Foster care, homelessness are higher education hurdles
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New research shows stable housing, money for books among chief concerns
A college education is estimated to add $1 million to a person’s lifetime earning potential, but for some students the path to earning one is riddled with obstacles. That journey is even more difficult for students who have been in the foster care system or experienced homelessness, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
But the more college administrators and faculty know about these students’ problems, the more they can do to ease the burden.
Getting into universities in the first place can frequently be a challenge for students who’ve had unstable home lives, said David Meyers, co-author of the study.
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On Thursday, the University of Georgia will host the first of its three undergraduate commencement ceremonies for spring graduates. A graduate ceremony will be held on Friday.
The opening ceremony will be in Sanford Stadium and begin at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. Graduates should arrive by 7:15 p.m. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.
In addition to this ceremony, UGA plans to host two more undergraduate commencements on Friday and Saturday. Those ceremonies will also be held in Sanford Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on their respective dates.
The first ceremony will recognize graduates from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Terry College of Business.
Holley sisters persevere to graduate together
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Sisters Amelia (left) and Megan Holley will graduate together with UGA degrees in human development and family science in May 2021. After starting at another college, Amelia just wanted to be near her younger sister, so for the past two years they’ve taken many of their classes together. (Photo credit: Megan Holley Photography)
Sisters say the happiest place on earth is where they re together
The first song Amelia Holley wrote still exists on YouTube and a Facebook page that was last updated five years ago.
For the cover art of her first single, “No One to Save Me,” the 16-year-old Amelia is smiling in a turquoise dress, guitar hanging from one shoulder, long red hair flowing down the other shoulder from under a straw cowboy hat.
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I was 13 years old when I went to the local YMCA for a youth pool party. I was hanging out with my friends when a Young Women’s leader came up to me and asked, “Do you have a shirt you could put on over that?”
The swimsuit? A tankini. It looks like a one piece, but comes with a tank top and bottoms. It’s supposed to be a modest two-piece swimsuit.
The problem was, about an inch of my skin was showing.
I responded “no”, and she went on her way. But the sense of shame and embarrassment stuck around. Why was it necessary to make that comment? The boys were running around shirtless and no one batted an eye.