By starting my academic career at a community college, I have gained the fundamentals skills to be a successful college student and in the process saved thousand dollars for the same introductory courses required across the state. My time at...
Applying to college was everything I looked forward to, but also feared. I did not think my story and background mattered, and with the lack of higher education resources from my community in the Northern Mariana Islands, I did not...
I did not always know that I was different. I came to this country at the age of one, so I consider myself to have had an American upbringing. I love everything there is to love about this country, from...
As a student of Chicago State University, I saw first hand the impact of the lack of resources during the two years we went without state funding. My school experienced the most severe cuts as a result of the budget...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2017 Contact: Allie Aguilera, allie.aguilera@younginvincibles.org, 202-734-6529 [Washington]-Over the last week, members of the House and Senate introduced two bills entitled the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, both of which would reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents In...
Migrating to the United States at the age of five from Mexicali, Baja California has been the greatest gift my parents could have given my siblings and me. My parents came in search of the “American Dream,” a life with...
Addressing the Lack of Student Loan Education for Millennials It is no secret that the pursuit of higher education is an expensive one. There is a reason that age-old cliches about broke college students persist; they are largely the truth....
A look into the challenges facing queer and transgender people of color on college campuses The irregular rhythm of my heartbeat was deafening. The unshakable discomfort throughout my body was paralyzing. The butterflies previously inhabiting my stomach metamorphosed into parasites...
Getting a higher education degree is more important than ever to open up career opportunities for our generation and help us gain financial security, but getting into, affording, and completing college is difficult. For so many students, education is a...
Ever since I was little and my family of four lived in Mexico, my parents repeated the phrase “primero la escuela,” school comes first. I can recall in high detail the countless times my journey as a Pokémon master was...