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Although UHS is often flexible on terms if they feel the student demonstrates stability in concrete ways, the expectations—six months of consistent work and a period of care—are standardized along the lines of what is considered helpful for the average student. Furthermore, UHS consults the Ad Board, which makes the final decision on matters...
...truth, Janie hadn’t fulfilled her side of the contract—that is, to prove six months of work and stability before returning to school...
However, when she returned home to New York, she spent a couple of weeks focused on recovery. After that, it took months to find employment. Both work and volunteer opportunities were incredibly scarce. “The economic climate is horrendous,” she said. “I [was] looking for four weeks, and could not even find a part-time...
Janie said she understood the purpose of the work requirement—to prove sustained stability—but in practice her options were limited. In the meantime, she has structured and planned her daily activities. She trains for three hours each morning, reads, journals, and collects data for the Botanical Garden nearby. She is an Organismic and Evolutionary Biology concentrator, and volunteering at the Garden substitutes for an educational experience. She is also currently enrolled in a creative writing class...
Lewis has received a number of academic honors, including the James Willard Hurst Prize for the best work in sociolegal history published in 2007. She also graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Davis in 1991 and received distinction for her dissertation at New York University, where she received a Ph.D. in History and French Studies 2000. Her dissertation explored the rights of immigrants in Marseille and Lyon...