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Candice is a journalist interested in how race, gender and class shape societies throughout the world. She has produced work for print, web, and broadcast organizations covering law enforcement, education, state and national policy.

She is a 2013 graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a bachelor's in news-editorial journalism. She also received a master's degree in international media from American University in 2016.

An avid traveler, her experiences have taken her to more than 20 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Ghana, and Spain, where she assisted English teachers during the 2013-2014 school year. 

Candice currently works as a staff writer for Governing Magazine and a White House stringer with Bloomberg News.

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Candice was one of two student speakers at the Spring 2016 American University School of Communication Commencement: