Standing with our Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
February 25, 2021
Dear members of the Making Waves community, Over the past year, violence toward Asian and Pacific Islander communities has increased dramatically. Racist rhetoric calling…
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“No One Is Doing This Alone”: Students Find What It Takes to Thrive at Cal
January 15, 2021
The University of California at Berkeley—known by students and locals simply as “Cal”—looms large as a symbol of educational excellence, recently ranked the top public university and the fourth-best overall in the U.S. News & World…
Planting a Seed for What Is Possible: Home Libraries Build Literacy and Opportunity
February 18, 2021
A stack of books may not seem extraordinary, but it can be life changing. Recent research has indicated that there are tangible benefits for kids who grow up with…
Sustaining Career Pathways During COVID-19
June 30, 2020
Dear College Success colleagues, This blog series has focused on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on low-income students and their ability to…
From Richmond Beginnings to Harvard During a Pandemic
July 21, 2020
Enrique Romero received his acceptance letter from Harvard Graduate School of Education and was scheduled to start this summer in Cambridge. Now, he is…