Finding My Voice in Policy and Advocacy

Earlier this month, I stood at a podium in D.C. and told a room full of near-strangers why the Department of Education shouldn’t be erased. It was part of the COE TRiO Future Leaders Summit, during a mock congressional session where I spoke out against a bill that...

My Last (Amazing) Spring Break!

As an international student, spring break has always felt like one of those things you hear about in movies—but this year, I actually got to live it. And let me just say… it was magical! This was my first real spring break trip ever (and I’m graduating soon, this May,...