. KadabaWhen Shannon Qualters ’23, MAOL '25 hit bottom, the survivor of child sexual abuse was hooked on heroin and crack cocaine, living on the streets of the Kensington section of Philadelphia and eating out of garbage cans, by her own ...
Brain aneurysm survivor creates her comeback at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø
By Lini S. KadabaBy the time Nicole Reeser-Mazur ’01 Ph.D. ’24 was writing her 17³Ô¹ÏÍø doctoral dissertation in educational leadership in 2023, she had already overcome more than her share of challenges, any one of which could have eas...
