On the Road With ‘Shark Tank’ 2017: Meet the CEO of Better Weekdays
Better Weekdays founder Chris Motley created a better way to connect college students with careers. He shares his story in Black Enterprise.
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Is Mentorship the Key to Success for Black Male Students?
How do we replicate successful mentorship models to improve black male student success and to impact larger numbers of boys and young men of color?
Why I Support DACA as a Teacher, a Black Woman, a Christian and a Human Being
It’s only been in the last two years that I learned which of my former students were in the U.S. legally and which ones were not. President Trump’s campaign message about building a wall along the Mexican border caused some of them to come out of the shadows in protest. Others revealed to me that they were undocumented because they were drawing close to high school graduation and they wanted me to help them find scholarships to pay for college.
Columbia Girls in STEM Initiative Inspires Young Women to Achieve in STEM Careers
Last week I attended a mentorship talk of the Columbia Girls in STEM Initiative, a week-long program in its second year that selects high school seniors to participate in group projects and develop college readiness skills, and to hear from accomplished mentor speakers that encourage and prepare the girls to consider majoring in STEM subjects in college and pursue STEM careers.
The Freshman Year You Don’t Have to Pay For
I came across what sounds like a genuinely exciting and unique opportunity: the chance to earn a full year of college credit absolutely free. And not just any college credits, but coursework taught by professors from some of the most renowned institutions of higher education today.
