Newark Launches Guaranteed Education Pilot Program With Saint Elizabeth University
March 31, 2022Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) today announced a pilot program to guarantee a debt-free four-year college education for 40 at-risk Newark students.
SEU Graduate Navigates Dysmorphia as a Female Bodybuilder
March 15, 2022“I started seeing my body the way a judge would whenever I looked in the mirror,” says Yessine Griffin, ‘21. “I imagined them noticing that my shoulders were too wide and that my waist wasn’t small enough.”
Teaching Mental Health Tips to Athletes
January 19, 2021While earning his doctorate in counseling psychology, Brendan Sullivan, '24, manages to also work as an Academic-Athletic Coach for Irvington High School. Having already completed a master's in sport and exercise psychology, Brendan holds study halls...
I Am Enough: Jasmine Poole, '18
October 8, 2020"I didn't know how to read until I was 12 years old," says Jasmine Poole, '18. "I was born prematurely and, because of that, had a few learning disabilities that made reading extremely difficult."
Student Profile: Taylor Veve, '20, Communication/Business Administration
January 7, 2020While her classmates were just about to enter high school, Taylor Veve, '20, was already preparing for college. As an eighth grader, Veve possessed the foresight to apply to a prestigious pre-collegiate program at her high school. She was only one...