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Today’s Typical College Student
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Media and popular culture perpetuate a myth about what the college experience looks like for most students, obscuring key issues. Recently, we came across a three-year-old article from FiveThirtyEight
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Philanthropist of the Year: Linda Youngentob
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CollegeTracks staff and students featured in a video honoring Linda Youngentob as Montgomery County’s Philanthropist of the Year. Watch the Video Greater Washington Community Foundation
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Mission to Mentor
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Mission to Mentor – Philanthropist of the Year Linda Youngentob helps students in high school and college find a path to success. Bethesda Magazine November-December 2018| BY CARALEE ADAMS At first, B
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CollegeTracks Bolsters Presence at MC-Germantown
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CollegeTracks builds out its College Success Program at MC-Germantown for growing student population at Watkins Mill and Quince Orchard high schools. September 2018| Montgomery Village News “I had a n
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El Tiempo Latino Features CollegeTracks in Back-to-School Issue
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El Tiempo Latino explores CollegeTracks assistance to Montgomery County’s growing Latino community in their Back-to-School Issue. August 2018 | Olga Imbaquingo Un viaje menos complicado hacia el colle
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CollegeTracks Thanks Mrs. Wright
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A special friend to CollegeTracks and the Latino community, Mrs. Wright–everyone’s favorite abuelita–has worked tirelessly to promote higher education for all. Thank you, Mrs. Wright, for your servi
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CollegeTracks Scholar Doopashika Welikala is featured in UMBC News
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CONGRATULATIONS to Doopashika on her magna cum laude graduation from UMBC with degrees in biology, anthropology and sociology. education. She’ll begin a master’s program in Public Health at
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Make a Difference: Highlighting Volunteers
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Lorraine Driscoll and guests CollegeTracks Executive Director Nancy Leopold and Program Volunteer Elaine Arndt discuss ways people can volunteer at an MCPS high school to help students with the proces
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How to Level the College Playing Field
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Housing policies and tax code among powerful forces favoring the privileged in higher education. The New York Times April 7, 2018 | Harold O. Levy with Peg Tyre This time of year, there’s a lot of opt
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Even With Scholarships, Students Often Need Extra Financial Help
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Low income students face many hidden costs that can threaten their college success. The New York Times April 5, 2018 | Janet Morrissey Michael Martinez still recalls the excitement he felt leaving his
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