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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ+ and ally students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide. 

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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ+ and ally students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide. 

In recent weeks, news has been reported of the possibility of cuts to the Department of Education (ED), rule changes targeting LGBTQ+ student support and other groups, or the dismantling of the...

June 01, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

A COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE

Though the pandemic year has brought unexpected challenges to everyone in the Point community,...

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June 01, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

NOT SITTING ON THE SIDELINES

As Marisa O’Gara finishes her studies at Cornell Law School, she is energized to emerge from the...

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June 01, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

CREATING COMMUNITY

When John Baird was young, the only gay bar close to his hometown in northern Mississippi was...

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June 01, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

20 YEARS OF FUNDING THE FUTURE

As we reported in our last newsletter, this year we mark Point Foundation’s 20th anniversary – a...

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March 09, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Community College Scholarship Recipient Angel

Which community college are you currently attending? Skyline College Which program are you pursuing...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Onyx

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Harvard University. I chose...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Abigail

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? I am attending University of...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Diego

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? New York University (NYU);...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Vanessa

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? UCLA. I attended UCLA as an...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Maddie

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Portland State University -...

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January 15, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Kishan

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? UC Riverside School of...

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January 15, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Darid

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Swarthmore College. I choose...

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