the drive to study under professor |
believed to have been destroyed |
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Frank Biess was enough |
decades ago . A DNA test cleared |
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motivation to adopt a second life |
the man ’ s name , and he was |
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pursuing his degree . For years , |
ultimately released after 39 |
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Livingstone made the 300-mile |
years in prison . “ My mindset as a |
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round-trip to campus for classes |
historian and being trained to deal |
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and to TA for “ Making of the |
with archives made me believe |
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Modern World ,” only to drive back |
there had to be something out |
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home and head straight into the |
there that could lead to the truth ,” |
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station . Despite 4 a . m . mornings |
says Livingstone . “ We just had to |
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grading papers and writing |
find it .” |
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David Livingstone , PhD ’ 18 ( below ) earned his doctorate in history while serving as Simi Valley Chief of Police . |
dissertation chapters , Livingstone rose through the ranks to be appointed chief in 2017 and swiftly set out to make change in his department and community .
One of the most profound changes would come from reopening a decades-old murder case that didn ’ t seem right to his historian ’ s eye . Acting on longstanding doubt that the wrong man had been convicted , Livingstone used his archival research skills to find evidence
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Whether restoring the life of one man or improving the service to his entire community , Livingstone believes in the transformative power of education , especially in his line of work . “ There is so much in the liberal arts and humanities that can make for better police officers ,” he says . “ History teaches you to weigh the facts and to avoid biased judgments . Now more than ever , we need police officers who can do the same thing .” |
“ Being a changemaker means taking initiative , welcoming opportunity , having compassion and expressing gratitude . It means pursuing integrity , not perfection .”
– CHIARA DORIGO , MBA ’ 18 , Rady School of Business graduate whose start-up company , Greyble , aims to make residential water recycling easy and affordable .
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“ A changemaker spreads the understanding that we should be working together to help one another .” |
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– CHRISTOPHER GO ' 16 , member of the International Health Collective , whose community involvement projects and clinic trips alleviate health disparities on both sides of the U . S . -Mexican border . |
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