Shantá Harrington is a Presidential Scholar and Ph.D. student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a proud native of the Southside of Chicago and has worked within schools, community centers and nonprofits to support the development...
Kariel Bennett works at the intersection of education, policy, and philanthropy to help nonprofits expand their reach and influence. She began her career teaching in Bath, England, and later conducted national research on pathways to becoming a first-time...
Trey Baker is a 3x Emmy-nominated and award-winning spoken word artist. He performs around the country and internationally while leading storytelling campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, and national civic organizations. Trey...
Karina Arzate-Arenivaz is an Ed.M. candidate in Education Policy and Analysis at HGSE, focused on working for programs and initiatives that increases degree attainment for Latino/a students from rural California. A first-generation American and proud...
Ghita Aqallal is a Moroccan Ed.M. candidate in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship at HGSE. She is the co-founder of Glocal Scholars Inc., where she leads projects exploring how education can be both globally informed and locally...
bethany m. allen is a writer, mother, and student living in Roxbury, MA. Inspired by queer Black feminism, particularly the Combahee River Collective’s edict that “If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our...