“For Mrs. Jones, hope was relational. It didn’t exist in the abstract. Hope confronts. It does not ignore pain, agony, or injustice. It is not a saccharine optimism that …
How Did We Get Here?
It already wasn’t fair. Affirmative action on the basis of race in admissions ended with the late June decision of the United States Supreme Court. Public mourning of “Affirmative Action” …
SaNiyah Speaks
Editor’s Note: These are actually not my words. These are the words of a rising college sophomore delivered to an audience of soon to be first-year college students this week. …
Absolutely Affirmative
Editor’s Note: Late last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions on two matters of great importance to the students and staff of The Scholarship Foundation of …
Strangers Who Restore Broken Dreams
Today is Juneteenth, now a federal holiday but long a day of remembrance of emancipation from slavery. Yesterday, I heard a story about a boy whose schooling in Daytona Beach, …
We Don’t Give Up
Editor’s note: In late April, 2023, four Scholarship Foundation Policy Fellows joined Director of Advocacy Karina Arango for training and legislative visits organized by the National College Attainment Network in …
