Press Release

TACOMA, Wash. (May 9, 2023) – We are excited to announce that the Degrees of Change board of directors has appointed Marquise Dixon as its next chief executive officer. Founder and current CEO Tim Herron will transition to a new role as chief innovation officer.…

75 Student Leaders Earn Act Six Leadership Scholarships to Five Northwest and Five Midwest Colleges Families, schools, and communities are celebrating across the country. Act Six announced today that 75 emerging urban and community leaders across Tacoma-Seattle, Portland-Salem, Yakima Valley, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, will receive…

Tacoma, Wash. – August 25, 2022 –This past school year, 60 Act Six scholars from underrepresented communities throughout Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota graduated from college, bringing the count of program graduates to 600. These scholars, hailing from Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Yakima Valley,…

117 Student Leaders Earn Act Six Leadership Scholarships to Eight Northwest and Eight Midwest Colleges Families, schools, and communities are celebrating across the country as Degrees of Change announced today that 117 emerging urban and community leaders will receive full-tuition, full-need scholarships to sixteen private…

Tacoma, Wash. – August 9, 2021 –This past school year, with our largest graduating class, 87 Act Six scholars from underrepresented communities throughout Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota graduated from college, bringing the count of program graduates to 540. These scholars, hailing from Tacoma,…

Degrees of Change launched the Tacoma Completes initiative in 2019 in collaboration with the Foundation for Tacoma Students (FFTS).  Focused on increasing the college completion rates for Tacoma Public Schools graduates by working on systems-level changes with community partners, Tacoma Completes has surfaced valuable data…