June 19, 2019 — Today, Students Rising Above launched, CODEversity, an eight week, virtual coding camp, offering college students the fundamentals of coding while gaining career exposure through visits at leading tech companies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including …
Students Rising Above works to close college attainment gaps and helps students break the cycle of poverty by achieving their college and career dreams. With SRA’s support, 91% of our students graduate from college in 5 years or less, and …
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Carina Bustos is an SRA alum, and a first-generation college graduate from Occidental College in 2015, majoring in Critical Theory and Social Justice. While in college, Carina took advantage of Students Rising Above’s robust career development support, landing internships with …
We’re so thankful for our community of over 400 Students Rising Above volunteers. From mentors, corporate volunteers, essay and resume editors, and more – our dedicated network of volunteers help make a direct impact on our students through their hours …
UC Berkeley Professor and Founder of Bay Area Legal Incubator Increases Justice and the Diversity Pipeline for the Legal Profession Internships are a key part of the college-to-career experience. Data shows a majority of employers believe that internship experience is …
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Dear SRA Community, We’d like to share that Students Rising Above Executive Director, Carolina Martín, has resigned from the organization effective May 17th to explore the next chapter in her career. Mike Loughlin, SRA Board Chairman and former Chief Risk …
While U.S. college degree attainment has increased to an all-time high of 46% nationwide, serious opportunity gaps for first-generation college students from underserved communities still remain. On average, 65% of low-income youth graduate from high school and 45% will enroll …
Supporting Critical Health Care Access and Navigation Services to Bay Area Youth We are thrilled to announce that Students Rising Above and the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation have joined forces to form the Healthy Lifestyle Literacy and Health Care Navigation …