Click here to learn more and apply for Running Start’s 2-week intensive virtual Summer 2022 High School Program. By Ellie Hodges, with Sandra Ochoa Just before the start of the first day of the Running Start High School Program, my finger hovered over a Zoom button. I needed to fill…

By Tarina Ahuja Running Start helped me find the answers to questions I have been asking since I was a little girl. I used to question myself, my role, my belonging. As an overly excited, talkative, little girl with olive skin and long black hair that I keep as a…

By Carly Roberts The murder of Sarah Everard in England earlier this month, coupled with the murders of eight people (six of whom were Asian women: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan and Daoyou Feng) in Atlanta-area spas, has sparked international outrage and…

By Rocío Ortega This post is not an endorsement of any political candidates or parties. This Women’s History month, I want to highlight a fierce legislator I admire and have worked with. She is the first in her family to graduate from college, a daughter of immigrants, and is committed…

By Elizabeth Triece This post is not an endorsement of any political candidates or parties. In 1917, only a handful of states allowed women to vote, but it was also the year the first woman was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Jeannette Rankin of Montana was a…

We asked Kylah, Oriana and Tarina, three alumnae of Running Start’s High School Program, what they learned from the experience. …

Every February since 1976 has been designated Black History Month in the United States, with the intention of celebrating the unique accomplishments, identities and culture(s) of Black people across the country and the world. Running Start is celebrating Black History Month in part by uplifting past blog posts written by…

Three alumnae of Running Start’s Fall Mentorship Program reflect on their transformative experience. …

By Serena Saunders Amid closing out my work responsibilities for the year, studying for final exams and baking holiday cookies with my mom, I always try to use December to reflect on the months before it. …