Dec 21, 2022 | Student Basic Needs
By Miguel Leon As we look back on 2022, the Michelson 20MM Foundation would like to thank our friends and partners who helped us advance equity for all postsecondary students in California. In particular, we are grateful to those of you who worked alongside us in the...
Dec 20, 2022 | Smart Justice
By Kenia Miranda Verdugo The year is coming to an end and I’d like to recap what my first year with the Michelson 20MM Foundation consisted of as we look forward to 2023. We kicked off the year by awarding grants to the following Smart Justice Spark Grantees:...
Dec 16, 2022 | Spark Grants, Student Basic Needs
The cost of housing should not determine if a student is able to graduate, yet housing insecurity is one of the primary drivers preventing low-income, BIPOC, immigrant, and parenting students from persisting. In fact, 47% of California’s Black students and 57% of...
Dec 16, 2022 | Intellectual Property
Please join us in welcoming Ren Mao, The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) Program Coordinator. Ren Mao considers herself a multidisciplinary scholar with a background in Higher Education, Leadership Development, Peace Studies, and Mass...
Dec 15, 2022 | Student Basic Needs
Queena Hoang has joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation as Student Basic Needs Senior Program Manager. In her role, Queena will lead the foundation’s Student Basic Needs initiative, which seeks to increase persistence and graduation rates through systems change,...