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data-permalink=\"\/alumniandfriends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187?wpv_view_count=15984\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-deck mb-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/04\/Carol-Cowan-2.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Glendon alumna dedicates career to equitable health care\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n  <h2 class=\"h5 card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/2026\/04\/glendon-alumna-dedicates-career-to-equitable-health-care\/\">Glendon alumna dedicates career to equitable health care<\/a><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"card-text\">When it was time for Carol Cowan-Levine\u00a0CM\u00a0(BA \u201967) to choose where to study, enrolling at Glendon College felt natural. 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