OPINION: Winning a prestigious award can make anyone’s day. But for a working-class student, it can transform a life

Fulbright award notifications were trickling in, and as the Fulbright campus adviser at Lehman College in the Bronx, I was glued to the application portal and kept my phone close. I often see results before the students I advise do, but I try to wait for them to contact me.  As I dealt with tears [

By The Hechinger Report