“Life is tough, but we’re tougher.” These are the words of Ramon, co-valedictorian of Making Waves Academy’s 2018 graduating class, the 15th Wave. In...
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has made disadvantaged student inequities more visible, it is important to remember that these predate the pandemic and will...
April 28, 2020
COVID-19’s college campus closures have disproportionately impacted lower-income students spotlighting already existing inequities. Many are now grappling with disrupted lives and academic journeys, figuring…
April 14, 2020
As I discussed in my last blog – the first of this ongoing series “CAP College Success Institute Series: Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
April 1, 2020
As the executive director of CAP, a college success program that helps low-income students navigate the challenges of college and get on a promising…
November 27, 2019
When you are the first in your family to attend college, you often aren’t knowledgeable about how to maximize scholarships to pay for college.…
October 25, 2019
15th Waver Britney, a sophomore at UC Berkeley, took a step towards her goal of becoming an architect through a summer internship with Studio…
October 9, 2019
On October 5th, Making Waves Foundation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the expanded and enhanced Lakeside campus it constructed for Making Waves Academy.…
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