In today’s episode, we hear from Cassi Colangelo, a former Educators for Tomorrow (EFT) scholar who is pursuing their Masters of Student Affairs in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. She obtained her B.A. in Education and Social Transformation and a minor in Community Engagement and Social Change. In addition, Cassi has been involved in various campus initiatives, such as a Bruin Ambassador for UCLA’s admission office and a youth coach for Los Angeles foster youth through UCLA’s Bruin Guardian’s Scholar Program. Check out our guest’s LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com ..read more

Please Note: Due to the length of this interview we had to split it into two separate episodes so make sure to listen to the first half before this one for the full experience, thanks! Today we hear from Dr. Lorena Camargo Gonzalez, a first-generation Latina academic who obtained her Ph.D. from the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. She is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Cal State University Sacramento in the College of Education. Dr. Camargo Gonzalez’s research interests include race, racism, and microaggressions in education, issues concerning access and equ ..read more

Please Note: Due to the length of this interview we had to split it into two separate episodes so make sure to listen to the second half after this one for the full experience, thanks!  Today we hear from Dr. Lorena Camargo Gonzalez, a first-generation Latina academic who obtained her Ph.D. from the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. She is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Cal State University Sacramento in the College of Education. Dr. Camargo Gonzalez’s research interests include race, racism, and microaggressions in education, issues concerning access a ..read more

Today we meet with Daphne Sajor, an incoming graduate student pursuing her Masters of Public Health (MPH) in the Community Health Sciences Department at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health. She received her B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature and B.A. in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Daphne worked as a Bilingual Youth Services & Community Health Educator at Mission Neighborhood Health Center in the Mission District of San Francisco, then at Planned Parenthood California Central Coast in her hometown of Oxnard. She is dedicated and passionate about collaborating with communitie ..read more

Today we meet with Edwin Rivera, a first-generation scholar who graduated with his B.A. in Sociology from UCLA in 2019. He will be arriving at UC Riverside this fall as an incoming doctoral student in the School of Education. Edwin has previously supported the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, a research center dedicated to partnering with the education ecosystem to bring about systems change through humanizing research, validating practices, and transforming policies with key stakeholders to support equitable educational outcomes for historically underserved students. Check out o ..read more

Today we are hearing from Michelle Rolon,  this year’s Carter Huggins Community Development and Social Justice cohort’s Graduate Mentor. Michelle received her Bachelor's Degree with a double major in Spanish and Chicanx Studies with an emphasis in Education. She is currently completing her Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning and shares her thoughts and advice regarding graduate school and careers in Urban Affairs. We invite you to listen to this episode when you are able and open to conversations about graduate school.  We understand this is a very difficult time and there ..read more

Today we meet with Pow Camacho-Lemus.  Pow is our Humanities Graduate Mentor and today they are here tomac talk about the Doctoral Degree otherwise known as a Ph.D. Pow received their Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies & Asian Studies from Cornell.  They are currently completing their MA in East Asian Studies from UCLA.  Pow will continue at UCLA towards their Ph.D. in Asian Languages & Cultures, with an emphasis in Buddhist Studies.  Pow’s research centers on Disasters and Religion.  They are studying the influence of religion when communities are faced wi ..read more

Today we meet with Jendi Samai, a first-generation student who transferred to UCLA in the Summer of 2015.  Jendi has earned both a Bachelor's Degree in English with Honors and an African American Studies Minor.  She is completing her Master's Degree in African American studies and is now navigating her process into law school.  Jendi serves as the Graduate Mentoring and Research Program Liaison to the Center for Community college Partnerships as our Transfer Student Graduate mentor. She speaks with us today on the strong, yet often sadly discredited journey of the transfer stude ..read more

On today's episode, we meet with Ryann Garcia--a returning guest to our show. Last time she was with us, we discussed the kinds of programs available and whether Professional school or Graduate school is the best fit for you.  But on this episode, we focus on one of the professional schools available to you, Law School. We have developed an idea of what Law School is like through the movies and shows we watch and enjoy. But that is highly fictionalized and not an accurate account of the Law School experience.  Ryann, a GMRP Law School Graduate Mentor, talks to us today through what t ..read more

On today’s episode, we welcome Sonia Bustos Barocio, a fourth-year molecular, cellular, developmental biology Major who is also a McNair scholar studying and researching retinal degeneration She speaks with us today about the experience as a transfer student in STEM and more importantly finding Undergraduate Research opportunities and strategies for success during your time at UCLA ..read more