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by: Rochelle Newman It was the end of my sophomore year of high school. I needed a summer job, but I didn’t want to work as a fast food cook, retail sales clerk, lawn mower, or nanny. What other jobs out there are available to high school students? None, I thought. It turns out there’s…

Are internships even that important? The simple answer is yes. Students are graduating with high GPAs and honors more frequently, so employers are looking for new criteria through which to judge a job applicant’s suitability for employment. Internships demonstrate your ability to work in a professional setting and illuminate your work ethic outside of school…

by Rochelle Newman You’ve probably heard this a million times if you’re a junior or senior in high school, but I’m going to say it anyway; apply for scholarships! You’ve worked so hard in high school trying to get top-notch grades, participating in sports and myriad activities, all while trying to maintain your sanity. If this…

Studying abroad is a dream opportunity that can have so many benefits, some of which you may not even realize as you head into your application or daydream about having the chance to go. The most obvious benefit is that you get to experience a different culture, different people, or a different way of life. This…

College is different Over the years, I’ve given thousands of new college students some very basic advice. First, college isn’t like high school. Many students want college to be 13th grade, but it’s not. So you’re going to have to make some serious adjustments. Second, college is a full-time job, so you have to study better,…

The Initial DREAM Act S.1291 (2001) The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (S.1291) legislation was introduced in 2001 as a bipartisan bill in the Senate.  The legislative goal was to provide a means for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children to gain a pathway to permanent legal status;…

Four years ago, what is now known as the Black Lives Matter Global Network began to organize. It started out as a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission was to build local power and to intervene when violence was inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. In the years since, we’ve committed to struggling…

A general summary of U.S. immigration terminology follows. Any references below to USCIS refer to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Alien An individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. U.S. National An individual who owes his sole allegiance to the United States, including all U.S. citizens, and including some individuals…

Black American GIs billeted in the UK during WWII found warm welcome from British families, in contrast to vicious racist abuse meted out by their fellow countrymen 320th men posing on base which was the last stop for the battalion Photo: Courtesy of the Adkins family By Patrick Sawer 7:30AM GMT 06 Dec 2015 This was no…

In the spring of 1963, activists in Birmingham, Alabama launched one of the most influential campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement: Project C, better known as The Birmingham Campaign. It would be the beginning of a series of lunch counter sit-ins, marches on City Hall and boycotts on downtown merchants to protest segregation laws in the city….