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Career and Job Resources

Making Waves Academy Students Meet Harvard Alums, Explore College and Career Paths

Harvard Extension School paid a visit to Making Waves Academy for a panel conversation. “Students left inspired, supported, and with the realization that not everyone’s journey is a straight line,” shared Dr. Arika Spencer-Brown, director of college and career counseling. The Harvard panel is one of many examples of Making Waves Academy students being supported in exploring all types of college and career pathways.

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Bonnie Shea February 21, 2024
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News and Stories

Top Stories That Made Waves in 2023

From updating our brand to honoring the Class of 2023 – we had a lot to celebrate with our Making Waves community this year. As we continue to partner with students from 5th grade through college and career, help make college affordable and graduation attainable for Bay Area students, and share college and career resources with as many students and families as possible – we also have a lot to look forward to in 2024. 

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Bonnie Shea December 27, 2023
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The Journey to a Debt-Free Degree and Business Career

Doris Martinez shares her college and career journey from San Rafael to earning a Making Waves scholarship to graduating from UC Berkeley without any student loans and starting a business career at Ernst and Young in the Bay Area.

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Making Waves Education Foundation December 7, 2023
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Sharing Our 2022-23 Impact Report

Making Waves brings together the impact of two nonprofits: Making Waves Academy and Making Waves Education Foundation. Together, we are creating equitable access to college and career success for first-generation students of color, and a stronger source of diverse talent in the Bay Area that will accelerate our region’s success.

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Patrick O'Donnell November 14, 2023