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Seed Internships Has Given Me Career Confidence

by Stephanos Mavrommatis As the son of Argentinian and Brazilian immigrant parents who will be the first to receive a college degree in my family, navigating university and my career to follow often feels daunting.…

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Hilltop to Howard: Quenessa Long’s Tacoma Roots

Quenessa Long couldn’t be prouder to come from Tacoma. An alum of our Act Six program and recent Howard University School of Law graduate, Quenessa is now an attorney living in Washington D.C. But despite…

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Act Six Celebrates 88 New College Graduates

This past school year, 88 Act Six scholars from underrepresented communities in Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota graduated from college. These scholars earned degrees from 17 colleges in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, graduating…

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At Degrees of Change we are growing scholars and leaders. As a result, new generations of talented and connected, homegrown, college graduates are transforming their home communities and beyond.
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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

Our scholars defy the status quo, graduating college at double the rate for students from similar demographics.

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Diverse, homegrown leaders build more equitable systems on campus, at home and beyond.

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Our programs support students from 7 communities across 5 states at 24 private and public, 4- and 2-year colleges.
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