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We just sent out our 2010 Summer News Digest. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can find links to all the articles here!
Alumni Success Stories
Melissa Amaral graduated from Brown University with a double major in Anthropology and Archaeology in 2008. She currently is employed as a College Advisor for the Phipps Community Education Center in [...]

This summer, a group of high school Crusaders are working together to analyze media imagery with the help of Victor Omoayo, a Crusade alum who is teaching in our Media Literacy program. Victor is a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School in Providence. He went on to earn a B.A. in Journalism from the University [...]

Congratulations to College Crusade alum Lisette Gomes, who recently received the Eddie M. Cole Scholarship for minority students at the University of Toledo College of Law. Lisette graduated from Central Falls High School in 2004 and then earned a B.A. in Psychology from Salve Regina University in 2008. She is in her second year of [...]

Ninth-grade Crusader Sarah Ogundare was a guest on the Jim Vincent Show this month! Sarah, who is a student at William M. Davies Jr. Career Tech High School, talked with Jim about her experience as a Crusader and her plans for college. Joining her for the interview was College Crusade CEO Todd Flaherty.
The video is [...]

On November 14, a hundred middle school and high school Crusaders at Saturday Cru Club welcomed a special visitor – Senator Jack Reed! Senator Reed visited classes in the morning and then joined us for a big celebration and awards ceremony. One of the speakers for the event was Chanravy Proeung, a Cru Club instructor [...]

News update! You can read profiles of nearly 40 successful Crusade Alumni on our Alumni News web page. Find out what our Alumni have been up to since the first class graduated from high school in 2001. And if you’re a Crusade Alum, get in touch!

It’s July, and our Ways to A’s summer study-skills program for sixth graders is in full swing! Nearly 300 students are signed up to sharpen their study skills and get ready for the challenge of middle school this fall.
As always, our Ways to A’s teaching team features all Crusade Alums! They are Casby Harrison, a [...]

College Crusade communications intern Liz Oberg, a senior at Providence College, organized our Crusade Alumni Career Panel, which took place on March 28 at Saturday Cru Club. Here is Liz’s report from the day:
“On Saturday, March 28, The College Crusade held its first ever Crusade Alumni Career Panel. Middle school and high school Crusaders attending [...]

Coming up soon on Saturday, March 28, The College Crusade will host our first ever Crusade Alumni Career Panel! Our invited speakers are all former Crusaders who will share stories and advice with current Crusaders in middle school and high school about what it’s like to be a college graduate starting a career.
The Career Panel [...]

There’s a financial analyst, a data specialist, an engineer, and a social worker. A U.S. Senate staff assistant, an event planner, a financial advisor, and an attorney. Not to mention a bunch of graduate students pursuing advanced degrees.
The first Crusaders graduated high school in 2001 and went on to college. We hear from more of [...]