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

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

February 13, 2025, Point Foundation

Why is the Department of Education Vital to All Postsecondary Students?

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...

November 02, 2016, teampoint

Ask a Scholar: Advice applying for a Point scholarship a second time?

Question: Hi! I applied last year and made it to the semi-finalist round. My test scores are very...

September 09, 2016, teampoint

Being Trans in the Classroom

I meant to write this blog post about being trans while teaching. It will be about that, but as I...

March 01, 2016, teampoint

What’s the Point? A Journey of Existentialism in College

By Point Scholar Joan Going to college gave me the opportunity to build a new life from the ground...

December 09, 2015, teampoint

10 Life and Death Lessons Learned at The CIA

There’s a sharp learning curve when going to school at the world’s premier culinary college....

October 08, 2015, maryschan

A New Community

Upon arriving in New Haven seven weeks ago, one of the only things of which I felt certain was the...

September 10, 2015, teampoint

Engineering a Better World for the LGBTQ+ Community

Point Scholar Alexa Groenke, a second year engineering student at the University of California,...

March 20, 2015, teampoint

Sex Talks for Those Who Never Got One

Photo Emmett (L) and his co-presenter Lex, at the Creating Change Conference. “Who feels like their...

February 13, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: The Vagina Monologues and Trans* Experience

Photo: Rachael performs in a Mount Holyoke College production of The Vagina Monologues. The Vagina...

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