The Wandering Voice of Refugees and Minority Groups

Through her work with the largest commercial art gallery in Alabama, Walker aims to educate others on social issues.

Though she’s only a sophomore, Oteri already has vast experience in the fashion world.

Sofía Campoamor, the first female in the group’s century-long history, discusses the pressures and opportunities of the position.

Morgan Witherspoon, the executive director of the event, raises money for children’s hospitals by standing for the kids who can’t.

With her love of beauty, mythology, nature and culture, Sofia Gilmore-Montero writes and edits for her campus newspaper, Driftwood.

After realizing how expensive Uber rides can be, Matthew Vega-Sanz and his twin brother developed their own solution: LulaRides.

Pace University’s Douglas Dillon is a young businessman that has found success in both his Hanta Rods and Reels business and the theatre.

AJ Davis’s new film confronts the unglamorous realities of alcohol and opioid addiction.

After losing her cat in a car accident, Blythe Serrano hopes to prevent others experiencing such a loss by creating a light-up collar for dogs and cats.

NYU Abu Dhabi’s Khairunnisa Mentari Semesta and her team won iGEM with their E.coLAMP device, which detects the bacteria E. coli in foods.

Jaylen Jones, a Morehouse College sophomore, is giving back to his community with his ascension organization Achieve M.O.O.R.E.

A soon-to-be-published illustrator and social media influencer, Monique ‘Momo’ Le has taken to online platforms to discuss representation.

Artist McKenzie Cunningham uses non-representational forms and untraditional vehicles to flesh out her wild artistic vision.  

The Muslim-American activist who created the Hijab Project has returned to the national spotlight with a new mission: fighting an Obama-era program called CVE.

Chávez has used the platform as an opportunity to focus on making the 140-year-old school more inclusive, but it hasn’t been easy. 

A conversation with Iman Siddiqi, the UC, Irvine, student behind the first student-funded refugee scholarship in the country.

“Vagina Monologues” co-director and sorority sister Briana Grogan is part of a new wave of intersectional empowerment.

Inspired by a personal experience, Danya Sherman created KnoNap to help detect and prevent drug-facilitated sexual assault.

After her victory in the ‘Master the Mainframe’ competition, the 22-year-old Anna McKee from the University of North Texas found new inspiration for her future career.

USC’s Cameron Kostopoulos directs his future in cinematography, using his YouTube channel to make his debut in the film industry.

Berkeley freshman, Eleanor Hammond, is treading a path to greatness: writing the next big feminist musical.

The USC senior showcased the beauty of the South and the amazing things that female artists can accomplish with her first solo photography exhibition.

These careers are the most likely, statistically speaking, to help you become a billionaire.

NYU’s Isabella Bruder is a YouTube force to be reckoned with.

‘I think people still think opera singers only scream and are fat. I would say screaming is not what we do.’

Stephanie Everett, draws from her own experiences in her one-person play “It’s Fine, I’m Fine” to raise awareness and inspire others.

Student Body President Savannah Putnam is bringing change to UNC Chapel Hill.

University of Maryland senior, Emily Starobin, hopes to catch a glimpse of the Maryland state insect with the Baltimore Checkerspot Project.

Travel and daily interactions with people inspire this Boston University student’s music.

Before launching YouMakeYou, Triolo found herself taking time off from university after suffering from post-concussion syndrome.

A dog isn’t mankind’s only friend.

Surround yourself with stories and fictional worlds as you grow as a writer.

The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Arizona, Stanley Wong, is leading an initiative to combine clean energy and agriculture.

Sharaya Roberts, soccer player from Northwest University, turns her passion for the sport into a community building tool for children in Africa.

As the founder of JCSoft Inc., the MIT undergraduate is a rising talent with the potential to change the gaming industry forever.

Jacob Pavlecic’s decision to run for office began with the question, ‘Why not us?’

Rowan College’s Lauren Purnell combats homeless stereotypes with her blog called Naming the Homeless.

Georgia College senior Mackenzie Roux wants to restore joy, hope, love, peace and the simplicity of childhood with her nonprofit.

This young American artist had enough ambition to pack her bags and move halfway across the world to Israel.

Kaia Del Sol proves that you don’t have to lead the typical college life to find purpose and happiness.

They may not be books or films, but games can still tell captivating stories that players love.

Rice University’s sophomore works to start important conversations about domestic and relationship violence even before it has a chance to affect the community.

Annie Noelker is bringing new angles to her photography by accompanying it with her writing and music.

For UNC’s rower Kate Hickert, ‘If every woman fights with all the power inside of her, I know that we can level the playing field and amaze everyone.’

DePaul University’s Bushra Amiwala is proving to the world that young people can engage in politics and make positive changes in their society.

A musician and senior at NYU, Yasmin Williams wants you to play the guitar — but you probably won’t play it like she does.

University of Texas student Niti Majethia uses her experiences in life, like moving to America when she was young, to inspire her poetry writing.

The perseverance of USCB student Hayley Piña, a soccer athlete whose health condition brought her to great revelations.

Donna Imadi, a sophomore at George Mason University, founded InvestinYOUth, a program which mentors at-risk youth in Fairfax County, Virginia.

With her myriad of impressive internships and her political activism, Alicia Cannon hopes to be a voice for both the LGBTQ+ community and religion.

Tufts University’s Nikita Chaubal aims to create fun, Buzzfeed-inspired content with her news project Bosfeed.

Olatiwa Karade is striving to help people to make their statements on social issues and be comfortable while they’re doing it.

