{"id":3555,"date":"2025-06-16T15:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T00:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:42:20","slug":"awarded-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/awarded-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"RSS Member Awarded Fellowship by Center for Engaged Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3555\" data-postid=\"3555\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3555 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cdxi848 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_uk5k422 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_qw34040 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    RSS Member Awarded Fellowship by Center for Engaged Scholarship             <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_szf5205 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l2mb430   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"667\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176423874 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176423874 BCX0\">RSS Member <strong>Hazel Velasco Palacios <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176423874 BCX0\">has been <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176423874 BCX0\">recognized for her pivotal role in advocating for improved health care access for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW176423874 BCX0\">farmworkers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176423874 BCX0\"> in Pennsylvania. 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