Thanks Doreen for reading, Sarah is correct. Plus, Eleni’s photo is the cover artwork for the feature on the website. So to be equitable to the other instructors who contributed we used their pictures in the story. Hope this helps!

Thanks for your feedback! I really enjoyed writing this story and the rich conversations I had with some of our community education instructors. Our students and community really benefit from understanding the range of class options available to them. From an editorial standpoint, we try to mix photos and stories in a way that captures readers’ interests, be it the photo or the article. We were really grateful to be able to use the lovely photo of Eleni. We try to maintain a journalistic cadence by varying photos and the opening quotes, especially when we’re featuring multiple instructors. We want to be able to highlight everyone who participated. Thanks again for reading the piece and sharing your thoughts!

Eleni Woldeyes is a beautiful woman of color and so well featured in the picture ~ wonderful!

However, why is she the lead in and yet when you click on the read more, what is seen first is a picture of a white man and his story. Why isn’t Eleni featured first since her picture and her story draws the reader in?

It doesn’t make sense to me. Does it to the writers of the story? If it does, perhaps there is further discussion that needs to take place?

Thanks, Doreen

The best thing to do would be to call 971-722-8886 or email the testing center closest to you:

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