Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded or coerced into labor or sex acts. According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, traffickers are estimated to exploit 20.9 million victims annually, with an estimated 1.5 million […]
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Human trafficking is a modern-day slavery, involving victims who are forced, defrauded or coerced into labor or sexual exploitation. An estimated 293,000 U.S. children are at risk of being exploited and trafficked. Des Moines University is holding a series of
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Diversity doesn’t just happen; to make it real and relevant, it requires champions. This spring the DMU office of multicultural affairs recognized students, faculty, staff, a community member and an organization as Diversity Champions for demonstrating an ongoing commitment to
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In the not-too-distant past, Justin Bergh was bartending in San Diego, and Amber Faherty was patching up soldiers in Afghanistan. Grace Ouyang was working as a bacteriologist with her sights set on dental school. Ben Rezny was busting sex traffickers
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