I grew up in San Diego, where I attended a Christian school for both middle school and high school. I invested most of my time in education, football, lacrosse, and Boy Scouts.

It's been a little over a year since my last interview, and much has changed -- my major, my worldview, and my ultimate calling in life. However, in the midst of these...

Two of the greatest gifts my parents ever gave me were raising me up in the church and the idea that education is important and will get you far in life. About 25 years ago, my...

I never imagined that at the age of 31 I would be the director of education and employment programs at a nonprofit community-action agency. As the leader of managers and...

My story begins along the banks of the River Kwai, in Thailand, where I was the fourth child of missionaries. The story picked up again in Yakima, Wash., the year my family...

It's interesting to me how, as a student enters college, he or she is consistently reminded, “You're an adult now.” While that may be true on some level, I think that I've grown...

Whitworth seems like a surreal dream-come-true at times. Because I am a first-generation Latina undocumented student coming from a working-class agricultural community, any kind...

My name is Maverick Johnston, and a maverick some say I am. I’ve spent my entire life in Spokane until recently, when I spent a semester in China, which changed the way I see...