https://www.northernpublicradio.org/tags/elizabeth-batjes Elizabeth Batjes en-US Copyright Mon, 07 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2018-05-07/elizabeth-batjes Elizabeth Batjes, completing her first year at Northern Illinois University, earned an Associate in Arts degree from Joliet Junior College. She’s pursuing… Mon, 07 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2018-05-07/elizabeth-batjes WNIJ News https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2018-05-07/a-lesson-from-diversity I grew up in a diverse family. My father is of German descent, and my mother has Polish and Yugoslavian blood. But my mother was born in Venezuela in 1960… Mon, 07 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2018-05-07/a-lesson-from-diversity Elizabeth Batjes