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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...

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....

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November 17, 2015, teampoint

#AskAScholar: Can I apply if I have not been accepted to school yet?

Trent asks: Am I able to apply for the scholarship before my acceptance into graduate school? HSBC...

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November 10, 2015, teampoint

#AskAScholar: Will my scholarship carry over from undergraduate to graduate school?

David asks: I am currently a junior at university and I am applying for this scholarship for my...

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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...

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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,...

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August 13, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: Chasing Fear

2015 Point Scholar Julian Turner will start his freshman year at the University of Southern...

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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...

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February 13, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: The Vagina Monologues and Trans* Experience

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

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January 27, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: Leelah Alcorn and Transphobia

In the wake of the death of Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old girl, I think we can all agree that no...

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December 30, 2015, teampoint

#AskPointScholars Responds to Question: Who did scholars ask to proofread their application?

Point Scholar Ashley Burnside says: While I was applying to the Point Foundation, I had a variety...

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August 22, 2014, teampoint

Five Do’s and Five Don’ts for College Seniors (From a Point Scholar Who’s Been There)

So you’re a senior. Congratulations on making it through the Hunger Games that is the first three...

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August 18, 2014, teampoint

Scholar Katie Kendall Interns at U.S. Army JAG

Growing up I was constantly being reprimanded for playing too rough, getting too dirty, and...

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