Karen Barnes KaplanNov 8, 20216 minWhat's Changed, What Hasn't, Through the Pandemic? A Conversation with Dominique GrahamRutgers-Newark Mountainview Community Counselor Dominique (formerly Smart) Graham remembers well the early March day when the NJ-STEP...
Karen Barnes KaplanJun 5, 20216 minIvelisse Gilestra Looks Back, and ForwardIvelisse Gilestra grew up in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. at the age of 17, “looking for what was missing” in her life. Displaced and...
Karen Barnes KaplanFeb 2, 20215 minThe “Sacred Space” of FORTE House:Our Interview with Chris AgansWhen you look at the entire chain of impact, you can see why I think of FORTE House as a crucial space—in fact, a sacred space—for a special
Karen Barnes KaplanJan 11, 20214 minFORTE House, College Degrees and Maslow’s Hierarchy: Our Conversation with Regina Diamond-RodriguezIt’s taken some time, but Tia has put every ounce of herself, all of her blood, sweat and tears, into making it happen.