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Maya had spent two decades building a career in social work without the formal credentials she now sought. She had the lived experience—the years of navigating city bureaucracies and holding the hands of grieving mothers—but she wanted the theory to match her practice.

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The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall felt sharper than Maya remembered from twenty years ago. At forty-five, she was easily the oldest person in the room, her silver-threaded braids a stark contrast to the sea of neon hoodies and glowing laptop screens. While her classmates typed with frantic, rhythmic speed, Maya favored a leather-bound notebook, her fountain pen moving with deliberate care. Maya had spent two decades building a career

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