Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

don’t have the right diploma, then we’re the ones lacking.”

We received nearly five hundred applications in six weeks.

Forge Forward isn’t just a fund. It’s a heartfelt response to the nineteen-year-old version of me who once curled up in a tiny apartment, wishing someone would just believe in her.

One afternoon in June, my phone rang. The screen said continue reading …