Vielka HoyinBridge to CollegeCan I Get Back Into College After Dropping Out?Students may consider dropping out of college at some point due to their personal circumstances, but is it possible to return?3 min read·Feb 18, 2022----
Vielka HoyinBridge to CollegeTry This OptionThis morning, I turned on my favorite news channel and became livid. It wasn’t the usual anxiety-inducing conversations of late. It was…3 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Vielka HoyHealing in the Time of CoronaI was recently struck by a blog post from Antero Garcia:4 min read·Mar 16, 2020----
Vielka HoyCoronavirus and CollegeIf you parent a high school or college student or you are a high school or college student, you are probably wondering how the coronavirus…6 min read·Mar 11, 2020----
Vielka HoyinBridge to CollegeWhy Poor Students are Going to the Wrong Colleges and Why You Should CareRecently the Hechinger Report published “The universities that enroll more poor students have less financial aid to give,” detailing the…4 min read·Feb 20, 2020----
Vielka HoyinBridge to CollegeThe Insidiousness of Racism: Education, Machine Learning, and CoffeeYesterday, I was feeling ill but needed to go to work anyway. I thought that a nice cup of coffee from one of my favorite places would be…7 min read·Sep 19, 2019----
Vielka HoyWhat Fourteen Days is Worth: Sentencing in the College Admissions ScandalI think one of the core societal issues we grapple with is what is a crime and how that correlates to punishment.5 min read·Sep 14, 2019----
Vielka HoyinAge of AwarenessToday’s College Admission Scandal Demonstrates Precisely Why Underserved People Need to be in…I wasn’t surprised to see all of the news reports of wealthy parents getting caught gaming the college admissions system. I was pleasantly…6 min read·Mar 13, 2019----
Vielka HoyinBridge to CollegeGraduation Rates and Sallie MaeWhen I was in college, it was never a question of how long it would take me to graduate: four years or less. My friends, who were also on…8 min read·Feb 9, 2019----
Vielka HoyFirst Gen EntrepreneurWay before talk of a wall, my aunt traveled across the border with a paid coyote. She was Black, dark enough to fit outside the norms of…4 min read·Nov 19, 2018----