Empowering Students to be Leaders By Allie Bradford Brown Welcome to the Youth Work 101 Series! Student U started this blog series to support youth work practitioners, educators, advocates for young people, and after-school professionals in their work by sharing what has worked for us. For insights...
Continue readingWritten by Michelle Price, Student U Executive Director As we celebrate Women's History Month, it is important to reflect on the contributions that women have made and continue to make to our society. However, we must also acknowledge the systemic inequities that have historically prevented women...
Continue readingTime Management and Living an Integrated Life By Allie Bradford Brown Welcome to the Youth Work 101 Series! Student U started this blog series to support youth work practitioners, educators, advocates for young people, and after-school professionals in their work by sharing what has worked for us....
Continue readingWe recently held The State of Student U to discuss the critical needs facing education equity in Durham, NC. We were grateful for our time together with so many smart, engaged, and caring individuals who proved that there is no problem that we cannot all...
Continue readingShared Resiliency Instead of Resistance By Michelle Price Today, almost 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the debate continues over how to combat racial inequalities in the nation's school system. Ultimately creating a more just and equitable school system can not be left up to...
Continue readingYouth Work 101: Supporting Students In Career Readiness By Sofia Ferrer Welcome to the Youth Work 101 Series! Student U started this blog series to support youth work practitioners, educators, advocates for young people, and after-school professionals in their work by sharing what has worked for us....
Continue readingWritten by Student U's Executive Director, Michelle Price When Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, my parents were expecting me, their first child. It blows my mind to think that I was profoundly linked to my mother and depended upon her for nourishment and...
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DONATE As we celebrate the bounty of fall, we also look back with gratitude on the brilliant students that make the Student U community such an empowering, joyful place. We want to introduce you to just two of hundreds of inspiring Student U students from this...
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DONATE Alyzia unlocked her leadership potential at Student U and is now transforming Durham and the state to build a better future for our youth. She graduated with the inaugural class of Student U high school graduates in 2014 and from ECU in 2017. She is...
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DONATE The Kendall family unlocked their leadership potential at Student U. Lonnie and Makyla Kendall both joined Student U as rising 6th graders, and were supported at every turn by their mother, Nicole. Lonnie is now an alumni and staff member, and Makyla is an active...
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