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The Right Fit

Associate Teaching Professor Jutta Heller connects with students on the first day of class by talking to them about her life, including her experience with imposter syndrome.


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Kashira Jenkins: “How Can I Help?”

Future social worker Kashira Jenkins learned a lot about the foster care system when her mother started fostering children in 2015.


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Spencer Tyson: The Nature of Change

With pandemic chaos all around him, Spencer Tyson leveraged his college experience to drive change in public health systems.


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Heather Finch: Finding Alternatives

Her concern for animal welfare led Heather Finch to a degree in computer science and a plan to innovate alternatives to animal testing.


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Andre Henderson: The Fork in the Road

Teetering on the brink, Navy veteran Andre Henderson recalled his mother’s words urging higher education, and took a path that turned his life around.


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Melissa Nunez: Knowing Who to Ask

A first-generation college student graduating with a degree in nursing, Melissa Nunez found that help is available for the asking, if you know who to ask.


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Dustin Ray: The AI Generation

With his background in math and his degree in computer science, Dustin Ray hopes to harness artificial intelligence for social good.


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Kevin Yuan-Jie Liu: Puzzling Out a Path

Kevin Yuan-Jie Liu thought he wanted to be a diplomat, but the more he learned the more he thought law school a better fit for his gaming interests and personal style.