That Badd Scholar

05/10/2022

Come hang with us. Calling all artists and vendors!!

05/07/2022

Just Culture is coming back to UCLA!! Come out and see us!

09/12/2021

It feels like I’ve been paralyzed by grief these last few months. That sustained grief, the trickster. The one that creeps in when you think you’re having a good morning. The one that grows from the chest, up through the throat. Tightening, constricting. Can’t breathe for a moment. Can’t stop the tears, the tightening of the stomach. It’s all consuming. Breathe.

Of course, things have been getting done, not completely paralyzed. Living somewhere between self-care and destructive coping mechanisms. Waiting for the debilitation to subside.

I hear you telling us all to use our voices. I am reminded of the parable of the choir. We all need to catch our breath sometimes.

Been really focusing on the question, how do we build a collective? How can we most effectively use our voices to heal ourselves, each other, our community?

07/14/2021

Check out this opportunity for formerly incarcerated students in the Bay Area to take a class at UC Berkeley in the Fall! We're offering 2 incredible courses. We'll pay for your registration fees, books, and provide a tutor. Applications Due July 23. http://tiny.cc/CrossEnrollSP2021

07/14/2021

Transfer workshop for Formerly Incarcerated and System Impacted Students.

System-Impacted: “Individuals who have been incarcerated, those with arrests/convictions but no incarceration and those who have been directly impacted by a loved one being incarcerated. While those close to us, as well as the broader society are negatively impacted by our incarceration, it is often our partners, parents, children and/or siblings who face the most significant disadvantages behind our absence and thus, categorically merit this designation”

Cerda-Jara, Michael Czifra, Steven Vallejo Galindo, Abel Fernando Mason, Joshua Rangel, Christina Zohrabi, Azadeh. 2019. "Language Guide for Communicating About Those Involved in The Carceral System". Berkeley, CA: Underground Scholars Initiative, UC Berkeley.

03/18/2021

Underground Scholars represent!

We had the chance to chop it up with Clint who had a wild journey on his road to redemption.Contact me for interview request. For interviews I prefer the int...

02/26/2021

I Raven Elisabeth Deverux dropped out of high school. Had about the below for my 1st semester. Wound up dropping out of CC. Came back year later and am now in a PhD program.

School is hard for everyone. SCHOOL is hard for everyone.

Grades ultimately aren't what matter. Curiosity and perseverance matter. (And access to resources 😳) So let's work together.

Don't give up on what you want to do!

Well said 👏

02/16/2021

02/12/2021