Tanner Starbard (2013) – Middle School Teacher

The advantages to an Ethnic Studies scholarship include, but are not limited to the following:

• Engaged critical thinking on matters both social and personal
• Ability to paradigm shift and understand (and appreciate) alternate epistemologies and values
• Creativity in recognizing and addressing issues
• An Integrative approach to understanding society from a variety of perspectives
• Developed consideration of unintended consequences
• Recognize the intersection of small occurrences with big picture consequence and context

These things… create an individual with a unique set of abilities and perspectives, which can be an invaluable contribution to any firm… I endeavor to find an occupation which is not only self- but other-serving, and am confident in my ability to do so.