Mikkel Leveriza is a Grants and Contacts Specialist for IUPRA. He is an experienced higher education professional and previously worked at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His areas of expertise include grants and contracts management, program administration, and higher education finance. Mikkel has a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from St. Edward's University. Learn more about the mission and work of IUPRA:<a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra</a> Follow IUPRA on Social Media:<a href="https://twitter.com/IUPRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/IUPRA</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IUPRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/IUPRA</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Black Lives Texas is a podcast by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at UT Austin, also known as IUPRA. Hosted by Ricardo Lowe and Tracie Lowe this series discusses the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities in Austin, specifically in education. The pandemic has exposed pre-existing inequities and this podcast is talking to the communities that are being directly impacted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.