Wednesday, June 25

First-gen professionals find community, education and support through Instagram

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 5:12 p.m. Valeria Garcia overcame the barriers of stepping into the professional world as a first-generation student, and now she is paving the way for others from her phone. Read more...

Photo: Valeria Garcia provides resources and encouragement for first-generation professionals on her Instagram community @firstgenprofessional. Through workshops on topics such as imposter syndrome and weekly professional spotlights, the assistant director at the Bruin Resource Center offers her followers support post by post. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)


What are Hip-hop and Freestyling?

What is hip-hop? What is freestyling? Watch to see what Versa-Style Dance Company’s Leigh “Breeze-lee” Foaad and Brandon “BeastBoi” Juezan have to say about these expressions of artforms through their dance, while discussing their experiences as members of the hip-hop community. Read more...




Alumnae start podcast rooted in conversations about navigating post-grad life

Four alumnae who are learning how to tackle the challenges of post-graduation life are opening their circle to other “fronds” who may be encountering similar obstacles. Read more...

Photo: Launched by Andrea Manrique, Ashley Lanuza, Lilybeth Domingo and Gabriela Sarmiento, the “Growing with Fronds” podcast tackles the challenges of post-graduation life. (Photo by Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin, Photo illustration by Jaelyn Cruz/Daily Bruin)