From Graduation to Escrow: How I Bought a House in the Bay at 24
Within a year of finishing college, I made and used a “Purchase or Pass” calculator to to guide me towards my first real estate investment. Not financial advice.
Parental Gatekeeping: The Hidden Barrier in Engineering Education
Pre-collegiate engineering programs might operate with the best intentions of ushering students into the field, but without parental buy-in, they’re doomed from the start. 📸 Sara Ford
College Memoir: 1 of 160—Foundations of My Freshman Year
True stories about navigating the first year of college by building a personal foundation of strong faith, healthy mentality, and supportive community.
Master’s Thesis: The CAR (Confront, Address, Replace) Strategy
Of students surveyed, 70% either agree or strongly agree that The CAR Strategy is an effective framework for driving out exclusionary terminologies. 📸 Cal Poly
The Joy of Genealogy: A Guide to Creating Your Family Tree
A free family tree template with 7 steps explaining how I pieced together my family history.
Open Letter: Epistle to the DA
Most people would view me as crazy or naive for trying to connect to the soul of my prosecutor. But I must try. 📸 Fusillo Foto
Magazine Article: Calculating the Meme
Memes can be effective ways to both teach and reinforce fundamental engineering concepts. 📸 Heraldo Creative Studio
Newspaper Op-Ed: Passing the Torch—A Reflection
We must consistently exfoliate our predominantly white institutions to cure all permutations of prejudice. 📸 Renoda Campbell Photography
Magazine Article: Engineer Farm
Until U.S. academia empowers STEM students with law, engineers will continue bleating about overwork while executives drift to sleep counting their sheep. 📸 Sara Ford
Magazine Article: Fair Trade
Black engineering students—who are few to begin with—rarely study abroad, and even if they do, it’s almost never in Africa. 📸 A2MEND