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Executive Director Lucas Spielfogel joins LA Public Broadcasting Education Access Q&A

April 25, 2022

Executive Director Lucas Spielfogel highlights need for school counselors and holistic admissions process in Louisiana Public Broadcasting Q&A. The panel focused on the educational documentary “Try Harder!” and featured producer/director Lou Nakasako. Replying to host Dr. Robyn Merrick’s query about increasing equity in college admissions, Lucas emphasized deprioritizing traditionally exclusive

College Fellow Kenya Carney is bound for D.C.

April 25, 2022

This fall, College Fellow Kenya Carney (Liberty ’20, Centre ’24) will “study away” in Washington, D.C. The program combines coursework at partner school Butler University with a full-time internship. Kenya, who plans to pursue a career in social work, hopes to intern with a nonprofit offering mental health services. She’s

BRYC hosts Crawfish Day for new and current Fellows

April 12, 2022

On April 9, 2022, BRYC hosted a Crawfish Day celebration for the BRYC Community. Ninety-seven guests, including current and prospective Fellows and families, joined the BRYC team for delicious crawfish (provided by Squeeze – N- Boil), pizza, and fun in the sun. Earlier in the day, LSU Volunteers stopped by

Alumnus Jonathan Scott joins PricewaterhouseCoopers

March 30, 2022

Jonathan’s (Belaire ’11, Morehouse ’16) new position represents 5+ years of steadily growing his knowledge of the energy sector alongside management and operations expertise. “I wasn’t a people person at the beginning,” Jonathan said. “That came from making connections with others who shared my professional interests and learning to be

C/O 2021 Fellow Jasmine Gray hosts Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary livestream at WWII Museum

March 30, 2022

Jasmine (Liberty ’21, LSU ’26), who received several college acceptances but took a gap year instead, was working as a marketing assistant at Lemonade Creative Marketing when the museum tapped her to host a “virtual field trip” for thousands of students exploring the fateful events leading up to December 7,

College Fellow Sammar Parham speaks on education equity panel at SXSW EDU

March 30, 2022

Sammar’s (McKinley ’21, Wash U of St. Louis ’25) panel at SXSW EDU was titled, “Solving the College Access Gap.” Led by The New York Times’ Erica Green, the conversation covered enrollment disparities at elite institutions and how new partnerships between high schools and colleges like Yale and Howard are