UC Berkeley student Ash Bhat is taking on the world of fake news and social media bots with his creation of BotCheck.me and Robhat Labs.

University of Michigan finance student Nick Gottlieb is exploring international economics following his success with the cryptocurrency business.

GU’s Sam Shapiro aspires to have students connect to not only his writing but to every inclusive effort he performs on campus.

As a college senior, duendita already has a significant presence on Spotify and SoundCloud, especially after the release of her new EP. 

University of Cincinnati’s Sarah Durham got together with an acting classmate to create a short film that would soon develop into Pajama Island Productions.

Student ambassador Haley Choate has perfected her college-work balance, and she makes juggling a dream job and college at the same time look simple.

UCLA student Vikash Singh transformed his health experience into a project that will bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and medical research.

From making documentaries in Cuba to hitchhiking across the United States, Ramsee Chand is breathing new life into the filmmaking world.

An aspiring journalist and writer, Stepha Poulin is doing her best to inform the world, one honest news report at a time.

The fashion blog created by SCAD’s Olivia Ewing is filled with gorgeous photos of stylish clothing, as well as Ewing’s trips to places like NYFW and southern France.

YouTube star Nia Wellman is using her natural-hair beauty channel to encourage women of color to be more than just beautiful.

San Marcos rap collective PNTHN reflects on the five albums that helped define their sound.

Documentary filmmaker Lorenzo Benitez spent six months in northern Thailand in a volountourism program, which prompted him to explore theß industry further. 

Student loans and culinary aspirations have led two entrepreneurs to run illegal pop-up restaurants out of their dorms.

Sophomore Keilah Granados, author of the poetry collection ‘Wanders the Night,’ finds resilience in the quiet of heartbreak.

UTSA engineering student Hannah Clark uses faith and electronics to solve audio gospel problems in religiously sensitive countries.

From Grand Canyon University, Sydney Grover turned her compassion for the homeless into a passion project that became a blog and pop-up shop to help them regain their confidence.

Eni Asebiomo of Kean University deals with the struggles of navigating the college dating scene in her upcoming book ‘Chronicles of a Millennial Virgin’.

New York University student Sophia Hanson discusses her process and motivation as a writer while also juggling the demands of schoolwork.

Max Haensel is an example of Brown University’s finest in terms of track stars and the ability to raise huge amounts of money for charity.

The University of New Hampshire’s Francesca Brose is an aspiring nurse with a mission: to help Haiti rebuild its health care system.

Varehya Pratt, a junior at Colorado State University, is bringing representation across the country with her line of Zukente hats.

Boston University students Isabel “Izzy” Raye Weinberg and Kian McGee create music together that complements their talents.

Twins Monica and Jenny Rokhman welcome their relatively normal life after competing in the Rio Olympics in 2016.

With the ferocity of football, half the rules and none of the protective gear, rugby is for only the toughest athletes, and Emma Gilroy is one such athlete.

NAMM award-winning, accordion-playing St. Petersburg College student is combining business and the music industry.

These gallivanting Stanford students are now mentoring other students and sharing their gap year experiences with the world.

This Alabama State University student is determined to define her own definition of beautiful.

As the name alludes to, Helix is the structure of DNA as well as an organization that forms the foundation of careers in medicine for minority students.

YouTuber Orly Sharpio has more than 50,000 subscribers to whom she offers college advice, shares her beauty routine and vlogs her life experiences.

Between classes, Hossain manages to make waves in the underground Bengali metal scene as a booking agent.

Ballart was born with spina bifida and is in a wheelchair, but she doesn’t let that stop her from living the life she wants.

The George Washington University student’s activism has inspired many to participate in the political cause in order to work toward a better future.

The Eleanor B. North Poetry Award recipient tackles themes such as anxiety and body images in her burgeoning poetry career.

Helen Fleischer looks to change the fashion industry and help those in the trans and gender-nonconforming communities get the underwear they want and need with her startup, IntimaQ.

Four-part rock group Daddy’s Beemer delivers passionate ballads with deceptively intricate arrangements and good vibes.

Tasnima Tanzim, a RISD student and Bengali immigrant, channels the pallette of the Indian subcontinent into clean, thoughtful graphic design.

Carnegie Mellon’s Sasha Cohen Ioannides, a sophomore and member of The Aquaponics Project, is using sunlight, food scraps and a shipping container to grow fish for the hungry.

DePaul University’s Michael Lynch talks Beyoncé, more Beyoncé and Michelle Obama.

Senior UVA student LeiLei Secor, founder of the wildly popular online store Designed By Lei, has used her jewelry-making skills to pay for her college degree.

At Brigham Young University, senior J.D. Goates is walking an ideological tight rope to protect the LGBTQ community.

Meet McKenna Carrigan, the Drake senior and Delta Gamma sister fighting sexual assault, one pair of jeans at a time.

Pratt Institute senior Casiano Hamer, the director of the gritty but cinematographically stunning short film ‘STUD’, has his eyes set on gold when it comes to making movies.

As team manager for the UNC Tar Heels men’s basketball team, Emily Brickner-Hughes supervises one of the most prestigious athletic programs in the country, and is one of the only women in the field.

A conversation with Harvard’s Amanda Gorman, America’s first youth poet laureate.

Stevenson University’s dodgeball phenom, Kris DeJesus, has his sights set on a dodgeball revolution.

Matiza, an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, reopened the online grocery and appliance store Zimbogini for citizens of his native country.

American University student Maria Rose Belding is the founder of MEANS Database, a website that allows excess food to be shared with food banks to combat hunger.