Shakiba Mashayekhi August 30, 2022 Transferring from community college to the University of California at Berkeley to study Peace and Conflict, Philosophy, and Arabic was not only a transformative experience, but a surreal one. Pursuing a university degree was neither…
Rachel Santarsiero July 20, 2022 For as long as I can remember, I have been a collector—not of precious rocks or playing cards—but of words, ideas, and information. As a kid, I filled journals with new words I didn’t know,…
Windila Balbone May 26, 2022 Growing up, my perception of conflicts and atrocities living in the town of Bittou in Burkina Faso, originated from movies like Hotel Rwanda, watching the daily news on the ongoing Israeli Palestinian conflict on France24,…
Elsie Mares February 28, 2022 Being born to a family that valued community and public service meant that from a young age I was involved with efforts and initiatives to serve and improve my small, agricultural Latine community in Central…
