ACCEPT (a.k.a. Admissions Community Cultivating Equity & Peace Today) is following up this summer's popular Being Black in College webinar series with a fall series! Once again, the series is specifically curated to the needs and experiences Black high school students and the adults who support them. This 90-minute session will end with Q&A so attendees can ask questions specific to their own journeys to college.
Whether or not you consider yourself an activist as a high school student, world events, the 2020 elections, and the variety of conversations taking place in a college community could inspire or further your sense of volunteerism on behalf of a cause that you believe in. Panelists will explore how college activism by Black individuals and groups operate differently on-campus, off-campus, and online. Listen to advice for young Black activists regarding self-care, safety, peer accountability, plugging into and amplifying a movement, knowing your civic and on-campus rights, and activism’s potential to strengthen communities and one’s sense of connection to it.
This session will be moderated by Dr. Ashley Bennett, Director of College Counseling at KIPP Sunnyside High School (TX) and the presenters are:
- Naomi Brown-Jones: Academic Counselor, MassBay Community College (MA)
- Andrea Williams: CEO and Lead Academic Consultant of CultivatED Academy & PhD Student at U of South Florida
To save your spot, click the green "Register" button (above) on this page. We encourage students to enjoy the conversation live, but all registrants will receive a link to the recording to watch at their convenience. This webinar is free and open to all Black high school students and the adults supporting them, so please share with friends and family. Also, be sure to check out other webinars in ACCEPT's Being Black in College Fall Webinar Series. We welcome you joining any and all of them.
Administrative support for Being Black in College is provided by Collegewise. Check out Runway, their free series of college planning resources for high school seniors as well as parents, educators and younger students. And for even more free advice on applying to college, check out out their blog Wiser Notes and podcast Get Wise: College Admissions Explained.
Thanks for reading, and we're excited to see you soon!
