by Believe in Students | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog
I would wait until the evening, when it was pleasantly cool and dark enough, to slip unnoticed into the other dorms and make my way to recycling stations on each floor. I’d gather the glass bottles in a big garbage bag pilfered from my own dorm’s kitchen, and when I...
by Believe in Students | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Every morning, I listen to the song “Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid Cudi. Throughout my workday, I continue to recite the following lyrics from this song: “I’m on the pursuit of happiness, and I knowEverything that shine ain’t always gonna be goldHey, I’ll be fine once...
by Believe in Students | Jul 1, 2023 | Letters from our Executive Director
“Ensuring a diverse student body in higher education helps everyone, not just those who, due to their race, have directly inherited distinct disadvantages with respect to their health, wealth, and well-being.” –Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson I’m writing this letter in...
by Believe in Students | May 18, 2023 | Blog
Editor’s note: A previous version of this post said 4% of foster youth successfully graduate college and has been corrected to 3%. So much has happened since I’ve started here at ODU which is why it is important that I share as much of my experience with you for you...
by Believe in Students | Apr 1, 2023 | Letters from our Executive Director
Last week, I had the opportunity to be with a small group of our new Changemaker Fellows and some FAST Fund leaders at a convening of the University Professionals of Illinois, the union representing faculty and other academic support professionals on seven of the...
