How to Choose a Good Role Model Based on 6 Key Characteristics
Choosing a good role model can set you up for success in life. Role models can come in many forms, including family members and colleagues. Here are six characteristics to look for when choosing a positive role model.
How to Choose a Good Role Model Based on 6 Key Characteristics
Choosing a good role model can set you up for success in life. Role models can come in many forms, including family members and colleagues. Here are six characteristics to look for when choosing a positive role model.
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Student Freedom Initiative Works to End College Debt Disparities
Financing a college education is challenging — but for some students, particularly Black students and students of color, the challenges can be even greater. Black families are frequently disadvantaged because of generations of wealth disparities fueled by systemic racism, so they are more likely to be forced to take on student
12-Year-Old Genius Attends College
Most students do not enter college until after they complete a four-year high school degree. However, 12-year old African American student Caleb Anderson is taking a different route. When most of his peers were starting middle school, Andersen was starting college. Anderson has always been ahead of the curve, mimicking
A Harlem Cultural Center Is Reborn With Help From the Open Space Institute and Robert F. Smith
Founded in 1974 in New York state, the Open Space Institute (OSI) has been dedicated to smart land conservation, improving people’s lives, and the world, through their actions. OSI’s team consists of hardworking and dedicated professionals in numerous fields, including science, law, finance and business. As of 2020, the organization
How Twitter is Pledging $100 Million Toward Equitable Investments
Twitter is expected to announce that it is investing $100 million in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) as part of a new initiative aimed at combating “racial injustice and persistent poverty.” The announcement comes in the wake of other companies like Netflix and Starbucks similarly pledging to take concrete steps
TIME100 Highlights the Cornell Legacy of Equity
When TIME Magazine released its list for 2020’s 100 “Most Influential People,” student-run media organization, The Cornell Sun, was swift to recognize that it contained three Cornell University alumni: a scientist, an entrepreneur and a politician. The three “Cornellians” were Anthony Fauci, Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan and Robert F. Smith,
2020 Presidential Election Shines a Light on HBCUs
The single act of adding U.S. Senator Kamala Harris to the Democratic ticket in 2020 was a watershed moment for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Harris graduated from HBCU Howard University in 1986, and went on to earn her law degree at the University of California, Hastings College of
Student Freedom Initiative Works to End College Debt Disparities
Financing a college education is challenging — but for some students, particularly Black students and students of color, the challenges can be even greater. Black families are frequently disadvantaged because of generations of wealth disparities fueled by systemic racism, so they are more likely to be forced to take on student
12-Year-Old Genius Attends College
Most students do not enter college until after they complete a four-year high school degree. However, 12-year old African American student Caleb Anderson is taking a different route. When most of his peers were starting middle school, Andersen was starting college. Anderson has always been ahead of the curve, mimicking
A Harlem Cultural Center Is Reborn With Help From the Open Space Institute and Robert F. Smith
Founded in 1974 in New York state, the Open Space Institute (OSI) has been dedicated to smart land conservation, improving people’s lives, and the world, through their actions. OSI’s team consists of hardworking and dedicated professionals in numerous fields, including science, law, finance and business. As of 2020, the organization
How Twitter is Pledging $100 Million Toward Equitable Investments
Twitter is expected to announce that it is investing $100 million in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) as part of a new initiative aimed at combating “racial injustice and persistent poverty.” The announcement comes in the wake of other companies like Netflix and Starbucks similarly pledging to take concrete steps
TIME100 Highlights the Cornell Legacy of Equity
When TIME Magazine released its list for 2020’s 100 “Most Influential People,” student-run media organization, The Cornell Sun, was swift to recognize that it contained three Cornell University alumni: a scientist, an entrepreneur and a politician. The three “Cornellians” were Anthony Fauci, Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan and Robert F. Smith,
2020 Presidential Election Shines a Light on HBCUs
The single act of adding U.S. Senator Kamala Harris to the Democratic ticket in 2020 was a watershed moment for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Harris graduated from HBCU Howard University in 1986, and went on to earn her law degree at the University of California, Hastings College of